Observability
Datadog: status and incident history today
Datadog Status shows no open incidents right now.
Last checked against Datadog Status.
Status now
No open incidents or maintenance right now.
11 incidents in the last 90 days (1 major). Most recent major: “Synthetics Test Results Delayed” (2026-07-27). Not counted: 1 notice marked no impact.
Alternatives
Prometheus
Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit
Strengths
- Free and open-source
- Powerful query language (PromQL)
Trade-offs
- Requires self-hosting and management
- No long-term storage by default
New Relic
Full-stack observability platform
Strengths
- Comprehensive observability
- Real user monitoring (RUM)
Trade-offs
- Vendor lock-in
- Complex UI for beginners
Grafana Cloud
Managed observability stack with Grafana, Prometheus, Loki
Strengths
- Managed Prometheus and Loki
- Beautiful Grafana dashboards
Trade-offs
- Less comprehensive than Datadog/New Relic
- Requires some self-management
Dynatrace
AI-powered full-stack monitoring and AIOps platform
Strengths
- Advanced AI/ML for root cause analysis
- Automatic dependency mapping (Davis AI)
Trade-offs
- Complex setup for advanced features
- Vendor lock-in
Docs and release notes
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