Pricing compared · Updated Mar 4, 2026
| Metric | BetterStack | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Base | Free | — |
| Per Host/mo | — | $15.00/host |
| Per GB Ingested | — | — |
| Retention | — | — |
Monthly cost at 4 usage levels -- from hobby project to production
| Usage Tier | BetterStack | Datadog | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
Hobby 3 hosts, 5 GB | <$0.01/mo | $45.00/mo | BetterStack saves $45.00/mo |
Startup 10 hosts, 50 GB | <$0.01/mo | $150.00/mo | BetterStack saves $150.00/mo |
Scale 50 hosts, 500 GB | <$0.01/mo | $750.00/mo | BetterStack saves $750.00/mo |
Enterprise 200 hosts, 2 TB | <$0.01/mo | $3,000.00/mo | BetterStack saves $3,000.00/mo |
Free tier: 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page, 100K exceptions/mo.
No free tier