Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring vs Google Cloud Monitoring
| Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring | Google Cloud Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $1/mo | $0.06/mo |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | api, Linux, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from | 1 /mo | |
| Control-plane monitoring | Yes | |
| Kubernetes logs | Yes | |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | |
| Alerting channels | email, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, webhooks | |
| Managed Kubernetes support | Yes | |
| Data retention | 450 days | |
| VM monitoring | Yes | |
| Service monitoring | Yes | |
| Metrics retention | custom | |
| Deployment model | cloud | |
| OS coverage | linux and windows | |
| Agentless monitoring | Yes |
Listed together in Best Kubernetes Monitoring