An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
United States




One of the most popular alternatives to Datadog is Grafana, which is open source with a free version. Other popular alternatives are Zabbix, TrafficMonitor, Netdata and Beszel. Network Monitors like Datadog are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Linux, Windows, Mac and self-hosting.
An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.




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Lansweeper discovers Windows, Linux and Mac machines in your network. In addition, it inventories network devices such as Printers, Routers and Switches.

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