Datadog Network Monitoring reveals Network Path pricing at $5 per 1K tests
What happened
Between the Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Network Path addon removed. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on removed) with a downward 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 launches Data Observability suite with Quality Moni" (Week 3, 2026). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window New Relic, Grafana, Elastic, Sumologic and Dynatrace also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Network Path · Add-onRemovedNetwork Path addonNo Network Path addon
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Path | Add-on | Network Path addon | No Network Path addon | 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the Network Path addon no longer appears.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 8, 2026packagingDatadog Network Monitoring shifts AI to credits, adds OTLP ingestion
- 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 · this change
- Week 3, 2026packagingDatadog Network Monitoring launches Data Observability suite with Quality Moni...
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- New RelicMar 5New Relic strips audience labels from all paid plan cards
- GrafanaFeb 23Grafana splits observability pricing into Process/Write/Retain model
- ElasticJan 21Elastic Introduces AI Assistant for Generative AI in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Observability Features
- 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
Questions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on removed.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026?
Network Path add-on: Network Path addon → No Network Path addon, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Network Monitoring launches Data Observability suite with Quality Moni..." in Week 3, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.