Comparison

Datadog Synthetics alternative

Datadog Synthetics shines inside a Datadog stack. Pathly is for teams who want browser journeys without agents or per-minute billing surprises.

Pathly dashboard

When Pathly is enough

5–30 client sites, login/cart/form flows, Slack or email alerts, client status page. No full APM needed to catch “Pay button stopped working”.

Pathly product screenshot

Reading a trace, or reading an explanation

A Synthetics trace is read by someone who knows the scenario. Pathly re-reads the run's readings with a model and returns a plain-language explanation: what happened, the signs found, what changed since the last green run, and the checks to run in order. When the facts fall short it says so and shows low confidence rather than inventing a cause. The analysis runs in Europe and the hypothesis stays labelled as AI-generated.

Pathly product screenshot

Product proof

What you show the client

01

The alert, before opening

Alert screenshot: failed step, time, store. You get it before the site opens.

02

The invoice attachment

First page of the monthly PDF report — attach it to the maintenance invoice (Business).

03

Nothing to install on the client site

No admin access, no plugin, no FTP. You record the checkout as a visitor. Data in the European Union. One measurement origin.

Try without Datadog

Solo account, no card — one browser journey per day.

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