Observability Pipelines: log archive now searchable via new Archive Search
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Archived log storage feature updated - logs stored in your chosen archive can now be searched directly via new Archive Search, replacing the prior 'rehydratable format' description. In detail: Archive storage feature updated: logs stored in your chosen archive can now be searched directly via new Archive Search, replacing the prior 'rehydratable format' description. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Observability Pipelines (Per GB) at $0.12 per GB ingested (on-demand) + $0.1 per GB ingested.
It lands 25 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Observability Pipelines adds AI Credits, OTLP ingestion pricing" (Jun 8, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Datadog Observability Pipelines replaces log rehydration with Archive Search" (May 4, 2026). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window 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.
- — · FeatureFeature change
Archive storage feature updated: logs stored in your chosen archive can now be searched directly via new Archive Search, replacing the prior 'rehydratable format' description.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Archive storage feature updated: logs stored in your chosen archive can now be searched directly via new Archive Search, replacing the prior 'rehydratable format' description. | Feature 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingDatadog Observability Pipelines bundles on-prem Sensitive Data Scanner at no e...
- Jul 3, 2026improvedObservability Pipelines: log archive now searchable via new Archive Search · this change
- Jun 8, 2026packagingDatadog Observability Pipelines adds AI Credits, OTLP ingestion pricing
- May 4, 2026improvedDatadog Observability Pipelines replaces log rehydration with Archive Search
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changesQuestions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Archive storage feature updated: logs stored in your chosen archive can now be searched directly via new Archive Search, replacing the prior 'rehydratable format' description. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Observability Pipelines adds AI Credits, OTLP ingestion pricing" on Jun 8, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.