Datadog Code Security Iast Code Security: custom metrics rate hidden + new $1.50/container DevSecOps rate
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Custom metrics overage FAQ dropped the specific $1/100 metrics/month rate for generic usage-based wording. New $1.50/container/month prepaid rate added specifically for DevSecOps Containers (previously flat $1/container/month for all). In detail: Custom metrics overage FAQ dropped the specific $1 per 100 custom metrics/month rate for generic usage-based wording; New $1.50/container/month prepaid rate added for DevSecOps Containers (previously a flat $1/container/month for all prepaid containers). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price hidden, add-on change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 3, 2026) lists Software Composition Analysis (Runtime SCA) at $10, Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) at $20 and Runtime SCA AWS Fargate Add-on at $1.
It lands 59 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Code Security Iast drops AWS Fargate ECS/EKS from Workload Protection s" (May 4, 2026). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana, Dynatrace and New Relic also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price visibilityRemoved
Beforespecific $1 per 100 custom metrics/month rate
AfterNot listed
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNot listed
After$1.50/container/month prepaid rate
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price visibility | specific $1 per 100 custom metrics/month rate | Not listed | Removed |
| — | Add-on | Not listed | $1.50/container/month prepaid rate | Added |
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 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where the specific $1 per 100 custom metrics/month rate no longer appears.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 3, 2026packagingDatadog Code Security Iast): CoScreen collaboration feature removed
- Jul 2, 2026packagingDatadog Code Security Iast Code Security: custom metrics rate hidden + new $1.50/container DevSecOps rate · this change
- May 4, 2026improvedDatadog Code Security Iast drops AWS Fargate ECS/EKS from Workload Protection s...
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Did Datadog raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price hidden, add-on change.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Price visibility: specific $1 per 100 custom metrics/month rate → Not listed, removed; add-on: Not listed → $1.50/container/month prepaid rate, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Code Security Iast drops AWS Fargate ECS/EKS from Workload Protection s..." on May 4, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.