Datadog vs Papertrail

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.

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

Papertrail

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USD · US · source: www.papertrail.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Log Observability Highlighted	USD 5 per GB Starts at: $5.00 Per GB per month*	Usage · Per GB per month	Standalone · Usage based

What each plan includes

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

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

Papertrail

Log Observability

Highlights Intuitive Web-based log viewer: Included
Highlights Team-wide groups & searches: Included
Highlights Unlimited systems & users: Included
Highlights Encrypted logging: Included
Highlights Long-term archive: Included
Highlights REST API: Included
Highlights Search alerts: 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.

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

Papertrail

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Log Observability: USD 5 per GB
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Log Observability: USD 5 monthly