Datadog Database Monitoring: AI-powered root cause analysis agent removed from Features
What happened
Between the Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 'AI-powered root cause analysis agent' bullet removed from the Database Monitoring plan's Features list (base plan unchanged at $70/host/month). In detail: Removed 'AI-powered root cause analysis agent' from the Database Monitoring plan's Features list. Pulse files it as a product change (feature removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Database Monitoring at $70.
It lands 18 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Database Monitoring DBM: added AI root-cause agent, auto-optimization, ClickHouse/Supabase" (Jul 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Datadog Database Monitoring adds OTLP ingestion at $0.50/GB" (Jun 8, 2026) and "Datadog Database Monitoring adds MongoDB, ClickHouse, Supabase support" (May 12, 2026). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Splunk, 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.
- Database Monitoring · FeatureRemoved
Before'AI-powered root cause analysis agent'
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Database Monitoring | Feature | 'AI-powered root cause analysis agent' | 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 Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the 'AI-powered root cause analysis agent' no longer appears.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 7, 2026packagingDatadog Database Monitoring redefines "billable host" as full DB instance, not...
- Jul 20, 2026packagingDatadog Database Monitoring: AI-powered root cause analysis agent removed from Features · this change
- 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
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- SplunkJul 20Splunk: removed "Activity-based pricing" model
- GrafanaJul 3Grafana: New Database Observability product + Assistant moves to token-based pricing
- DynatraceJul 2Dynatrace: Log correlation democratized to Foundation & Discovery tier
- New RelicJun 23New Relic adds ROI calculator to pricing page for observability value
Questions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature removed.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026?
Database Monitoring feature: 'AI-powered root cause analysis agent' → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Database Monitoring DBM: added AI root-cause agent, auto-optimization, ClickHouse/Supabase" on Jul 2, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.