Loggly vs Datadog Logs Pricing (2026)
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Loggly vs Datadog Logs

Log Management pricing comparison · 2026

Loggly has a free plan, then $79–$279/mo, while Datadog Logs costs $0.10–$2.55/mo. Datadog Logs is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Loggly
Loggly (by SolarWinds) is a cloud-based log management and analytics platform designed for
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$31 $261K
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Datadog Logs
Datadog Logs pricing is custom-quoted through sales — there is no published per-GB rate or
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$31 $261K
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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no public list price found
Standard Indexing (15-day retention)
$31/yr
year 1 license · flat plan price
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$261K/yr
Vendr · n=3 · limited data
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 8 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 1w ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 2 sourced facts
1 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
3 documented
  • Volume Overages and Data Limits
    15-30% of license costs
    2 sources
  • User Seat Limitations
    $50-$100/user/month
    1 source
  • Limited Data Retention on Standard Plans
    10-20% of license costs
    2 sources
1 documented
  • Opaque Multi-Product Billing
    10-30% of license costs
    1 source
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Loggly
Datadog
Auto-renewal
Yes
—
Cancellation
—
—
Commitment
—
—
Price escalation
—
No published schedule; users report large year-over-year cost increases as usage grows across multiple Datadog products.
Can downgrade
—
—
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
8.6out of 5 (5)
Best for
For starters — small teams getting started with centralized log management at no cost
Watch out
Retention periods too short by default
No public ratings yet
Best for
Per ingested or scanned GB, per month — billed annually ($0.10 on-demand)
Watch out
Pricing is opaque with 20+ separately billed services making total cost hard to predict
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Log Management

Loggly

Free plan; paid $79–$279
/mo
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
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Log Management

Datadog Logs

$0.10–$2.55
/mo
4 plans
Full pricing breakdown →

Loggly and Datadog Logs both operate in the log management category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Loggly Datadog Logs
Lite Free /month $0.10 /month
Standard Custom $2.55 /month
Pro Custom $0.25 /month
Enterprise Custom Custom

Contract Terms

Term Loggly Datadog Logs
Auto-renewal Yes —
Cancellation — —
Minimum commitment — —
Price escalation — No published schedule; users report large year-over-year cost increases as usage grows across multiple Datadog products.

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