Do solo founders really need Datadog?

Hey everyone,

I’m currently building a small SaaS product, and I started thinking seriously about monitoring.

Most tools (Datadog, New Relic, etc.) feel built for larger teams.
Powerful, yes — but also complex and expensive.

So I’m curious:

• What do you actually monitor in your small or solo SaaS?
• Do you track uptime only?
• Do you track latency?
• Do you rely on logs?
• At what point does monitoring start feeling like overkill?

I’m trying to understand what is truly essential vs. what is just “enterprise noise”.

Not selling anything — just genuinely curious how other indie builders approach this.

Would love to hear your setups.