Datadog Cloud SIEM: billing switched to per-GB, retention cut to 12 months
Billing unit changed from per-million-events-analyzed to per-GB-analyzed, per month (starting price $5/$7.50 unchanged); Analysis & retention window reduced from 15 months to 12 months; Added guaranteed floor of 50 free monthly Bits Security Analyst investigations to the existing 100-per-billion-events allotment.
What changed
Added a guaranteed minimum of 50 free monthly Bits Security Analyst investigations, on top of the existing allotment of 100 free monthly investigations per 1 billion events.
Cloud SIEM's billing metric changed from 'per million events analyzed, per month' to 'per GB analyzed, per month'. The starting price of $5 (billed annually) / $7.50 (on-demand) is unchanged.
Cloud SIEM's analysis and retention window was reduced from 15 months to 12 months, consistently updated across the hero stat, tagline, threat-hunt description, Scale & Operations bullet, and FAQ answer.
Before and after
Mar 30, 2026 vs Jun 29, 2026Added a guaranteed minimum of 50 free monthly Bits Security Analyst investigations, on top of the existing allotment of 100 free monthly investigations per 1 billion events.
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