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Datadog APM pricing (2026)
Datadog APM starts at $31/mo (APM (with Infra)), across 4 plans. Best for Enterprises running multi-cloud, multi-language stacks. Every figure links to Datadog APM's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $31/mo (APM (with Infra))
- Free tier: No · 14-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Enterprises running multi-cloud, multi-language stacks; Teams needing full-stack correlation from browser to database; Organizations requiring FedRAMP High or HIPAA compliance
Datadog APM plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APM (with Infra) | $31 | — | custom | Annual commitment rate: $31/host/month. On-demand (month-to-month): $48/host/month. Includes infrastructure monitoring and end-to-end distributed traces. | datadoghq.com |
| APM Pro (with Infra) | $35 | — | custom | Annual commitment rate: $35/host/month. On-demand: $54/host/month. Adds Data Streams Monitoring for streaming data pipelines. | datadoghq.com |
| APM Enterprise (with Infra) | $40 | — | custom | Annual commitment rate: $40/host/month. On-demand: $60/host/month. Adds Continuous Profiler (code-level CPU/IO/memory tracing). | datadoghq.com |
| APM Standalone | $36 | — | custom | Annual rate: $36/host/month without bundled infrastructure monitoring. Standalone APM Pro: $41/host/month. Standalone APM Enterprise: $47/host/month. | datadoghq.com |
Last verified 2026-06-14. Official pricing page https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/ fetched 2026-06-14. HIPAA/BAA confirmed via Datadog Trust Center at https://trust.datadoghq.com/ (lists HIPAA certification). Prices are per-host per month; standalone APM tiers are priced without bundled infrastructure monitoring. Cross-checked against datadoghq.com.
Capabilities
Integrations: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, PagerDuty, Slack, GitHub.
Key features: Watchdog AI for automated anomaly detection and root cause analysis; End-to-end distributed tracing correlated with logs, metrics, and infrastructure; Continuous Profiler for code-level CPU/memory/IO visibility in production; Change tracking correlates deploys and feature flags with performance regressions; Native and hybrid OpenTelemetry ingestion with remote sampling controls.
Plan limits: No free tier; 14-day free trial; APM billed per host/month; on-demand rate ~55% higher than annual; Continuous Profiler requires APM Enterprise tier or above.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Datadog APM cost?
Datadog APM starts at $31/mo (APM (with Infra)); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.
What are cheaper alternatives to Datadog APM?
Cheaper observability apm than Datadog APM (entry $31/mo) include Dynatrace at $1.4/mo, New Relic at $10/mo, Grafana Cloud at $19/mo. Verified 2026-06-14.
Does Datadog APM support HIPAA?
Datadog APM HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Datadog APM have a free plan?
Datadog APM free tier: No; 14-day free trial.
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