Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring vs Observe
| Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring | Observe | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $1/mo | |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | api, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from | 1 /mo | |
| Control-plane monitoring | Yes | |
| Kubernetes logs | Yes | |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Alerting channels | email, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, webhooks | |
| Managed Kubernetes support | Yes | |
| Data retention | 450 days | |
| Telemetry types | logs, metrics, traces | |
| Log search | Yes | |
| Pricing model | usage_based |
Listed together in Best Kubernetes Monitoring