Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
End-to-end visibility into network traffic, infrastructure, and performance.
Overview
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) is a SaaS-based solution that provides visibility into modern networks. It allows you to analyze network traffic flow between services, containers, availability zones, and more. It's part of the broader Datadog platform, which unifies metrics, traces, and logs.
✨ Key Features
- Visualize network traffic flows
- Map network dependencies
- Analyze network performance metrics (TCP retransmits, latency)
- Correlate network traffic with application traces and logs
- DNS Resolution Monitoring
- Cloud-native and container-focused
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Unified platform for metrics, traces, and logs
- Strong focus on cloud-native and container environments
- Extensive library of integrations
Unique Value: Provides a unified view of network performance alongside application and infrastructure metrics, breaking down silos between teams.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Monitoring network performance in Kubernetes and other containerized environments.
- Visualizing dependencies between microservices in a cloud architecture.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations requiring a traditional, on-premises, device-centric monitoring tool.
- Monitoring non-cloud, legacy hardware infrastructure.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers deeper integration with application performance data and a stronger focus on cloud-native technologies than traditional network monitoring tools.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Limited to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention.
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