Datadog
Cloud monitoring and security platform unifying infrastructure metrics, APM, logs, and AI observability in one SaaS product.
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Datadog is a cloud-scale observability and security platform combining infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, security signals, and synthetic/RUM monitoring in a single unified product with 1,000+ integrations. Founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and headquartered in New York City, it went public on Nasdaq (DDOG) in September 2019 and reported roughly $3.4B in revenue in 2025. Pricing is usage-based per host, per GB ingested, or per user depending on product, with a perpetual free tier for small infrastructures and self-serve upgrades to Pro/Enterprise plans.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Free | $0/monthly | Core collection and visualization, Basic dashboards, Up to 5 hosts |
| Infrastructure Pro | $15/monthly | 1,000+ integrations, 15-month data retention, Custom dashboards and alerting |
| Infrastructure Enterprise | $23/monthly | Machine learning-based alerts, Live processes, Governance controls |
| Log Management (Ingest + Indexing) | Custom | Out-of-the-box parsing for 200+ log sources, Real-time alerting and dashboards, Flex storage for long-term retention |
Source: https://www.datadoghq.com/pricing/
Agent-readiness
- Discoverability
- 65/100
- Machine-readable content
- 75/100
- Programmatic access
- 80/100
- MCP / agent support
- 80/100
- Self-serve transactability
- 70/100
- Transparency
- 80/100
Security & compliance
- SSO / SAML
- Yes
- Encryption at rest
- Yes
- Encryption in transit
- Yes
- Audit log
- Yes
- Pentest report
- Not publicly documented
"Not publicly documented" means Crail found no public evidence either way — not a confirmed absence. See our methodology. Trust center: https://trust.datadoghq.com.
FAQ
Does Datadog have a free tier?
Yes, Datadog offers a free tier or free trial.
Can you buy Datadog without talking to sales?
Yes, Datadog can be purchased self-serve without a sales call.
Does Datadog have an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server?
Yes, Datadog publishes an official MCP server.
What compliance certifications does Datadog hold?
Datadog holds: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP High, PCI DSS, CSA STAR.
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Methodology & disclosure
Data verified via agent crawled, last checked 2026-07-26. Agent-readiness methodology version crail-ar-v0.1. No vendor payment influences these scores — see our methodology page.