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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Datadog

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ADatadog is a monitoring service for IT, Dev and Ops teams who write and run applications at scale, and want to turn the massive amounts of data produced by their apps, tools and services into actionable insight.

    $18

    per month per host

    LevelBlue USM Anywhere

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe LevelBlue USM Anywhere XDR platform (replacing the former AlienVault USM) delivers threat detection, incident response, and compliance management.

    $1,075

    per month

    Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP) enables messaging and security administrators to automatically retract threats delivered to employee inboxes and emails that turn malicious after delivery to quarantine. It is also a powerful solution to retract messages sent in error as well as inappropriate, malicious, or emails containing compliance violations and also follows forwarded mail and distribution lists and creates an audit-able activity trail. With Proofpoint Threat Response…N/A
    Pricing
    DatadogLevelBlue USM AnywhereProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Editions & Modules
    Log Management
    $1.27
    per month (billed annually) per host
    Infrastructure
    $15.00
    per month (billed annually) per host
    Standard
    $18
    per month per host
    Enterprise
    $27
    per month per host
    DevSecOps Pro
    $27
    per month per host
    APM
    $31.00
    per month (billed annually) per host
    DevSecOps Enterprise
    $41
    per month per host
    Essentials
    $1,075
    per month
    Standard
    $1,695
    per month
    Premium
    $2,595
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DatadogLevelBlue USM AnywhereProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing. Multi-Year/Volume discounts available (500+ hosts/mo).
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
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    6 Answers
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    Features
    DatadogLevelBlue USM AnywhereProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Datadog and LevelBlue USM Anywhere and Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Feature
    Datadog
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
    -
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    Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
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    Remote monitoring8.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring7.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring7.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-device monitoring7.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications8.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Datadog and LevelBlue USM Anywhere and Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Feature
    Datadog
    6.1
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
    -
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    Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
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    Patch Management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service configuration management6.41 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory5.51 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation5.51 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of Datadog and LevelBlue USM Anywhere and Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Feature
    Datadog
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
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    Performance data reports8.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reporting7.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data visualization8.62 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk analysis8.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Datadog and LevelBlue USM Anywhere and Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Feature
    Datadog
    6.7
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
    -
    Ratings
    Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    -
    Ratings
    Data backup and recovery6.41 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Antivirus and malware management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Administrator access control6.41 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident Response Platforms
    Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Datadog and LevelBlue USM Anywhere and Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Feature
    Datadog
    -
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    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
    -
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    Proofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Integration with Other Security Systems00 Ratings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Attack Chain Visualization00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Centralized Dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live Response for Rapid Remediation00 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DatadogLevelBlue USM AnywhereProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    9.8
    (390 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (44 ratings)
    6.7
    (34 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.3
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (38 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    7.6
    (3 ratings)
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    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    DatadogLevelBlue USM AnywhereProofpoint Threat Response Auto-Pull
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Datadog
    Datadog may be better suited for teams that have a more out-of-the-box infrastructure, on the primary platforms Datadog supports. You may also have better results if you have a bigger team dedicated to devops and/or a bigger budget. We found that trying to adapt it to our use case (small team, .NET on AWS Fargate) wasn't feasible. We continually ran into roadblocks that required us to dig through documentation (and at times, having to figure out some documentation was wrong), go back and forth with support, and in my opinion, waste money on excessive and unintended usages due to opaque pricing models and inaccurate usage reports, as well as broken/non-functional rate sampling controls.
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    LevelBlue
    At this point I'm saying a 4. While the marketing material make it appear to be easy to use and it was relatively easy to set up, as previously mentioned, each event description is based upon the individual asset making it nearly impossible for the administrator to be a SME for each asset. For example, if one of the assets reporting is a router, the administrator monitoring alerts would need to know what the various events are that can be triggered as an event for the particular router; however, if the asset is a workstation, the administrator would need to know the various events that are triggered for workstations.
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    Proofpoint
    If your email admins spend time manually pulling malicious emails, this tool will save them countless hours of work and will do it for them 24 x 7. So if a user receives a malicious email after-hours, TRAP will auto pull it from the affected user's mailbox and potentially save you from an IT disaster.
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    Pros
    Datadog
    • The thing which Datadog does really well, one of them are its broad range of services integrations and features which makes it one step observability solution for all. We can monitor all types of our application, infrastructure, hosts, databases etc with Datadog.
    • Its custom dashboard feature which helps us to visualize the data in a better way . It supports different types of charts through those charts we can create our dashboard more attractive.
    • Its AI powered alerting capability though that we can easily identify the root cause and also it has a low noise alerting capability which means it correlated the similar type of issues.
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    LevelBlue
    • AlienVault USM is simple and easy to deploy. Sensors can be deployed in as little as 15 minutes through the setup wizard.
    • The USM UI is easy to understand. I've trained multiple analysts who are able to perform their duties on their first day, in part because of USM Anywhere's ease of use.
    • Top-notch built-in compliance templates and reporting features.
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    Proofpoint
    • Auto pull works great, even with our hybrid situation with 2 on premise exchange organizations.
    • Reporting is good, nice graphs of all the actions.
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    Cons
    Datadog
    • Alert windows cause lag in notifications (e.g. if the alert window is X errors in 1 hour, we won't get alerted until the end of the 1 hour range)
    • I would appreciate more supportive examples for how to filter and view metrics in the explorer
    • I would like a more clear interface for metrics that are missing in a time frame, rather than only showing tags/etc. for metrics that were collected within the currently viewed time frame
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    LevelBlue
    • Personally, I've wished I could purchase a service that would configure AV for my environment. I get a lot of traffic on a daily basis and I almost need to hire an analyst that just works on AV.
    • Some of the filters when looking for a specific alert aren't that easy to use.
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    Proofpoint
    • Learning curve is steep.
    • Interface can be clunky.
    • Some interface items seem counter-intuitive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Datadog
    Definitely will not revisit after our issues and, in my opinion, poor support.
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    LevelBlue
    The centralized logging and retention for PCI compliance was our main driver, and it is meeting that need. Otherwise there has been enough frustration with the lack of documentation and the need to customize through the CLI that I would be open to alternatives.
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    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Datadog
    There are so many features that it can be hard to figure out where you need to go for your own use case. For example, RUM monitoring us buried in a "Digital Experience" sidebar setting when this is one of our key use cases that I sometimes struggle to find in the application. It appears that ECS + Fargate monitoring was recently released which is great because we had to build a lambda reporting solution for ephemeral task monitoring. But this new feature was never on my radar until I starting clicking around the application.
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    LevelBlue
    Once you are able to navigate the different panels, finding what you need is quite easily. Before getting used it it can be a bit of challenge . Each panel is quite well laid out and the filtering search capabilities are quite strong.
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    Proofpoint
    It's easy to use and requires very little administrator hands on.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Datadog
    No answers on this topic
    LevelBlue
    We do have issues with maintenance on the AlienVault USM as the disk fills up from time to time with other data sources. Sources for scanning logs and net flow data isn't calculated in regular disk maintenance and can easily fill up our disk if we do not keep an eye on it with some custom Nagios plugins. The system does properly trim logging data from logging sources properly.
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    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Datadog
    No answers on this topic
    LevelBlue
    With the latest release of AlienVault USM overall performance has not been an issue. We have noticed single source events per second does not scale well with the overall system. 2,000eps on a vmware system with a single source produces delays of up to an hour for us. Pages, reporting and even raw log searches are rather quick though.
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    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Datadog
    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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    LevelBlue
    The support we received from alienvault was excellent. They went above and beyond in making sure everything was working as it needed to be. They REALLY want their product implementation to be a success and our security goals be achieved. They are like a member of our security team.
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    Proofpoint
    They are quick to respond and have talented support personnel.
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    In-Person Training
    Datadog
    No answers on this topic
    LevelBlue
    I did not have any experience with "in person" training directly. The free online classes offered for a half a day are based on the actual training offered. These little teasers are very good and well worth your time to learn a few quick and dirty ways of getting more information from your SIEM
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    Proofpoint
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    Online Training
    Datadog
    No answers on this topic
    LevelBlue
    It was very well organized and helpful in using the product to the fullest extent. The instructor allowed time for folks who were involved with managed services to receive tuning tips in order to better support their customers. In addition, the course materials were automatically updated when the new version came out.
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    Proofpoint
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    Implementation Rating
    Datadog
    Documentation was difficult to work through, rollout was catastrophic (completely outage)
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    LevelBlue
    AlienVault USM was a very simple to implement and get up and running. We started with a trial version and had that up and going within an hour of receiving email instructions from the sales engineer. We never had to contact support to get the system up and going. It was extremely easy to convert over to a full license once we started with a paid version.
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    Proofpoint
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    Alternatives Considered
    Datadog
    Our logs are very important, and Datadog manages them exceptionally well. We frequently use Datadog services for our investigations. Use case: Monitor your apps, infrastructure, APIs, and user experience.


    Key features:


    Logs, metrics, and APM (Application Performance Monitoring)


    Real-time alerting and dashboards


    Supports Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and other integrations


    RUM (Real User Monitoring) and Synthetics





    ✅ Best for backend, server, and distributed systems monitoring.
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    LevelBlue
    Splunk's ES is a paid add-on on top of an already pricey product. Finding a MSSP that supports Splunk and isn't a 6 figure annual commitment seems unlikely. LogRhythm did not have a cloud-based solution when we were considering SIEMs. Fantastic product though and have a good MSSP base. Devo did not have a MSSP partner base when we looked. Their product is fantastic too. AlienVault USM has good partners to choose from as well as an affordable cloud model, that's why we chose it.
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    Proofpoint
    I have never evaluated TRAP against another product.
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    Scalability
    Datadog
    No answers on this topic
    LevelBlue
    The AlienVault USM is not very scalable. Some scalability can be achieved by installing additional sensors, but this only offers 500eps per sensor and is still overall limited by the installation type of VM or physical. We have also noticed the EPS (events per second) is rated overall and not towards a single source. A single source on a very healthy VMware partition tops out at 2,000eps for us, no matter how we configure it. Maybe this is a problem of the 5.2 release?
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    Proofpoint
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    Return on Investment
    Datadog
    • Saved us (time & money) from developing our own monitoring utilities that would pale in comparison
    • Alerts allow us to remedy issues before our customers even know about them
    • Tracking resource usage over time allows us to better plan for future needs, before it becomes a pain-point.
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    LevelBlue
    • Once you hit the 150 asset mark, you have to jump to their unlimited license. There is no middle ground. We were only 10 or so assets above the 150 so we had to chose to either not monitor those assets or pay the price of the upgrade.
    • AlienVault brings all the information to one place which makes it much quicker to track down problems.
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    Proofpoint
    • Chances of phishing attacks has decreased.
    • Your employees don't have to do anything, so no impact on productivity.
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    ScreenShots

    Datadog Screenshots

    Screenshot of the out-of-the-box and customizable monitoring dashboards.Screenshot of Datadog's collaboration features, where users can discuss issues in-context with production data, annotate changes and notify their teams, see who responded to that alert before, and discover what was done to fix it.Screenshot of where Datadog unifies traces, metrics, and logs—the three pillars of observability.Screenshot of some of Datadog's 400+ built-in integrations.Screenshot of Datadog's Service Map, which decomposes an application into all its component services and draws the observed dependencies between these services in real timeScreenshot of centralized log data, pulled from any source.