Datadog DNS Monitoring
6.2#23 in dns monitoring softwareFrom $5 a monthWebAPILinux
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Visual Sentinel
8.0#4 in website monitoring softwareFrom $6 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Datadog DNS Monitoring | Visual Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| API | The Cloud Network Monitoring API can fetch aggregated connections and DNS traffic with their attributes. | The public REST API uses scoped organization keys and exposes monitors, incidents, status pages, maintenance windows, reports, notification channels and servers. |
| Company | Datadog says its global headquarters is in New York City. | Visual Sentinel is built and operated by Acefina LLC and was founded by Rai Ansar. |
| Purpose | Datadog Cloud Network Monitoring provides a unified view of the health of internal DNS servers and service discovery. | Visual Sentinel monitors websites and servers and detects visual page changes that ordinary uptime checks may miss. |
| Support | Datadog’s Trust Center says its support team can help with questions about a security advisory. | The company says human support replies typically within 24 hours by email. |
Datadog DNS Monitoring plans
- Cloud Network Monitoring$5 a month
Visual Sentinel plans
- Solo$6 a month
- Starter$12 a month
- Business$39 a month
- FreeFree
- Agency$149 a month
- CustomPriced on request
Pick Datadog DNS Monitoring if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Visual Sentinel if…
Visual Sentinel suits site owners and small teams that need uptime checks alongside screenshot-based detection of page changes. Agencies may find its client reporting options useful, particularly the scheduled reports on Business and white-label reports on Agency.