# Datadog APM vs Tideways

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Datadog APM

| Attribute | Datadog APM | Tideways |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.8 (61% (medium)) | 44.3 (65% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An observability platform providing code-level distributed tracing across web and mobile frontends, backend services, and databases. Correlates traces with logs, metrics, real-user monitoring data, and security signals to enable teams to detect root causes quickly and optimize application performance. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","question":"What is Datadog APM?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Datadog APM supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","question":"What platforms does Datadog APM support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Datadog APM, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","question":"Can Datadog APM be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Datadog APM, including Google Vertex AI, Google Cloud Security Command Center, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Run and Google Cloud Dataflow. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","question":"What does Datadog APM integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Datadog APM. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Datadog APM not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Datadog APM have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Datadog APM is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","question":"Where is Datadog APM available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"PHP application performance monitoring, profiling, and error tracking. Tideways shows where performance breaks down in production in real time. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://tideways.com","question":"What is Tideways?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tideways is a paid product; published pricing starts at €29 per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Team, Business and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://tideways.com","question":"How much does Tideways cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tideways supports the web, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://tideways.com","question":"What platforms does Tideways support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Tideways, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://tideways.com","question":"Can Tideways be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Tideways, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, OpsGenie and Splunk On-Call. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://tideways.com","question":"What does Tideways integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Tideways. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Tideways not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://tideways.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Tideways have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A monitoring and observability service that provides real-time visibility into application performance, user experience, network activity, and logs through unified monitoring, analytics, and AI-powered investigation capabilities. | PHP application performance monitoring, profiling, and error tracking. Tideways shows where performance breaks down in production in real time. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rum":true,"hosting":"cloud","service_map":true,"otel_support":"native","slo_tracking":true,"db_monitoring":true,"code_profiling":true,"error_analytics":true,"anomaly_detection":true,"distributed_tracing":true,"auto_instrumentation":true}` | `{"rum":true,"hosting":"cloud","languages":"PHP","db_monitoring":true,"code_profiling":true,"error_analytics":true,"distributed_tracing":true,"auto_instrumentation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 35 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Google Cloud Security Command Center"},{"name":"Google Cloud SQL"},{"name":"Google Cloud Run"},{"name":"Google Cloud Dataflow"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"OpsGenie"},{"name":"Splunk On-Call"},{"name":"Email","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["DE","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free trial available","sourceUrl":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/apm/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T10:35:00.390Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","features":["Profiling","Monitoring","Error Tracking","Basic Integrations (Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams)"],"description":"Entry-level monitoring with limited visibility","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"retention_days":"5","traces_per_minute":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Profiling","Monitoring","Error Tracking","Advanced Integrations (PagerDuty, OpsGenie, Splunk On-Call, Webhooks)"],"description":"Mid-tier monitoring with extended visibility and advanced integrations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"retention_days":"14","traces_per_minute":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["Profiling","Monitoring","Error Tracking","Advanced Integrations"],"description":"Enterprise plan with custom contracts and full visibility","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"retention_days":"30","traces_per_minute":"25"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Teams Add-On","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Consulting - Performance Analysis","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":199,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Subscription-based plans from Basic to Pro; free trial available. Pricing scales with project size and transaction throughput. Annual discounts available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://tideways.com/profiler/pricing-2023","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T22:21:56.402Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://tideways.com/security |

## Capabilities (APM Tools)

| Capability | Datadog APM | Tideways |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Instrumentation** |  |  |
| Auto-instrumentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Service map | ✓ | - |
| Code / continuous profiling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Database monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Error analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-user monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| SLO / error-budget tracking | ✓ | - |
| **Intelligence** |  |  |
| Anomaly / root-cause AI | ✓ | - |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry support | OTel-native | - |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Language agents | - | PHP |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:32:49.684Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*