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Dev tools · April 14, 2020

Datadog Synthetics

Monitor user experience with self-maintaining browser tests

Datadog Synthetics launched on April 14, 2020 with 63 votes, #960 of 5,003 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

Monitor end-user experiences and test email workflows with Datadog's self-maintaining synthetic browser tests. No coding knowledge necessary - create synthetic tests in minutes using a simple web recorder for end-to-end visibility across your stack.

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