Datadog is an observability platform. Datadog Audit Trail logs actions taken within the Datadog platform itself, not your application's business events.
| Feature | Trailbase | Datadog Audit Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Application audit logs | Datadog platform audit trail |
| Logs your app events | Yes — any business event | No — only Datadog actions |
| SHA-256 hash chain | Yes | No |
| Compliance packs | SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001 | Not applicable |
| RBAC for your app | Resource-level with explain graph | No |
| Customer-facing exports | S3 export to customer buckets | Not applicable |
| Pricing | From $0/mo | Included with Datadog subscription |
Datadog and Trailbase solve different problems. Datadog Audit Trail logs actions within the Datadog platform. Trailbase logs your application's business events for customer-facing compliance. Most teams need both: Datadog for infrastructure observability and Trailbase for application audit logging.
Application-level audit logging for compliance and enterprise sales
Monitoring who did what inside your Datadog organization
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