Datadog (DDOG) Competitors $132.52 -1.81 (-1.35%) As of 01:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DDOG vs. SHOP, CRWD, APP, CRWV, NTES, INFY, SNOW, RBLX, NET, and TEAMShould you be buying Datadog stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Datadog include Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), AppLovin (APP), CoreWeave (CRWV), NetEase (NTES), American Noble Gas (INFY), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Datadog vs. Its Competitors Shopify CrowdStrike AppLovin CoreWeave NetEase American Noble Gas Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare Atlassian Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DDOG or SHOP? Shopify has higher revenue and earnings than Datadog. Shopify is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDatadog$2.68B17.05$183.75M$0.46288.08Shopify$9.38B15.73$2.02B$1.2392.43 Does the media favor DDOG or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 10 more articles in the media than Datadog. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Shopify and 28 mentions for Datadog. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Shopify's score of 1.28 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Datadog 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shopify 31 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DDOG or SHOP? 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend DDOG or SHOP? Datadog presently has a consensus price target of $143.03, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Shopify has a consensus price target of $115.66, indicating a potential upside of 1.73%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Datadog is more favorable than Shopify.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Datadog 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk and volatility, DDOG or SHOP? Datadog has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DDOG or SHOP more profitable? Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Datadog's net margin of 5.85%. Shopify's return on equity of 12.00% beat Datadog's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Datadog5.85% 6.39% 3.27% Shopify 22.74%12.00%9.79% SummaryShopify beats Datadog on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Datadog News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DDOG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DDOG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DDOG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDatadogINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$45.77B$17.84B$26.98B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.61%2.94%4.13%P/E Ratio288.0965.5035.8019.82Price / Sales17.0567.842,110.19110.66Price / Cash198.1983.9433.8927.49Price / Book16.718.477.015.39Net Income$183.75M$335.91M$762.33M$248.34M7 Day Performance1.29%1.81%1.79%1.25%1 Month Performance13.33%2.58%5.95%5.41%1 Year Performance1.55%67.49%52,172.13%18.07% Datadog Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DDOGDatadog4.2029 of 5 stars$132.52-1.3%$143.03+7.9%+3.6%$45.77B$2.68B288.096,500Positive NewsSHOPShopify3.967 of 5 stars$109.43+2.8%$115.66+5.7%+74.6%$142.16B$9.38B70.6911,600Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.5199 of 5 stars$487.69+2.4%$453.17-7.1%+32.9%$121.56B$4.14B-706.7910,118Positive NewsAPPAppLovin4.2393 of 5 stars$333.68+2.8%$438.10+31.3%+320.7%$112.90B$4.71B60.231,710Positive NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$172.42-6.1%$65.00-62.3%N/A$82.76BN/A0.00881NTESNetEase4.2952 of 5 stars$130.29+1.3%$119.38-8.4%+40.8%$82.55B$14.43B18.7526,028Positive NewsINFYAmerican Noble Gas2.9276 of 5 stars$18.06+2.1%$17.48-3.2%-0.5%$74.77B$19.28B23.74317,240SNOWSnowflake3.7069 of 5 stars$213.41+0.7%$223.54+4.7%+65.5%$71.28B$3.63B-50.717,834Insider TradeGap DownRBLXRoblox2.4348 of 5 stars$102.83+0.7%$78.04-24.1%+182.5%$69.71B$3.60B-76.692,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.8884 of 5 stars$183.64+2.4%$145.92-20.5%+136.2%$63.73B$1.77B-799.454,263Trending NewsTEAMAtlassian4.7187 of 5 stars$192.51+1.6%$282.19+46.6%+14.8%$50.61B$4.36B-116.1412,157Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shopify Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives AppLovin Alternatives CoreWeave Alternatives NetEase Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives Snowflake Alternatives Roblox Alternatives Cloudflare Alternatives Atlassian Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DDOG) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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