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Datadog APM pricing varies by team size and features, ranging from $0 to $27 per per host per month in 2026. Your actual cost depends on the tier you choose, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: Yes
  • Billing: Monthly and annual (save 15-20%)
  • Hidden costs: Add ~35% for implementation, support, and training

Datadog APM offers 3 pricing tiers: Free, Pro, Enterprise. Standard paid plans include Free at $0/month, Pro at $18/user/month, Enterprise at $27/user/month. The Pro plan is teams monitoring systems.

Compared to other error tracking software, Datadog APM is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

Last verified: February 2026 | Sources: 1 pricing pages and reviews

All Datadog APM Plans & Pricing

Plan Monthly Annual Best For
Free hosts: 5retention: 1 Free Free 0 Small deployments
Pro $18 /user/month $180 /user/month Teams monitoring systems
Enterprise $27 /user/month $270 /user/month Large organizations
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Free

  • 1-day metric retention
  • Up to 5 hosts

Pro

  • 15-month retention
  • 1000+ integrations
  • Out-of-box dashboards

Enterprise

  • Machine learning alerts
  • Live Processes
  • Governance Console

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Hidden Costs to Budget For

Watch for 9 hidden costs
  • Requires Pro or Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring ($15-$23/host/month additional)
  • Span ingestion overages: $0.10 per GB beyond 150 GB allotment per host
  • Indexed spans for extended retention: $1.27-$3.75 per million spans depending on retention period
  • 7-day indexed spans: $1.91/million (on-demand) or $1.27/million (annual)
  • 15-day indexed spans: $2.55/million (on-demand) or $1.70/million (annual)
  • 30-day indexed spans: $3.75/million (on-demand) or $2.50/million (annual)
  • AWS Fargate tasks: $2-$2.60 per task/month depending on tier
  • Annual commitment required for lower per-host pricing
  • Host count based on 99th percentile usage measured hourly
Tip

Ask your Datadog APM sales rep about these costs upfront. Getting them in writing before signing can save you from surprise charges later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

01 What is included in the base APM pricing?

Base APM pricing includes 150 GB of ingested spans per host per month, 15-minute live trace search, 15-day historical analytics, and distributed tracing. Additional spans cost $0.10/GB.

02 Do I need Infrastructure Monitoring to use APM?

Yes, every billable APM host requires the purchase of Pro or Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring, which costs an additional $15-$23 per host per month.

03 How is the host count calculated?

Datadog calculates hosts with APM installed every hour and bills based on your 99th percentile usage for APM hosts at the end of the month.

04 What is the difference between ingested and indexed spans?

Ingested spans are all traces sent to Datadog (150 GB included per host), while indexed spans are stored for longer-term analytics and searching, charged separately at $1.27-$3.75 per million spans.