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	USD 5 monthly Aggregate all your logs, your own way. Log Observability Starts at: $5.00 Per GB per month* Scalable, full stack, multi-source log management Free Trial Intuitive Web-based log viewer Team-wide groups & searches Unlimited systems & users Encrypted logging Long	Usage · per GB per month	Standalone · Starting at

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

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

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Datadog

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

Papertrail

August 27, 2026 Source
- Log Observability: USD 5 monthly