Datadog — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-02 13:17 UTC · JSON
Datadog scores 53.5 for app observability (logs + metrics) (Observability (APM & logs)). Agent-friction 100/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro (infra + logs) | $45 | — | $0.10/1 ingest_gb |
Cost at scale — Observability (APM & logs)
| 10 ingest_gb/mo | 100 ingest_gb/mo | 1k ingest_gb/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $46 | $55 | $145 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 100/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | ✓ |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | ✓ |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | ✓ |
| Official CLI | 10 | ✓ |
| Official MCP server | 10 | ✓ |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | ✓ |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | ✓ |
Official SDKs
TypeScript (dd-trace) · Python (ddtrace) · Ruby (datadog) · Go (gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1) · Java (com.datadoghq:dd-trace-api) · .NET (Datadog.Trace) · PHP (datadog/dd-trace)
Health & reliability — 95/100
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 · status page |
| Changelog entries (90 days) | 1 |
| Deprecations (90 days) | 0 |
| Downloads trend | -16.5% (dd-trace on npm) |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 |
| Ownership events (90 days) | 0 |
Sources: www.npmjs.com · status.datadoghq.com. Captured 2026-11-02.