Datadog pricing in 2026
Monitoring and observability. How Datadog charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
- −17% yearly$5,000 startup credits
Plans
Datadog plans and prices
4 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Infrastructure Free
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- Up to 5 hosts
- 1-day metric retention
Infrastructure Pro
Entry paid plan$18/ month
- Per host, on-demand
- 1,000+ integrations
- 15-month metric retention
Infrastructure Enterprise
$27/ month
- Per host, on-demand
- ML-based alerts
- Live process monitoring
APM
$36/ month
- Per host, on-demand
- Distributed tracing
- 15-day trace search
Per host/month. Billed annually: Pro $15, Enterprise $23, APM $31. Other products metered separately.
Prices from Datadog's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
Discounts
Ways to pay less for Datadog
Up to 17% off yearly billing
Paying Datadog yearly instead of monthly.
$5,000 in startup credits
Eligibility: Startups through Datadog for Startups.
From Surba's catalog; the vendor decides eligibility.
Alternatives
Alternatives to Datadog
Similar tools in Surba's catalog, cheapest first.
FAQ
Datadog pricing questions
How does Datadog charge?
Datadog is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to Datadog's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Infrastructure Pro $18, Infrastructure Enterprise $27 and APM $36 a month. Per host/month. Billed annually: Pro $15, Enterprise $23, APM $31. Other products metered separately. There is no fixed monthly fee on Infrastructure Free.
How much is Datadog in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Infrastructure Pro at $18 is about ₦24,017 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
Is Datadog cheaper if you pay yearly?
Datadog gives up to 17% off for paying yearly instead of monthly, according to Datadog's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026). Surba reminds you before each renewal, so an annual plan doesn't renew unnoticed.
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