Datadog Error Tracking Introduces Hybrid Pricing Model with $25 Flat Rate for Up to 50k Errors, Shifting from Per-Unit Pricing
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pricing model changed from pure per-unit pricing ($0.25 per 1k errors) to a hybrid model with a $25/month flat rate for up to 50k errors and tiered pricing for higher volumes. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 14, 2026) lists Error Tracking at $25.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Datadog. Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Elastic, 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.
- — · PackagingPackage change
Pricing model changed from pure per-unit pricing ($0.25 per 1k errors) to a hybrid model with a $25/month flat rate for up to 50k errors and tiered pricing for higher volumes
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Packaging | — | 50k | Package change |
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 Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page.
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Datadog, pricing history
Full history- Q2 2025improvedDatadog Error Tracking Clarifies Billing Scope: APM Errors Redefined to Standalone Backend Errors Outside of APM Traces
- Q1 2025packagingDatadog Error Tracking Introduces Hybrid Pricing Model with $25 Flat Rate for Up to 50k Errors, Shifting from Per-Unit Pricing · this change
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- 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 April 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025?
Pricing model changed from pure per-unit pricing ($0.25 per 1k errors) to a hybrid model with a $25/month flat rate for up to 50k errors and tiered pricing for higher volumes. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 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; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.