Datadog Network Monitoring Introduces Network Path Add-On with Custom Pricing, Enhancing Packet Loss and Latency Insights for Improved MTTR and Root Cause Identification
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Packet loss and latency insights added with end-to-end and hop-by-hop latency root cause identification for network-related issues; Network traffic correlation to application and infrastructure metrics added to break silos and reduce MTTR; Hop-by-hop network path visualization added, showing traffic path between applications across cloud, physical, and WAN networks; Network Path add-on introduced with custom quote pricing. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, new add-on) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 14, 2026) lists Cloud Network Monitoring at $5, Network Path at $5, Network Device Monitoring at $7, NetFlow Monitoring (60-day Retention) at $0.75 and NetFlow Monitoring (30-day Retention) at $0.65.
Datadog's previous recorded change was "Datadog Network Monitoring Removes CNM Flow Allotment Documentation, Impacting 6 Million Flows Per Host Limit" (Q2 2025). 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.
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterPacket loss and latency insights
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterNetwork traffic correlation to application and infrastructure metrics
- Network Path · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterHop-by-hop network path visualization
- Network Path · Add-onAddedNo Network Path add-onNetwork Path add-on
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Not listed | Packet loss and latency insights | Added |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Network traffic correlation to application and infrastructure metrics | Added |
| Network Path | Feature | Not listed | Hop-by-hop network path visualization | Added |
| Network Path | Add-on | No Network Path add-on | Network Path add-on | 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 Jul 6, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Packet loss and latency insights now appears.
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Datadog, pricing history
Full history- Apr 4, 2026improvedDatadog Network Monitoring: Network Path added as a pivot destination
- Mar 11, 2026packagingDatadog Network Monitoring reveals Network Path pricing at $5 per 1K tests
- Week 3, 2026packagingDatadog Network Monitoring launches Data Observability suite with Quality Moni...
- Jan 11, 2026improvedDatadog Network Monitoring Introduces Network Path Add-On with Custom Pricing, Enhancing Packet Loss and Latency Insights for Improved MTTR and Root Cause Identification · this change
- Q2 2025packagingDatadog Network Monitoring Removes CNM Flow Allotment Documentation, Impacting 6 Million Flows Per Host Limit
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 December 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, new add-on.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025?
Feature: Not listed → Packet loss and latency insights, added; feature: Not listed → Network traffic correlation to application and infrastructure metrics, added; Network Path feature: Not listed → Hop-by-hop network path visualization, added; Network Path add-on: No Network Path add-on → Network Path add-on, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Dec 29, 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 Network Monitoring Removes CNM Flow Allotment Documentation, Impacting 6 Million Flows Per Host Limit" in Q2 2025; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.