When comparing MindArray IPM vs Data Dog, the Slant community recommends Data Dog for most people. In the question“What are the best server performance monitoring tools?” Data Dog is ranked 11th while MindArray IPM is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Data Dog is:
5 VMs with 24h history and no alerts for free.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Real-time indexing of log data
Indexes log data in real time
Pro Customizable
Pro Robust search and filters
The search functionality and the filters are very robust.
Pro Limited free tier
5 VMs with 24h history and no alerts for free.
Pro Docker support
The Datadog Agent container runs with the other containers on a host. It collects metrics from neighboring containers and from the host. It can monitor 10 or 20 containers free per host license.
Cons
Con No virtual appliance
No virtual appliance available.
Con $15/host/month is quite expensive
If you are running big fat systems which are probably bare metal, DataDog may be a very good fit. But if you are running small virtual machines you may discover that its somewhat expensive price can become a real problem.