CircleCI vs Datadog
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| CircleCI | Datadog | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | CircleCI keeps your code tested, trusted, and ready to ship 24/7 with minimal human oversight. circleci.com | The integrated platform for monitoring & security datadoghq.com |
| Starting at | $15 Performance / month free plan listed | Not observed |
| Platforms | Arm, Docker, Linux, Windows, macOS, self hosted runners circleci.com | Android, iOS datadoghq.com |
| Deployment | Cloud, Runner (hybrid), Server (on-prem) circleci.com | Not observed |
| Integrations | Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, Heroku, GitHub CLI circleci.com | Ably, Abnormal Security, Active Directory, ActiveMQ, ActiveMQ XML, Adaptive Shield, DNSFilter, Docker Daemon, GitHub, Kubernetes, Slack, MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Terraform datadoghq.com |
| Compliance | SOC 2 support.circleci.com | Not observed |
| Free plan | Yes circleci.com | Not observed |
| Plans | Free, Performance, Scale, Premium circleci.com | Flex, Flex Starter, Ingest, Standard datadoghq.com |
| Models supported | Not observed | Claude datadoghq.com |
| Pricing basis | Credits are the currency of CircleCI. circleci.com | Per 500 credits, per month* datadoghq.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Not observed | Forbes adopts Datadog to enable observability across its entire technology organization datadoghq.com |
Where they differ
- CircleCI’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Datadog’s pages.
- CircleCI claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Datadog’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.