Datadog adds Archive Search at $0.05/GB
What happened
Between the Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Archive Search added as a new product at $0.05/GB scanned (annual) or $0.07/GB on-demand. Enables ad-hoc searches on archived logs in cold storage without rehydration, with results retained 24h up to 100K logs. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward 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 42 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Adds Edge Device Monitoring to Infras" (Mar 23, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay drops $5/device IoT monitoring" (Mar 10, 2026). 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.
- — · PlanAddedNo Archive SearchArchive Search
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | No Archive Search | Archive Search | 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 Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Archive Search now appears.
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Datadog, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 3, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay RUM: CoScreen 1-to-1 collaboration feature removed
- Jun 8, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay launches AI Credits at $500/mo
- May 19, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay hides Custom Metrics overage rate
- May 4, 2026packagingDatadog adds Archive Search at $0.05/GB · this change
- Mar 23, 2026improvedDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Adds Edge Device Monitoring to Infras...
- Mar 10, 2026packagingDatadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay drops $5/device IoT monitoring
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 packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026?
Plan: No Archive Search → Archive Search, added. 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 2 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Adds Edge Device Monitoring to Infras..." on Mar 23, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.