Datadog Pricing
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At a glance
Free tier (5 hosts), Pro from $15/host/mo, Enterprise from $23/host/mo.
Free & cheaper AI Monitoring & Observability
same category, free plan or open-source license
Grafanaopen sourceSelf-hosted free under AGPL v3. Grafana Cloud free tier available. Cloud Pro from $19/mo + usage. Enterprise from a $25,000/year spend commit.PostHogopen sourceFree plan with monthly product limits and 1-year retention; paid pay-as-you-go has $0 base, no per-seat charges, free tiers on every product, 1M product analytics events free and 5K session recordings free.Arize Phoenixopen sourceFree open-source / Arize Cloud for productionLangfuseopen sourceHobby free / Core from $29/mo / Pro from $199/mo
FAQ
How much does Datadog cost?
Free tier (5 hosts), Pro from $15/host/mo, Enterprise from $23/host/mo. Paid pricing starts at $15/host/mo.
Does Datadog have a free plan?
Yes — Datadog has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.
What are free or cheaper Datadog alternatives?
Grafana, PostHog, Arize Phoenix are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
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