Better Buy: Slack Technologies vs. Datadog

Better Buy: Slack Technologies vs. Datadog

Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) were both major software IPOs last year. Datadog, which arrived via a traditional IPO last September, helps companies analyze their full infrastructure -- including cloud services, servers, apps, services, and more -- on a single real-time dashboard. Both companies provide innovative services, but investors clearly favored Datadog over Slack.