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Annual cost at 200 seats
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Engineering & Cloud
Datadog Pricing (November 2026)
List prices, licensing model, add-on modules and every price change we hold, compiled from Datadog's own published pricing page.
- Last updated 4 November 2026
- Source: www.datadoghq.com ↗
- Reviewed by a Najar expert*
Datadog starts at per host / month, billed annually on Pro. It is licensed per seat, with the seat type deciding the rate, and there is a free plan: Up to 5 Basic hosts with 1-day metric retention at no cost.. Pro is $15 on annual billing against $18 on-demand; Enterprise is $23 against $27. The page shows annual and on-demand rates only, with no separate monthly commitment price.
Starting price
€13.42*per host / month, billed annuallyLicensing model
Per seat, by typeHostFree tier
Yesno trial publishedDatadog plans & pricing
List pricing published by Datadog. Quote-only tiers are shown as such; we do not estimate them.
Pro
per host / month, billed annually
Annual cost at 200 seats
€32,208
Enterprise
per host / month, billed annually
Annual cost at 200 seats
€49,368
Datadog plan comparison
What changes as you move up a tier, and what each step actually unlocks.
| Feature | Free | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| List price | — | €13.42* | €20.57* |
| Billing period | — | Annual | Annual |
| Pricing model | Free | per host / month, billed annually | per host / month, billed annually |
| User limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| What it adds | Up to 5 Basic hosts with 1-day metric retention at no cost. Basic hosts cover core system metrics and out-of-the-box dashboards, with no custom metrics, custom events or container monitoring. | From $15 per host per month billed annually, or $18 on-demand. Adds 1,000+ integrations, container monitoring (5 containers per host), OpenTelemetry support, 100 custom metrics and 500 custom events per host, with 15-month retention. | From $23 per host per month billed annually, or $27 on-demand. Adds machine learning-based alerts, Live Processes and the Governance Console, with 10 containers, 200 custom metrics and 1,000 custom events per host; retention is 15 months and customisable. |
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Licensing model, how Datadog invoices
The mechanics behind the sticker price: what you are actually charged for, and what triggers an increase.
True billing unit
Host monthly or annual billing
Per host / month, billed annually or on-demand; free for up to 5 Basic hosts
Model type
Per seat, by typePer host / month, billed annually or on-demand; free for up to 5 Basic hostsSeat increments
Single seatsOne infrastructure tier per account; Basic hosts can be mixed with paid hosts. Multi-year and volume discounts for 500+ hosts via sales.Annual vs monthly
Discount publishedPro is $15 on annual billing against $18 on-demand; Enterprise is $23 against $27. The page shows annual and on-demand rates only, with no separate monthly commitment price.Guests & externals
Not publishedNot published- StructuralPer-host billing, one tier per account
Infrastructure is billed per host per month, and only one tier (Pro, Enterprise, DevSecOps Pro or DevSecOps Enterprise) can be chosen per account. Up to 5 Basic hosts are free and can be mixed with paid hosts in the same account.
- LicenceAnnual versus on-demand rates
Annual billing is $15 for Pro and $23 for Enterprise per host per month; on-demand is $18 and $27. Multi-year and volume discounts are available for 500+ hosts through sales.
- MeteredContainers beyond the allowance
Pro includes 5 containers per host and Enterprise 10. Extra containers cost $0.002 per container per hour, or $1 per container per month prepaid ($1.50 for DevSecOps).
- MeteredCustom metrics and events
Pro includes 100 custom metrics and 500 custom events per host; Enterprise includes 200 and 1,000. Extra custom events cost $2 per 100,000 on annual billing ($3 on-demand); extra custom metrics are billed on usage and priced through sales.
- Add-onAPM, logs and other products
APM starts at $31 per host per month on annual billing with Infrastructure attached ($36 standalone). Log Management indexing with 15-day retention is $1.70 per million events per month, plus ingest from $0.10 per GB. Each is billed separately.
Datadog products & modules
Sold separately from the base licence. Each one is its own line on the invoice.
| Module | What it adds | Price |
|---|---|---|
| APM, logs and other products | APM starts at $31 per host per month on annual billing with Infrastructure attached ($36 standalone). Log Management indexing with 15-day retention is $1.70 per million events per month, plus ingest from $0.10 per GB. Each is billed separately. | APM from $31 / host |
Datadog price change history
Every list-price and packaging change we hold. This page snapshots published prices on each check, so changes accumulate here over time.
No changes recorded yet. The first check was 4 November 2026.
Datadog pricing FAQ
How much does Datadog cost?
Infrastructure Monitoring is free for up to 5 Basic hosts. Pro starts at $15 per host per month billed annually ($18 on-demand) and Enterprise at $23 ($27 on-demand). APM, logs, containers and other products are charged separately.
Does Datadog have a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan covers up to 5 Basic hosts with 1-day metric retention at no cost. It has no custom metrics, custom events or container monitoring.
How does Datadog charge for APM and logs?
APM is charged per host, from $31 per month on annual billing with Infrastructure attached. Log Management is charged per event and per GB: Standard indexing with 15-day retention is $1.70 per million events per month and ingest is from $0.10 per GB.
Is annual billing cheaper than on-demand?
Yes. Pro is $15 against $18 per host per month, and Enterprise is $23 against $27. Multi-year and volume discounts are available for 500+ hosts through sales.
Datadog alternatives & competitors
Priced like-for-like on the cheapest published paid tier.
| Vendor | Starts at | Licensing model | |
|---|---|---|---|
 New Relic | €8.95 per full platform user / month, first user | Per full platform user / month plus data ingest per GB beyond 100 GB free each month | Pricing → |
 Elastic Cloud | €88.56 from, per month, reference configuration | Resource-based hosted subscription tiers from $99 per month, plus usage-based Serverless | Pricing → |
 PagerDuty | €18.79 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | Per user per month for Professional; annual platform fee with included seats and usage for Starter to Plus; quote for Ultimate | Pricing → |
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* Prices marked * are converted from the vendor's published US list price at the ECB reference rate of Invalid Date, because Datadog does not publish a EUR price. Converted figures are indicative: vendors set regional prices commercially, not by exchange rate, so your quote may differ.
Compiled by an automated agent from Datadog's published pricing page on 4 November 2026, and reviewed by a Najar expert. Vendors change packaging without notice and regional pricing differs, so check the source before you budget or sign. Figures exclude tax. No affiliation with Datadog.