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Datadog vs Make

Enterprise cloud monitoring — infra, APM, logs, RUM, security, LLM
vs. Visual workflow automation (formerly Integromat) — deeper than Zapier

Datadog websiteMake website

Pricing tiers

Datadog

Serverless Monitoring
$0.13 per month per 1M invocations.
$0 base (usage-based)
Free
Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention. Community edition of Agent.
Free
Logs Ingestion
$0.10 per ingested/scanned GB per month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Logs Standard Index
$1.70 per million log events/month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Logs Flex Storage
$0.05 per million events stored/month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Infra Pro
Per host per month (annual billing). 15-month metric retention, 500+ integrations.
$15/mo
Infra Enterprise
Per host. Advanced features, Network Flow Monitoring.
$23/mo
APM
Per host (with Infra attached). Distributed tracing.
$31/mo
APM Pro
Per host. Continuous Profiler + Data Streams Monitoring.
$35/mo
APM Enterprise
Per host. App & API Protection + more.
$40/mo
Enterprise
Volume discounts, dedicated CSM, regional data residency.
Custom
Datadog website

Make

Free
$0. 1,000 operations/month. 3,000+ apps. Basic support. Min 15-min scheduling interval.
Free
Core
$9/mo. 10,000 operations. Unlimited active scenarios. Sub-minute scheduling. API access.
$9/mo
Pro
$16/mo. 10,000 operations. Priority execution. Custom variables. Full-text log search.
$16/mo
Teams
$29/mo. Team roles. Scenario templates. Share with team.
$29/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Custom functions, 24/7 support, overage protection, advanced security.
Custom
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Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Datadog vs free on Make.

MetricDatadogMake
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Datadog · 19 features

  • APMDistributed tracing + service catalog + code hotspots.
  • Application SecurityRuntime attack detection, threat intelligence, IAST.
  • CI VisibilityTest + pipeline performance analytics.
  • Cloud SIEMSecurity events correlation, detection rules, audit trails.
  • Continuous ProfilerAlways-on CPU, memory, lock profiling in production.
  • DashboardsPre-built + custom dashboards.
  • Database MonitoringSlow query detection for Postgres, MySQL, Mongo, Oracle, SQL Server.
  • Incident ManagementBuilt-in incident response with postmortems.
  • Infrastructure MonitoringHost, container, k8s metrics. 700+ integrations. Live process + container maps.
  • LLM ObservabilityOpenAI, Anthropic, etc. trace + cost + prompt eval.
  • Log ManagementIngest any logs, structured or raw. Pipelines, parsing, archives to S3.
  • MonitorsAnomaly, forecast, outlier, composite monitors.
  • Network Performance MonitoringPacket-level analysis, flow monitoring.
  • NotebooksRunbook-style dashboards with queries + docs.
  • Real User MonitoringFrontend performance, JS errors, user sessions, Core Web Vitals.
  • Serverless MonitoringAWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions observability.
  • Service CatalogService inventory with ownership + documentation.
  • SyntheticsSynthetic HTTP + browser tests, API tests, mobile tests.
  • Workflow AutomationNo-code workflows triggered by events.

Make · 16 features

  • 3,000+ AppsHuge integration catalog.
  • Custom Apps SDKBuild your own app integrations with Apps SDK.
  • Custom Functions (Ent)Enterprise-only: define reusable functions.
  • Custom WebhooksWebhook triggers + responses.
  • Data StoresMake-native DB for cross-scenario state.
  • Data StructuresShared schemas for mapping.
  • Error HandlersPer-module error routes (rollback, resume, ignore).
  • Execution LogPer-operation input/output detail.
  • Formula EditorRich formula language for data transformation.
  • HTTP ModuleGeneric HTTP client — call any API.
  • Iterator + AggregatorLoop over arrays + collect results.
  • Make AI AgentsAutonomous AI agents that invoke Make modules as tools.
  • RouterBranch scenarios into multiple paths with conditions.
  • Scenario TemplatesPre-built templates + community marketplace.
  • SchedulingSub-minute scheduling on paid. 15-min min on Free.
  • Visual Scenario EditorNode-based canvas with curved connections.

Developer interfaces

KindDatadogMake
CLIDatadog AgentMake CLI (for Apps SDK)
SDKdd-trace-dotnet, dd-trace-go, dd-trace-java, dd-trace-js (RUM), dd-trace (Node), ddtrace (Python), ddtrace (Ruby)Apps SDK
RESTDatadog REST APIMake API
MCPDatadog MCPMake MCP
OTHEROpenTelemetry (OTLP), WebhooksCustom Webhooks, Make Web Editor
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