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As of 4 November 2026, 14 apm tracing errors are named by companies instead of Datadog: OpenTelemetry by 2,108 companies, New Relic by 941, Dynatrace by 919.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Datadog, companies in postings
- 3,230
- Most used alternative
- OpenTelemetry · 2,108
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- OpenTelemetry
- Alternatives ranked
- 14
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
apm tracing errors companies choose instead of Datadog
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Datadog | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenTelemetryCloud Native Computing Foundation | 2,108 | 65% | 5,872 | Datadog vs OpenTelemetry → | |
| 2 | New RelicNew Relic | 941 | 29% | 2,012 | Datadog vs New Relic → | |
| 3 | DynatraceDynatrace | 919 | 28% | 3,574 | Datadog vs Dynatrace → | |
| 4 | SentryFunctional Software | 815 | 25% | 1,348 | Datadog vs Sentry → | |
| 5 | Azure Application InsightsMicrosoft | 721 | 22% | 1,780 | Datadog vs Azure Application Insights → | |
| 6 | AppDynamicsCisco | 315 | 10% | 1,339 | Datadog vs AppDynamics → | |
| 7 | JaegerCloud Native Computing Foundation | 177 | 5% | 398 | Datadog vs Jaeger → | |
| 8 | Firebase CrashlyticsGoogle | 159 | 5% | 210 | Datadog vs Firebase Crashlytics → | |
| 9 | HoneycombHoneycomb.io | 93 | 3% | 306 | soon | |
| 10 | InstanaIBM | 35 | 1% | 77 | soon | |
| 11 | AWS X-RayAmazon | 33 | 1% | 100 | soon | |
| 12 | SigNozSigNoz | 25 | 1% | 30 | soon | |
| 13 | RollbarRollbar | 18 | 1% | 44 | soon | |
| 14 | AppSignalAppSignal | 10 | 0% | 8 | soon |
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14 apm tracing errors are named by companies instead of Datadog: OpenTelemetry by 2,108 companies, New Relic by 941, Dynatrace by 919, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/datadog/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Datadog alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Datadog?
OpenTelemetry: 2,108 companies name it in their own job postings, against 3,230 for Datadog.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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