Datadog Expands Query Metrics Retention from 3 to 15 Months, Boosting Data Accessibility by 5x
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Query metrics retention increased from 3 months to 15 months (5x increase). Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Database Monitoring at $70.
Datadog's previous recorded change was "Datadog Database Monitoring Expands Database Monitoring with MongoDB and Amazon DocumentDB Support" (Q1 2025). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Elastic, New Relic, Sumologic, Dynatrace and Grafana also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Limit+400%3 months15 months
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit | 3 months | 15 months | +400% |
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 Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where limit reads 3 months and then 15 months.
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Datadog, pricing history
Full history- Jul 2, 2026improvedDatadog Database Monitoring DBM: added AI root-cause agent, auto-optimization, ClickHouse/Supabase
- Jun 8, 2026packagingDatadog Database Monitoring adds OTLP ingestion at $0.50/GB
- May 12, 2026improvedDatadog Database Monitoring adds MongoDB, ClickHouse, Supabase support
- Q3 2025improvedDatadog Expands Query Metrics Retention from 3 to 15 Months, Boosting Data Accessibility by 5x · this change
- Q1 2025improvedDatadog Database Monitoring Expands Database Monitoring with MongoDB and Amazon DocumentDB Support
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- ElasticJan 21Elastic Introduces AI Assistant for Generative AI in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Observability Features
- New RelicJan 13New Relic Introduces $49/User Charge for Core Users in Standard Tier, Ending Unlimited Access
- 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
- GrafanaJan 10Grafana Transforms Pro Plan to Pure Pay-As-You-Go Model Starting at $0, Renames All Plans
Questions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit increase.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025?
Limit: 3 months → 15 months (+400%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Database Monitoring Expands Database Monitoring with MongoDB and Amazon DocumentDB Support" in Q1 2025; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.