Datadog vs IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

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Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 150 reviews and ratings

Score 8.7 out of 10

Based on 172 reviews and ratings

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Feature Set Ratings

BI Standard Reporting

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.8

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

78%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 3/3 features

Pixel Perfect reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

49 Ratings

Customizable dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

54 Ratings

Report Formatting Templates

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

50 Ratings

Ad-hoc Reporting

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

80%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 4/4 features

Drill-down analysis

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

57 Ratings

Formatting capabilities

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

58 Ratings

Integration with R or other statistical packages

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

44 Ratings

Report sharing and collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

55 Ratings

Report Output and Scheduling

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

80%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 4/4 features

Publish to Web

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

53 Ratings

Publish to PDF

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

53 Ratings

Report Versioning

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

53 Ratings

Report Delivery Scheduling

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

47 Ratings

Data Discovery and Visualization

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.9

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

79%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 3/3 features

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

58 Ratings

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

54 Ratings

Predictive Analytics

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

49 Ratings

Access Control and Security

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.4

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

84%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 4/4 features

Multi-User Support (named login)

N/A

0 Ratings

8.5

85%

59 Ratings

Role-Based Security Model

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

59 Ratings

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

60 Ratings

Single Sign-On (SSO)

N/A

0 Ratings

8.5

85%

55 Ratings

Mobile Capabilities

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.9

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

79%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 3/3 features

Responsive Design for Web Access

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

52 Ratings

Mobile Application

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

38 Ratings

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

44 Ratings

Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

9.5

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

95%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 5/5 features

Long-term financial planning

N/A

0 Ratings

9.4

94%

62 Ratings

Financial budgeting

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

63 Ratings

Forecasting

N/A

0 Ratings

9.4

94%

63 Ratings

Scenario modeling

N/A

0 Ratings

9.3

93%

62 Ratings

Management reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

9.4

94%

62 Ratings

Consolidation and Close

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.1

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

81%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 7/7 features

Financial data consolidation

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

58 Ratings

Journal entries and reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

54 Ratings

Multi-currency management

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

54 Ratings

Intercompany Eliminations

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

54 Ratings

Minority Ownership

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

49 Ratings

Local and consolidated reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

57 Ratings

Detailed Audit Trails

N/A

0 Ratings

9.3

93%

59 Ratings

Financial Reporting and Compliance

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.2

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

82%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 5/5 features

Financial Statement Reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

58 Ratings

Management Reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

57 Ratings

Excel-based Reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

59 Ratings

Automated board and financial reporting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

53 Ratings

XBRL support for regulatory filing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

40 Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.1

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

81%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 6/6 features

Personalized dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

59 Ratings

Color-coded scorecards

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

57 Ratings

KPIs

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

59 Ratings

Cost and profitability analysis

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

58 Ratings

Key Performance Indicator setting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

57 Ratings

Benchmarking with external data

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

53 Ratings

Integration

Datadog

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.9

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

89%

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson ranks higher in 3/3 features

Flat file integration

N/A

0 Ratings

9.4

94%

59 Ratings

Excel data integration

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

58 Ratings

Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

52 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

Datadog is rated higher in 1 area: Usability
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Datadog

90%

19 Ratings

9.4

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

94%

69 Ratings

Datadog

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

83%

4 Ratings

Datadog

100%

1 Rating

8.2

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

82%

34 Ratings

Datadog

88%

10 Ratings

9.0

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

90%

77 Ratings

Datadog

N/A

0 Ratings

9.1

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

91%

1 Rating

Pros

APIs, the ability to interact with the data we pull into data dog is key. We port the information over to Servicenow, so the ability to pull everything into DataDog, then Servicenow, is a key component of our success here at Wayfair.
Simple Interface - clean, useful, effective. Allows users to use DataDog for one reason, get work done.
Lightweight agent on hosts

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Anthony Zappala

ServiceNow Lead Engineer/Architect

WayfairInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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[I appreciate the] ability to work with the same Excel functionality we’re familiar with while having the power of an enterprise planning solution.
We can change the number of users of the system or increase data volumes and planning models anytime without reducing the overall performance of the system.
We can test our assumptions and see the impact of our decisions by creating personal sandboxes before releasing them to the system.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

User interface could be improved in some areas, looking for host information and the agent install link takes a bit of time.
Configuration of the agent is generally done via a config file which is a pro and a con. It would be nice to have some UI to configure various agent options.
Billing isn't entirely straightforward, they could use more reports to figure out the source of your monthly costs.

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Kevin Van Heusen

Software Architect

SpringAheadInternet, 51-200 employees

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The interface of IBM Planning Analytics should be more updated, to suit the modern designs.
The support agents are quite slow, more so in some states and they delay the operations of the software.
[In my experience] Some IBM Planning Analytics versions fail to easily integrate with some programs like excel.

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Jadwel Mayna

Strategic Planning Manager

Home Assist HealthHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Starting Price

$0 Up to 5 hosts

Datadog Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Infrastructure	$15.00¹
Log Management	$1.27²
APM	$31.00³

Per Host Per Month
Per Million Log Events
Per Host Per Month

SaaS Edition

Free	$0¹
Standard	$15/host²
Enterprise	Custom³

Up to 5 hosts
Up to 500 hosts
500+ hosts

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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IBM Planning Analytics with Watson Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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IBM Planning Analytics with Watson 8.3

Based on 4 answers

Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.

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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Banking Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Datadog 10.0

Based on 1 answer

The user interface is quite intuitive with the exception of the network map. As a deployer of software, it is trivial to setup.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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IBM Planning Analytics with Watson 8.2

Based on 34 answers

Again, some room for improvement here. Some competitors are really improving on this front and IBM must not lag behind. This will make a real difference. Overall the tool is quite intuitive and with a bit of practice works well for the mind. A more modern look would not harm.

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Consultant in Professional Services

Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Datadog 8.8

Based on 10 answers

The support team usually gets it right. We did have a rather complicate issue setting up monitoring on a domain controller. However, they are usually responsive and helpful over chat. The downside would be I don’t think they have any phone support. If that is important to you this might not be a good fit.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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IBM Planning Analytics with Watson 9.0

Based on 77 answers

The overall support of IBM has been very effective throughout the deployment journey. They have always been available 24/7 giving our implementation team the best support they require. They give video links that have the best lessons on effective requirements and full implementation processes. I can say that this is the best customer support team I have come across since we deployed this platform.

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Hogan Taylor

Web Developer

BBVA Next TechnologiesComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We are still trying other products, but people still like Datadog. After setting up a dashboard, it's great for monitoring instances on Datadog. Also, the DevOps team had a good time setting up Datadog. It means Datadog was way easier to set up compared to those others.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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I have not been able to work with similar tools in our organization. In budget management, this is the most effective platform I have used. Based on our programs, our organization has achieved a lot of plans and increased production, sales, and profit gains. Interactions across our company and stakeholders are well managed and each team can work on various defined roles.

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Gabrielle Conley

Web Designer

SinqiaInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

One of our critical production databases went down a couple of weeks back. Just because we had the Datadog monitoring enabled for that database, Datadog sent the alerts to PagerDuty and we were instantly notified via pager and email alert. We could act right away and bring up the database within a few mins.
Ability to create custom screenboards have allowed us to track the critical and warning alerts in front of our eyes all the time

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Rajeshh Raghavan

Systems Analyst, Engineering

Dreamworks AnimationEntertainment, 1001-5000 employees

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With predictive insights on IBM Planning Analytics with Watson, it [rapidly makes] future decisions.
Evaluating [the] performance of our products in the market, client experiences, and marketing channels with this CPM tool [helps] us gain more profit.
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson has reduced [our] workload and time by streamlining and optimizing FP&A processes.

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Austin Cooper

Senior Account Executive

GiggComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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