# Datadog Synthetic Monitoring vs Gatus

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Gatus

| Attribute | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring | Gatus |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 40.7 (10% (low)) | 57.3 (50% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based testing platform that lets engineering teams create code-free tests simulating user interactions and API calls across endpoints, enabling rapid issue detection and performance optimization. It is indexed under API Monitoring.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/","question":"What is Datadog Synthetic Monitoring?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Datadog Synthetic Monitoring supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/","question":"What platforms does Datadog Synthetic Monitoring support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Datadog Synthetic Monitoring can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/","question":"Can Datadog Synthetic Monitoring be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Datadog Synthetic Monitoring, including GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, Slack, Jira and Google Vertex AI, plus 5 more. 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/synthetic-monitoring/","question":"What does Datadog Synthetic Monitoring integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Datadog Synthetic Monitoring. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Datadog Synthetic Monitoring not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/partner/aws/securitygamedayapril-mobile/","question":"What security certifications does Datadog Synthetic Monitoring have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Datadog Synthetic Monitoring is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/","question":"Where is Datadog Synthetic Monitoring available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A service monitoring platform that continuously tracks the availability and performance of your services and displays the results on public status pages. Supports multiple monitoring types with integrations for automated alerting. It is indexed under API Monitoring.","source":"https://gatus.io/pricing","question":"What is Gatus?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gatus is a paid product; published pricing starts at $10 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Standard, Premium, 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://gatus.io/pricing","question":"How much does Gatus cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Gatus. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://gatus.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Gatus support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gatus can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://gatus.io/pricing","question":"Can Gatus be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for Gatus, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, Discord, Google Chat, Gotify, Matrix and Mattermost, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://gatus.io/pricing","question":"What does Gatus integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gatus is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://gatus.io/pricing","question":"Where is Gatus available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An AI-enhanced service that continuously tests critical application functionality to identify issues early and ensure reliable performance. | Monitors endpoint health through periodic checks and displays results on customizable public status pages with uptime tracking, incident management, and integration-based alerts. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"self_hostable":true,"status_page_hosting":true,"private_location_agent":true}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Google Cloud SQL"},{"name":"Google Cloud Run"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Real User Monitoring"},{"name":"Error Tracking"},{"name":"Session Replay"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"Gotify"},{"name":"Matrix"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"Ntfy"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Messagebird"},{"name":"Pushover"},{"name":"AWS SES"},{"name":"ilert"},{"name":"Incident.io"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"SIGNL4"},{"name":"Custom"},{"name":"Teams","native":true,"category":"chat"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"summary":"14-day free trial available (pricing details not disclosed in provided materials)","sourceUrl":"https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:31:18.719Z","freeTrialDays":14}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$10/month, 1 status page, 30 endpoints per page","features":["1 status page","30 endpoints maximum per status page","0 suites per status page","2 minute minimum check interval","14 day audit log retention","Custom domain support","Uptime, response time, and health badges","Single Sign-On (SSO) for status page access","Custom CSS styling","HTTP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, TLS, STARTTLS, SCTP endpoint monitoring","Response body validation with JSONPath and pattern matching","Certificate expiration monitoring","IP address monitoring","Slack, Teams, Incident.io, PagerDuty, Twilio alerting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For those looking to monitor most of their services.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"suites":"0","status_pages":"1","endpoints_per_page":"30","min_check_interval":"2m","audit_logs_retention":"14 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For those looking to monitor all of their services.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For those looking to monitor multiple business-critical services across several products.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"suites":"25","status_pages":"3","endpoints_per_page":"100","min_check_interval":"30s","audit_logs_retention":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For those interested in monitoring everything from A-to-Z.","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $10/month with 7-day free trial on all plans. Free self-hosting option available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gatus.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:08:55.808Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (API Monitoring)

| Capability | Datadog Synthetic Monitoring | Gatus |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Multi region probes | - | - |
| Private location agent | - | ✓ |
| Status page hosting | - | ✓ |
| Json schema assertions | - | - |
| Monitoring as code | - | - |
| Multistep API flows | - | - |
| Heartbeat deadmans switch | - | - |
| Self hostable | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:15:41.150Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*