The Open Source
Datadog alternative
Session replay of your frontend, fullstack error monitoring, and powerful logging.
Highlight.io vs Datadog
What makes us different?
Highlight.io is open source and transparent
Highlight.io is built with transparency at its core, with a permissive license. Not only do we work in the open, but we also expose what we're working on, on our roadmap. The fact that Highlight.io is open source also makes it easy to integrate and build your own tools on-top of it, an advantage closed-source products like Datadog can't offer.Highlight.io constantly ships new features
At Highlight.io, we ship quickly. We update our changelog with a recap of new features biweekly, and we share when these features are completed in our public roadmap. Plus, our community keeps pushing us to do more, so we're constantly adding new integrations. We work hard to keep Highlight.io ahead of the curve, and we're not afraid to show off our secret sauce.Full-stack Observability
While Datadog provides a comprehensive set of separate features for observability, it does not support full-stack observability. Highlight.io enables teams to monitor and optimize their entire tech stack, pairing server-side infrastructure with your frontend web application. This makes Highlight.io a more comprehensive solution for developers who need to monitor their entire tech stack, in a simple, easy to implement solution.Pricing
Datadog's pricing structure is based on the number of hosts you have, the amount of data you ingest, and the amount of data you retain. This can make it difficult to predict your monthly bill. Highlight.io's pricing is based entirely on your usage with a straightforward retention multiplier, and you can find more details on our pricing page.Agent-less Architecture
Datadog's architecture requires you to install an agent on your server. This can be a pain to install and maintain. Highlight.io's architecture is agent-less and requires no installation, but in the case that you want to install an agent long-term, we have an open-source agent/collector that you can install on your servers.Join our distributed tracing livestream.
Our customers
Highlight powers forward-thinking companies. More about our customers →
Highlight helps us catch bugs that would otherwise go undetected and makes it easy to replicate and debug them.
Before Highlight, I was flying blind, but now I can see exactly where users are succeeding, failing, and running into issues.
Highlight weaves together the incredible, varied, and complex interactions of our users into something understandable and actionable.
I love Highlight because not only does it help me debug more quickly, but it gives me insight into how customers are actually using our product.
Highlight has helped us win over several customers by making it possible for us to provide hands-on support, based on a detailed understanding of what each user was doing.
Highlight helps us catch bugs that would otherwise go undetected and makes it easy to replicate and debug them.
Before Highlight, I was flying blind, but now I can see exactly where users are succeeding, failing, and running into issues.
Highlight weaves together the incredible, varied, and complex interactions of our users into something understandable and actionable.
I love Highlight because not only does it help me debug more quickly, but it gives me insight into how customers are actually using our product.
Highlight has helped us win over several customers by making it possible for us to provide hands-on support, based on a detailed understanding of what each user was doing.
