Pick BugSnag if
mobile / full-stack teams who will stay on Free at $0 (7.5k events, 1 user) while they open a first Inbox, then move the event slider on Select when a second teammate needs the same project.
Read the BugSnag pageBugSnag vs Datadog
Our take
Pick BugSnag if mobile / full-stack teams who will stay on Free at $0 (7.5k events, 1 user) while they open a first Inbox, then move the event slider on Select when a second teammate needs the same project. Pick Datadog if ops / app teams who will stay on Infrastructure Free (up to 5 hosts) while they open a first Trace Explorer list, then buy Infra Pro at $15 / host / month when they need longer retention — and APM
Best for
BugSnag A crash inbox you start at $0
Datadog Spans you search at a public $
Free plan
BugSnag $0 · /month. 1 user. 7,500 events / month. 1M spans / month. 50+ platforms. 30+ integrations. 7 days retention
Datadog No free plan
Lowest paid
BugSnag Not published by the vendor
Datadog Infrastructure Pro $15
Next step up
BugSnag
Datadog APM (standalone) $36/mo yearly
Runs where
BugSnag Hosted
Datadog Hosted
Watch out
BugSnag Select / Preferred hid a non-zero sticker
Datadog $15 is per host, not a seat
Last checked
BugSnag 2026-10-23 · bugsnag.com/pricing
Datadog 2026-10-23 · datadoghq.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Datadog if
ops / app teams who will stay on Infrastructure Free (up to 5 hosts) while they open a first Trace Explorer list, then buy Infra Pro at $15 / host / month when they need longer retention — and APM at $36 / host / month standalone when they instrument traces.
Read the Datadog page