Datadog replaces log rehydration with Archive Search
What happened
Between the Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Observability Pipelines feature bullet for log archiving updated to reference Archive Search: 'Store logs in an archive of your choosing and explore them via Archive Search' (was: 'in a rehydratable format'). 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.
Datadog's previous recorded change was "Datadog Observability Pipelines Reduces Annual Per-GB Ingestion Pricing by 5% from $0.10 to $0.095" (Q3 2025). Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana, New Relic 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.
- — · FeatureFeature change
Observability Pipelines feature bullet for log archiving updated to reference Archive Search: 'Store logs in an archive of your choosing and explore them via Archive Search' (was: 'in a rehydratable format').
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Observability Pipelines feature bullet for log archiving updated to reference Archive Search: 'Store logs in an archive of your choosing and explore them via Archive Search' (was: 'in a rehydratable format'). | 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 Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Datadog, pricing history
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
- Jun 8, 2026packagingDatadog Observability Pipelines adds AI Credits, OTLP ingestion pricing
- May 4, 2026improvedDatadog replaces log rehydration with Archive Search · this change
- Q3 2025decreaseDatadog Observability Pipelines Reduces Annual Per-GB Ingestion Pricing by 5% from $0.10 to $0.095
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changesQuestions about this change
Did Datadog raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026?
Observability Pipelines feature bullet for log archiving updated to reference Archive Search: 'Store logs in an archive of your choosing and explore them via Archive Search' (was: 'in a rehydratable format'). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 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; the previous change was "Datadog Observability Pipelines Reduces Annual Per-GB Ingestion Pricing by 5% from $0.10 to $0.095" in Q3 2025; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.