Axiom vs Datadog

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Axiom

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USD · US · source: axiom.co

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Axiom Cloud	USD 25 monthly $25 / month Platform fee + usage. No minimum commitment.	Usage · / month Platform fee + usage	Standalone · Usage based
Personal	Free $0 / month Permanent. No credit card required.	Flat · / month	Standalone · Free

Datadog

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USD · US · source: www.datadoghq.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $0	Unit · per host	Standalone · Free
Pro Highlighted	USD 18 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment $18 on-demand or $15/host/month billed annually	Unit · per host per month	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	USD 27 monthly · USD 23 / month with annual commitment $27 on-demand or $23/host/month billed annually	Unit · per host per month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Axiom

Axiom Cloud

ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Data loading: 1 TB / mo (included in platform fee)

Included
ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Query compute: 100 GB-hours / mo

Included
ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Storage: 100 GB

Included
PRICING Volume discounts: Automatic, in-console, sub-linear

Included
PRICING Pre-purchase credits: Available (up to 40% off)

Included
RETENTION Retention window: Configurable

Included
COST CONTROLS Spend alerts and hard caps: Yes, in-console

Included
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) SSO (SAML): $100 / mo

Limited
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Directory Sync (SCIM): $100 / mo

Limited
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Role-Based Access Control: $50 / mo

Limited
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Audit Log: $50 / mo

Limited
SUPPORT Support tier: Email included. SLA / dedicated as add-ons

Included
COMPLIANCE HIPAA BAA: Self-serve add-on

Limited
DEPLOYMENT Edge regions: Available

Included

Personal

ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Data loading: 500 GB / mo

Included
ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Query compute: 10 GB-hours / mo

Included
ALWAYS FREE ALLOWANCE Storage: 25 GB

Included
PRICING Volume discounts: n/a

Excluded
PRICING Pre-purchase credits: n/a

Excluded
RETENTION Retention window: 30 days

Included
COST CONTROLS Spend alerts and hard caps: n/a (no spend)

Excluded
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) SSO (SAML): Excluded
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Directory Sync (SCIM): Excluded
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Role-Based Access Control: Excluded
GOVERNANCE & ENTERPRISE (SELF-SERVE ADD-ONS) Audit Log: Excluded
SUPPORT Support tier: Community

Included
COMPLIANCE HIPAA BAA: Excluded
DEPLOYMENT Edge regions: Excluded

Datadog

Free

Plan card Hosts: Up to 5

Included
Plan card Metric retention: 1 day

Included
Plan card Core collection and visualization: Included

Pro

Plan card Integrations: 1,000+

Included
Plan card Out-of-the-box dashboards: Included
Plan card Metric retention: 15 months

Included

Enterprise

Plan card Machine-learning alerts: Included
Plan card Live Processes: Included
Plan card Governance Console: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Axiom

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Axiom Cloud: USD 25 monthly
- Personal: Free
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Personal — default: Free
- Axiom Cloud — default: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

Datadog

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Pro: USD 18 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: USD 27 monthly · USD 23 / month with annual commitment