Datadog hides Custom Metrics overage rate
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of Datadog's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Custom Metrics overage pricing language changed: specific rate '$1 per 100' removed from Infrastructure section callout and FAQ, replaced with 'billed based on usage' without a stated rate. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price hidden) 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 14 days after Datadog's previous change, "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay adds Archive Search at $0.05/GB" (May 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay Adds Edge Device Monitoring to Infras" (Mar 23, 2026) and "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.
- — · Price visibilityRemoved
Beforespecific rate '$1 per 100'
AfterNo specific rate '$1 per 100'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price visibility | specific rate '$1 per 100' | No specific rate '$1 per 100' | 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 May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the specific rate '$1 per 100' no longer 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 hides Custom Metrics overage rate · this change
- 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 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 May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price hidden.
What changed on Datadog's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
Price visibility: specific rate '$1 per 100' → No specific rate '$1 per 100', removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Datadog change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Datadog in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Datadog Real User Monitoring Session Replay adds Archive Search at $0.05/GB" on May 4, 2026; Datadog has been tracked since 2023-11-14.