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Feature Set Ratings
IT Asset Management

Datadog
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.8
Lansweeper
98%
Lansweeper ranks higher in 3/3 features
Lansweeper ranks higher in 3/3 features
Software and hardware inventory tracking

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
10 Ratings
License management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
6 Ratings
Asset relationship management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.9
99%
9 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Lansweeper is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Datadog
90%
19 Ratings
9.9
Lansweeper
99%
12 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Datadog
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Lansweeper
100%
1 Rating
Usability

10.0
Datadog
100%
1 Rating
Lansweeper
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

8.8
Datadog
88%
10 Ratings
9.9
Lansweeper
99%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Datadog
Datadog is a no-brainer for any environment that relies on multiple servers. Even for one server, it's so much better to use for monitoring and alert capability than anything else I remember looking at before we started using Datadog. Teams can even use it to track their progress of investigating an alert so multiple people aren't unknowingly looking into the same exact issue unnecessarily.

Verified User
Director in Research & Development
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employeesLansweeper
Lansweeper I believe is well suited for any environment - its low cost and small footprint make it an easy addition to any organization, big or small, that is looking for an asset inventory solution that can either replace or supplement existing asset management systems. It may not be well suited for situations where a lot of customization is necessary, such as pulling in custom fields or details from equipment that don't reside in a registry.
Manager, Information Technology
Engineering InnovationIndustrial Automation, 51-200 employees
Pros
Datadog
- 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
ServiceNow Lead Engineer/Architect
WayfairInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Lansweeper
- Inventory - LANSweeper scans the network for devices - anything with an SNMP trap or using AD or local credentials. We can get an in-depth look at devices.
- Reporting - LANSweeper can generate just about any report you can imagine. We can check RAM in groups and determine where upgrades are needed. We can find local printers (which aren't allowed on our network) and address that issue with the user. We can check CPU type to help determine end of life without our network.
- Printers - It's nice to have a quick look at printer statuses. Toner levels, out of paper, and service errors are all reported via LANSweeper.
I.T. Administrator
The Y in Central MarylandNon-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Datadog
- 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.
Software Architect
SpringAheadInternet, 51-200 employees
Lansweeper
- Can only scan what it sees. Doesn't show every item on the machine. Patches are also absent.
- Software Recognition is OK with Microsoft. It is dire within our network of multiple products. Recognition is at about 35% with constant manual work needed to baseline for each manufacturer in each network
- Datacenter compliance is a manual project. We used Excel extensively.
- License optimization is limited to installations v surplus licenses. We need to know who's using what and how.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Pharmaceuticals Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Datadog
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—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
—Lansweeper
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$1 per year per asset
Lansweeper Editions & Modules
Edition
Free (up to 100 assets) | $0 |
---|---|
Enterprise | $12 |
Additional Help Desk Agents | $1203 |
- none
- per year per asset
- per year per user
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Datadog
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Lansweeper
Lansweeper 10.0
Based on 1 answer
The price to function scale is so far towards function it would be stupid to get rid of it
Linux Administrator
Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC)Gambling & Casinos, 201-500 employees
Usability
Datadog
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesLansweeper
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Datadog
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.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employeesLansweeper
Lansweeper 9.9
Based on 6 answers
Lots of info online there are tons of SQL Reports you can copy from the web as Lansweeper and users post many of them. They also send out alerts that pop up on Lansweeper, letting you know of an update that you need for certain software and provide an SQL report so you can scan your system to see what PCs need this update.
Technical Operations Manager
Clock Medical SupplyHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
Datadog
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesLansweeper
Though Lansweeper isn't designed as a live network management tool, it's intended as a static Networked Asset Inventory Manager. It does share many functions with other applications, and the reporting tool in Lansweeper is much easier to use and to customize (create your own SQL queries to extract information) as well.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
Datadog
- 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
Systems Analyst, Engineering
Dreamworks AnimationEntertainment, 1001-5000 employees
Lansweeper
- It had a positive impact on solutions expense cause several teams we're using different solutions with different costs that used several servers and DB resources. Now, we've been able to simply that a lot with Lansweeper.
- With my previous point, people had to train and learn about each of their solutions. Now we can put a team in charge and so the other teams can focus on other tasks.
- Last year Lansweeper changed their licencing prices a lot so it slashed our budget.
Analyste en informatique
Université de sherbrookeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees