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Is Datadog still free?
Yes Yes. Datadog had a free tier on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
The Free Infrastructure Monitoring plan covers up to 5 hosts with 1-day metric retention.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Hosts | up to 5 |
| Metric retention | 1 day |
| Custom metrics | not stated by the vendor |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- not stated by the vendor
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- Metrics are kept for only 1 day
- The Free plan is listed under Infrastructure Monitoring; other products are priced separately
- Behaviour above 5 hosts is not stated on the pricing page
Recent change
No recent change is noted on the vendor page that was read.
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Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/