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About Datadog
Datadog Overview
Datadog is a software company that offers an integrated platform for monitoring and security. It helps see inside any stack, any app, at any scale, anywhere.
Datadog's 62 Products
Reduce security risk with OSS vulnerability detection in production
Reduce security risk with OSS vulnerability detection in production
Reduce security risk with OSS vulnerability detection in production
APM Enterprise starts $40 per host every month for optimizing code performance in production with minimal overhead.
APM Pro starts at $35 per host every month for track and improving the performance of your streaming data pipelines end to end. It can be billed annually or $42 on-demand.
Cloud Workload Security is a real-time eBPF-powered threat detection across your hosts and containers.
Flex Logs Starter is for historical investigations and long-term retention
DevSecOps Enterprise has advanced risk and threat detection capabilities
Secure your cloud resources and adhere to industry standards with DevSecOps Pro
Infrastructure Enterprise includes advanced features and administrative controls
Infrastructure Free offers core collection and visualization features.
Infrastructure Pro allows centralized monitoring of systems, services, and serverless functions
Infrastructure Pro Plus monitors and security platform for cloud applications.
Flex Compute provides multiple preconfigured compute options to suit your search and analytics workloads
Use Flex Storage for historical investigations or security, audit, and compliance use cases
Ingest, process, enrich, live tail, and archive all your logs
Centralize your log processing, enrichment and routing to multiple destinations
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| Supplier | Datadog | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Median Contract Value | $151,979 | $2,300,000 |
| Avg Savings | 9.78% | 10.17% |
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Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"Our rep told us that we would be eligible for a 5% discount off of the second year if we agreed to a 2-year renewal term."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"Datadog's Q4 2024 earnings report showed strong revenue growth (25% YoY to $738 million), exceeding guidance, and a record $1 billion in bookings, but operating margins decreased, and the 2025 revenue outlook was below analyst expectations.
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We were able to renew flat in terms of per user rates, even with a very slight (sub 5%) descope. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We got a 10% discount on log ingestion for any ingestion greater than 750 TB."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We were able to blend our previous growth tier rates together for one set rate at renewal. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We weren't growing so we didn't get any additional savings with Datadog. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"Datadog was able to extend an additional 6% discount to us upon renewal to adhere to budget constraints."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We were on a legacy Datadog plan with allotments that are no longer offered by Datadog. We were able to work with our rep to update our contract line items but maintain our existing allotment discounts by entering into a 3 year term. This equated to significant savings."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"We were offered a Drawdown Agreement as our contract with Datadog grew to over $300k. After evaluation it was determined that our usage was predictable enough that a regular Multi-Month Commitment met our needs."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis month
"Datadog would not budge on our contract or give us any kind of savings for growth. We were willing to entertain a 2 year but it came with a 2.5% discount which isn't enough for our internal team to approve. Decided to descope and will look for alternatives in the next year. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"From the off the rep let us know that we could renew flat in terms of per unit rates YOY if we kept the same commitment - with Vendr we confirmed that our rates were competitive and that this was a good deal."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Whilst being told we were able to renew flat on our YOY per unit rates at the beginning of the agreement we actually managed to removed 5% of TCV and maintain the flat YOY rates. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"While we have appreciated the value of Datadog over the years their pricing is high. Dynatrace has a competitive offering that not only fulfills our needs with Datadog but SumoLogic as well for a decreased price."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Datadog typically only approves rollover of unused funds if the renewal is of equal or greater value. However they have some flexibility if they amount is small and there is anticipated adoption of additional features during the term."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Datadog has changed their order forms to provide a link to allotments rather than have them list on the agreement. With push back you can have the allotments added back into the actual contract."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"We needed to renew before the holidays and had some growth on our contract. We didn't have grounds to stand on to get our price per unit decreased because we didn't have the option to switch last minute. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Our Datadog contract grew by a couple thousand dollars a month, they came back to us with increased pricing. Our rep hasn't been able to help us secure better pricing as they are dragging out the discussions. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Datadog uplifted certain skus that we were growing in this year. Our quote reflected higher pricing than what is listed on their website. We were able to push back and get discounted pricing by growing. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"We were open to a multi-year deal and Datadog initially came back with a 5% discount. We pushed and got it up to 9%. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"Optimizing Logs and Log retention was the best way we were able to save costs. Our default was set to 15 day retention for logs that were not needed. It took time but we were able to cut down and save money. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"We were able to negotiate our rates with Datadog but we had to present growth in areas (Hosts, APM, and Logs) to get discounting. They will push you to pay list pricing on their website if there is no growth."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"While typically resistant to offering credits to offset non annual payment terms, Datadog has some flexibility for accounts with high growth and semi-annual or quarterly payment needs."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis quarter
"As our contract grew to over $300k Datadog proposed a move to their Drawdown plan. This was beneficial for us as we were able to get reduced rates not only on our committed services but some of the other products we utilize on demand during the year."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"It is important to clarify what items are discounted on Datadog's draw down plans. On some plans they will on discount on-demand rates for the "flex spend bucket" and they can't draw down on demand and committed spend from the same bucket."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"Datadog tried to increase our per sku costs by 5% despite growth on our contract. After conversations with Datadog we moved to a drawdown plan which includes a discount on on-demand rates for the "flex spend bucket.""Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We setup overage notifications by going to datadog.usage.* namespace and creating dashboards to visualize these metrics and set up monitors to alert us when usage approaches a certain threshold.
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"By switching from custom metrics to native integrations, we were able to reduce our quantities significantly "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We automated the limitation of tags on custom metrics which helped reduce our costs significantly "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We used Observability Pipelines to limit tag cardinality before metrics are ingested which saved us a ton on our bill"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"Implementing cost monitoring and anomaly detection can help you catch unexpected spikes in usage before they result in large bills. Datadog emits metrics like datadog.estimated_usage.* which allow you to set up anomaly alarms. This approach can prevent budget overruns caused by unforeseen changes in your environment.
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"According to their last earnings call 83% of companies are using 2+ products and 49% using 4+ products. This stickiness makes them harder to replace."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"According to their last earning call, Datadog has 28,700 paid company users, with 3,390 with an ARR of $100,000 or more, generating about 87% of their ARR.
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"While the MSA itself might be rigid, Datadog allows for some customization through the Order Form. This can include specific terms or conditions related to the deal.
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"If you are on Enterprise Hosts and not using a lot of containers and custom metrics, you should move to Pro Plus hosts which has the same features with a smaller commitment and is $18 vs $23"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We were able to save a significant amount by moving from Pro Plus Hosts to Enterprise Hosts because we had a very high volume of containers and custom metrics. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"Pro Hosts - $15, included 5 containers, 100 custom metrics
Pro Plus Host - $18, includes 10 containers, 100 custom metrics + anomaly monitoring, forecasts monitoring, live processes, watchdog monitoring
Enterprise Hosts - $23, includes 20 containers, 200 custom metrics + anomaly monitoring, forecasts monitoring, live processes, watchdog monitoring
"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"If there is a large amount of custom metrics and containers being used, it's typically always cheaper to be on Enterprsie Hosts, despite the cost increase the bundle saves from additional CM and Container commitment"Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We moved from month to month to a 2 year contract and were able to lock in a one time promotional discount along with some added sku discounts. Our team went back and forth with Datadog on budget restrictions and upfront payment. We ended up getting a 12% discount. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"Our DataDog rep indicated to us that they no longer offer their Drawdown plan with discounted overages for users who wish to pay monthly. You will need to both have over $300K in annual contract value and be on annual billing to qualify for this plan. They were willing to offer us a drawdown with a flex commitment bucket, but this plan did not make sense for our organization. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"Datadog has notified us that they have increased their premium for non-annual payment terms. Previously it was Monthly - 10%, Quarterly - 5%, Semi-Annual - 2.5%. Now it is Monthly - 10%, Quarterly - 7.5%, Semi-Annual - 5%."Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We noticed that we were quoted a 2 year agreement and were not given a discount which Datadog typically does. We pushed on this and got a 5% discount while keeping quarterly payments and the old drawdown plan pricing. "Company with 201-1000 employeesThis year
"We moved to annual payments for our Datadog renewal to bring down our costs per feature and leveraged growth to secure an additional ~14% discount on a 12 month term."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"They imposed a 7% uplift on our contract to stay on quarterly payments. We were able to get this down to 5% by getting leadership involved. We likely will be churning next year and moving to Grafana. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"After reviewing our usage we were able to save by reducing scope and paying for exactly what we needed, we also received a small discount for our renewal on a 12 month term."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"We have a $1M+ contract with Datadog. They offered 4% for a 2 year and 7% for a 3 year in the form of a one time promotional discount"Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Datadog indicated that we should keep at least 1 custom metric in our Order Form to lock in legacy pricing, indicating there may be an increase coming soon"Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"If using enterprise hosts, typically this is if there are a lot of custom metrics or containers. If AI alerts are not needed, switch to pro plus hosts to right-size the contract and get additional savings"Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Datadog told us we could not decrease our log retention if we bought through AWS Marketplace. We are on 30 day."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Datadog had an error that they just patched in how they count session for RUM Mobile. The issue is tracking react native where it's counting multiple sessions when someone uses an app in the background and splitting up longer sessions. We should have had around 5000 and they had us at 150,000. We are working on getting refunded but this was a huge error that led to giant bills and should affect all Datadog users. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Datadog charges a 1.5% uplift for going through AWS Marketplace. They have told us that there were some technical limitations to where they cannot charge for on-demand for a number of different products (RUM, Sensitive Data Scanner, Database Monitoring and more). So it sounds like we have avoiding any on-demand bills for those products. They have told us that starting June 1st, this will be resolved and have asked us to accept a new private offer link. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Important to get the following language included on the Order Form for multi-year Drawdown deals to protect from under-commitment:
"Should Customer’s use of the Services not exceed the Yearly Spend Allowance prior to the end of Year 1, Datadog will credit the remaining amount to the following year’s Yearly Spend Allowance. For clarity, Customer will not be entitled to a refund or credit of any uncharged portion of the Year 2 Yearly Spend Allowance remaining at the End Date of this Order Term.""Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"In the past, Datadog will rarely include any language guaranteeing rollover of unused funds, however, we saw this on a multi-year, $1M+ ARR deal:
"At the end of this Order Term, provided that the Customer enters a renewal Order with a minimum term of 12 months, and that Customer's annualized committed spend does not decrease, Datadog shall credit any prepaid but unused amounts of up to $90,000.00 applicable to the Base Fee under this Order (the "Credit of Unused Funds"). Such Credit of Unused Funds may only be used against Datadog Services on the renewal Order, and for the avoidance of doubt, would not be redeemable for cash.""Company with 1-200 employeesA while ago
"During our renewal negotiation, we received a proposal to increase our log prices by $0.03 per million, but we were able to successfully push back and keep our rate the same. "Company with more than 1000 employeesA while ago
"We were able to get roughly ~10% discount across the services we used as part of our renewal discussions with Datadog."Company with 1-200 employeesA while ago
"We managed to get them to backdate our agreement to avoid overages, but we had to push back multiple times."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"If you're buying through the AWS Marketplace, DataDog will increase the price of the contract. They are one of the only suppliers to do this -- however AWS can apply credits to offset this upcharge."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"By moving from a subscription to an annual contract, we saw per-unit savings from 14-17% across all the features we used. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"They had initially indicated that they would not accept redlines under 100k in spend, but ended up doing so even though our level of spend is fairly low (~$25k/year)."Company with 1-200 employeesA while ago
"We ran our purchases through Insight instead of directly through DataDog, and saw great rates with our high volume."Company with 1-200 employeesA while ago
"We were able to negotiate different payment terms for the period while we were doing our proof of concept. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Negotiating line items where you're expecting growth is easier -- we were able to get 25% off list price for Indexed Spans. "Company with 1-200 employeesA while ago
"It was difficult to get any additional discounting since our usage had no growth."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"We learned the hard way that if you have two different log retention SKUs on your contract, you won't be able to transact through AWS marketplace due to technical limitations -- AWS is working on fixing this. "Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Our conversation suggested that Datadog will charge a premium for different payment terms: 2.5% for semi-annual payments, 5% for quarterly, and 10% premium for monthly payments."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"They showed us some flexibility on pricing for one of our line items that were growing, and were able to provide us ~30% discount when we switched some line items from on-demand to committed pricing."Company with 201-1000 employeesA while ago
"Buying Datadog through AWS Marketplace is effectively paying list price."About Vendr
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