Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,611 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Datadog employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
May 25, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good colleagues, good benefits, good product, great sales training, okay RSUs.

Cons

Micromanagement of KPIs from top to bottom of the sales org. If they could have you work 100+ hours/week, they would. The stress level at Datadog couldn't be higher as managers are constantly looking for updates on anything and everything they can track. Tons of busy work that eats up hours that are not necessary to doing your job well. All management seems to care about is PG, PG, PG (pipeline generation). You'll feel more like a BDR than you will like an AE. Also, BDRs do not contribute a lot to your prospecting either so it's all on you. Datadog prospective accounts are so over worked that many of them have also blocked Datadog's email alias making it increasingly difficult to get a hold of anyone. Even though deal cycles are extremely long, the business is still managed on a weekly and monthly basis which only adds to the stress levels across the sales org. While many of the managers are former reps, it's as though they've completely forgotten how much time and effort it takes to close a deal there. Pay is below market average. Datadog knows this and doesn't seem to care as they have gotten that feedback a number of times from reps who have left.

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for sharing your candid feedback, and we're sorry that your experience at Datadog was anything but positive. We continue to grow rapidly around the world, and operate in a high growth environment because of the speed at which we're scaling globally. As we grow, we're actively launching manager trainings across the company to help better arm our leaders with the tools to grow successful teams and individuals, and we believe these trainings will help to teach great leadership practices moving forward. Feedback like this helps us understand both what we're doing well and where we still have room to improve, so thank you again!
4.0
May 19, 2021

Nice environment to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice co-workers and Flexible working time

Cons

The management system still needs more improvement.

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Datadog Response
5y
Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We're glad you enjoyed your time with us on the Sales team in Japan! We're actively launching manager trainings across the company to help better arm our leaders with the tools to grow successful teams and individuals, and we believe these trainings will help to teach great leadership practices moving forward. Feedback like this helps us understand both what we're doing well and where we still have room to improve, so thank you again!
4.0
May 18, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Products and solution are good.

Cons

Not thinking about territory marketing

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Datadog Response
5y
We appreciate you sharing your candid experience at Datadog and are glad you've enjoyed learning our innovative product to help customers unite their Dev/Sec/Ops teams! We continue to grow our global footprint as we expand across Japan and APAC and are actively hiring onto our marketing team to increase brand awareness across the entire region. Feedback like this helps us understand both what we're doing well and where we still have room to improve, so thank you again, and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!
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