Datadog Drops $5 IoT Device Monitoring Add-On
What happened
Between the Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Removed IoT Device Monitoring add-on priced at $5 per device [includes 20 custom metrics and 20 ingested custom metrics allotment per device]. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 3, 2026) lists App and API Protection at $31, Serverless Applications - AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Run, Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps, Azure Function at $10 and Threat Management for AWS Fargate at $2.
Datadog's previous recorded change was "Datadog Application Security Management Launches Data Quality Monitoring at $16" (Week 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Datadog Application Security Management Enhances Enterprise Plan with Multiple SAML Providers and New Administrative Features" (Jan 11, 2026). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window New Relic, Grafana, Elastic, Sumologic and Dynatrace also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onRemoved
BeforeIoT Device Monitoring add-on priced
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | IoT Device Monitoring add-on priced | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Datadog's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Datadog's pricing page (datadoghq.com) from Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the IoT Device Monitoring add-on priced no longer appears.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- May 4, 2026improvedDatadog Application Security Management drops AWS Fargate from supported platforms
- Apr 11, 2026improvedDatadog Application Security Management: Governance Console added to Application Security Management Enterprise
- Apr 1, 2026packagingDatadog Application Security Management Adds Edge Device Monitoring at $5/Host/Mo
- Mar 10, 2026packagingDatadog Drops $5 IoT Device Monitoring Add-On · this change
- Week 3, 2026packagingDatadog Application Security Management Launches Data Quality Monitoring at $16...
- Jan 11, 2026improvedDatadog Application Security Management Enhances Enterprise Plan with Multiple SAML Providers and New Administrative Features
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- New RelicMar 5New Relic strips audience labels from all paid plan cards
- GrafanaFeb 23Grafana splits observability pricing into Process/Write/Retain model
- ElasticJan 21Elastic Introduces AI Assistant for Generative AI in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Observability Features
- SumologicJan 12Sumologic Shifts Pricing Metric from TB to GB Scanned, Enhancing Granularity by 1000x
- DynatraceJan 11Dynatrace Expands Services Flexpoints Pricing with Daily Rates for Lead Consultant and Architect Services
Questions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on removed.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026?
Add-on: IoT Device Monitoring add-on priced → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Application Security Management Launches Data Quality Monitoring at $16..." in Week 3, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.