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Cilium vs Datadog

Vendor decision canvas

Evidence sheet
Vendor 1
Cilium logo
CiliumContainer Networking

Cilium is an open-source eBPF-based networking, observability, and security platform for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.

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Vendor 2
Datadog logo
DatadogObservability Platforms

Datadog is a cloud-scale monitoring and analytics platform that provides full-stack observability for infrastructure, applications, logs, and security. It unifies metrics, traces, and logs in a single platform.

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Evidence sheet

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Vendor evidence comparison for Cilium, Datadog
Vendor 1
Cilium logo
Cilium
Container Networking

eBPF-based networking, observability, and security for Kubernetes.

Vendor 2
Datadog logo
Datadog
Observability Platforms

See inside any stack, any app, at any scale, anywhere

Overview
CategoryContainer NetworkingObservability Platforms
What it isCilium is an open-source eBPF-based networking, observability, and security platform for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.Datadog is a cloud-scale monitoring and analytics platform that provides full-stack observability for infrastructure, applications, logs, and security. It unifies metrics, traces, and logs in a single platform.
Pricing
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Company
Founded20162010
Team size51-200 employees5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersRemote (CNCF/Isovalent)New York, New York
Featured clientsGoogle, Bell Canada, SkySamsung, Peloton, Whole Foods

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