Datadog drops $5/device IoT monitoring
What happened
Between the Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: IoT Device Monitoring add-on discontinued ($5/device with 20 custom metrics allotment). Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 3, 2026) lists RUM Measure at $0.15, RUM Investigate at $3 and Session Replay at $2.5.
It lands 58 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Introduces Governance Console to Infrastructure Enterprise Tier, Enhancing Cloud Management Capabilities" (Jan 11, 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.
- — · Add-onAdd-on removed
IoT Device Monitoring add-on discontinued ($5/device with 20 custom metrics allotment)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | IoT Device Monitoring add-on discontinued ($5/device with 20 custom metrics allotment) | Add-on 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.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- May 19, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay hides Custom Metrics overage rate
- May 4, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay adds Archive Search at $0.05/GB
- Mar 23, 2026improvedDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Adds Edge Device Monitoring to Infras...
- Mar 10, 2026packagingDatadog drops $5/device IoT monitoring · this change
- Jan 11, 2026improvedDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Introduces Governance Console to Infrastructure Enterprise Tier, Enhancing Cloud Management Capabilities
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?
IoT Device Monitoring add-on discontinued ($5/device with 20 custom metrics allotment). 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 Real User Monitoring Session Replay Introduces Governance Console to Infrastructure Enterprise Tier, Enhancing Cloud Management Capabilities" on Jan 11, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.