---
tool: "Datadog"
slug: "datadog"
category: "Developer & Infrastructure"
pricing_model: "Per Usage"
pricing_transparency: "Public"
entry_price_monthly: 18
entry_price_annual: 15
annual_discount_pct: 17
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: true
free_trial_days: 14
enterprise_pricing_available: true
number_of_plans: 3
key_limit_metric: "host"
last_checked_date: "2026-07-31"
last_manually_verified: null
verification_status: "Auto-Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/"
vendor_website: "https://www.datadoghq.com"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/datadog
---

# Datadog pricing

The dominant cloud observability platform (metrics, logs, traces, APM), publicly traded (DDOG), ~$45B market cap. Positioned as the alternative to New Relic + Splunk + PagerDuty stitched together. Distinctive for its notorious usage-based pricing that has surprised engineering teams with 6-figure monthly bills (Coinbase's leaked contract was ~$65M/year in 2022). Priced by seat + host + volume across 20+ meters. Popular with engineering teams; feared by finance teams.

## Current entry price

**$18/month** billed monthly. **$15/month** billed annually (save 17%).

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | $0 | up to 5 hosts, basic metrics |
| Infrastructure Pro | $18 | $15 | per host, 15-month retention |
| Infrastructure Enterprise | $27 | $23 | per host, custom retention |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Per Usage
- **Key limit metric:** host
- **Free plan:** Yes
- **Free trial:** 14 days
- **Enterprise pricing:** Available (custom quote)
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-07-31
- **Last manual verification:** Not manually verified
- **Verification status:** Auto-Verified
- **Source:** https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/

## Recommendation

In other words, Datadog is worth it for infrastructure teams (10+ engineers) that need APM + logs + metrics + synthetics + RUM in one platform — the observability default at mid-market and enterprise scale. Infrastructure covers hosts; APM, Logs, RUM, Synthetics, Database Monitoring each priced separately per module. Steep learning curve; dedicated observability engineer typical. Native integrations with AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, and 700+ tools. Downside: famous for bill shock — total cost runs 3-5x the entry Infrastructure headline at scale, and product proliferation makes cost modeling hard.

## Alternative to consider

Small team wanting cheaper metrics + logs? Pick New Relic (simpler pricing) or Grafana Cloud (free tier). Open-source preference? Prometheus + Grafana + Loki self-hosted.

## Vendor context

Pricing is the headline Infrastructure tier; real-world Datadog bills add APM ($31/host), Log Management (per GB ingested), RUM, Synthetics, Security, and Database Monitoring. Total cost typically runs 3-5x the entry headline at scale. Famous for invoice shock at scale — set usage caps and enforce per-product limits aggressively.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/datadog](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/datadog). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*