Datadog Introduces Connection and Dataset Limits for Pro and Enterprise Tiers, Enhancing Pricing Structure and Feature Set
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: Email Domain Allowlist added to Enterprise tier (Advanced Administrative Features section); Cross-Org Visibility added to Enterprise tier (Advanced Administrative Features section); Governance Console added to Enterprise tier (Advanced Administrative Features section); Connection limits introduced: 5 connections for Pro tier, 100 connections for Enterprise tier; Dataset limits introduced: 10 datasets for Pro tier, 100 datasets for Enterprise tier; Multiple SAML Providers added to Enterprise tier (Advanced Administrative Features section); Data Access Control added to Enterprise tier (Advanced Administrative Features section). Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, threshold added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 8, 2026) lists On-Call at $20, Incident Management at $30 and Incident Response at $40.
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.
- Enterprise · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Email Domain Allowlist
AfterEmail Domain Allowlist
- Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Cross-Org VisibilityCross-Org Visibility
- Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Governance ConsoleGovernance Console
- Pro · LimitAddedNo Connection limitsConnection limits
- Pro · LimitAddedNo Dataset limitsDataset limits
- Enterprise · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Multiple SAML Providers
AfterMultiple SAML Providers
- Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Data Access ControlData Access Control
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Feature | No Email Domain Allowlist | Email Domain Allowlist | Added |
| Enterprise | Feature | No Cross-Org Visibility | Cross-Org Visibility | Added |
| Enterprise | Feature | No Governance Console | Governance Console | Added |
| Pro | Limit | No Connection limits | Connection limits | Added |
| Pro | Limit | No Dataset limits | Dataset limits | Added |
| Enterprise | Feature | No Multiple SAML Providers | Multiple SAML Providers | Added |
| Enterprise | Feature | No Data Access Control | Data Access Control | 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 Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Email Domain Allowlist now appears.
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Datadog, pricing history
Full history- May 4, 2026packagingDatadog Incident Management launches Archive Search at $0.05/GB scanned annually
- Apr 3, 2026improvedDatadog Incident Management: Governance Console added to Infrastructure Enterprise admin controls
- Week 3, 2026packagingDatadog Incident Management launches Data Observability suite with new monitor...
- Jan 11, 2026improvedDatadog Introduces Connection and Dataset Limits for Pro and Enterprise Tiers, Enhancing Pricing Structure and Feature Set · 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 January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, threshold added.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Enterprise feature: No Email Domain Allowlist → Email Domain Allowlist, added; Enterprise feature: No Cross-Org Visibility → Cross-Org Visibility, added; Enterprise feature: No Governance Console → Governance Console, added; Pro limit: No Connection limits → Connection limits, added; Pro limit: No Dataset limits → Dataset limits, added; Enterprise feature: No Multiple SAML Providers → Multiple SAML Providers, added; Enterprise feature: No Data Access Control → Data Access Control, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; 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.