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Datadog

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Assistant · Vendor site 2026-10-04

Datadog is a cloud monitoring and security platform spanning infrastructure, APM, logs, RUM, synthetics, SIEM, and AI observability. Customers mix modular products with usage-based pricing per host, container, log volume, or seat rather than a single bundled SaaS tier.

Updated 2026-10-04View sources
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Free trial available;
API access
Extensive APIs and agent instrumentation for sending metrics, traces, and logs

Is Datadog right for you?

A good fit for

Platform and SRE teams needing unified observability and security signals across cloud infrastructure and applications.

Before you choose

Pricing is modular and metered by hosts, logs, tests, and seats without a single named monthly USD plan on the public list.

Observability platform

Datadog unifies metrics, traces, logs, security, and digital experience monitoring with modular pricing so teams can expand coverage as their stack grows.

What it can do

Features & capabilities

Unknown is different from unavailable. Each fact carries its own evidence.

CapabilityValueEvidenceChecked
Infrastructure monitoringTracks cloud and on-prem infrastructure health and performance.Facts sourced2026-10-04
APMApplication performance monitoring with tracing and profiling products.Facts sourced2026-10-04
Log managementIngests and indexes logs with flexible retention options.Facts sourced2026-10-04
AI observabilityMarkets agent observability and LLM monitoring capabilities for AI workloads.Facts sourced2026-10-04

Understand the total cost

Datadog pricing & plans

Pricing

Not listed

Official monthly price not confirmed

API
Extensive APIs and agent instrumentation for sending metrics, traces, and logs
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The practical questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Datadog used for?

Datadog is a cloud monitoring and security platform spanning infrastructure, APM, logs, RUM, synthetics, SIEM, and AI observability. Customers mix modular products with usage-based pricing per host, container, log volume, or seat rather than a single bundled SaaS tier.

Does Datadog have a free plan?

Free trial available;. This record does not confirm an ongoing free plan.

How much does Datadog cost?

A listed monthly price has not been confirmed. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.

Can I use Datadog through an API?

Extensive APIs and agent instrumentation for sending metrics, traces, and logs. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.

What should I check before choosing it?

Pricing is modular and metered by hosts, logs, tests, and seats without a single named monthly USD plan on the public list.

Price history

No retained pricing changes yet. A current price alone does not establish a historical trend.

How this profile is supported

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