This listing allows you to build an AMI with a pre-configured version of the latest Datadog Agent. By using the AMI with built-in Datadog Agent, you can easily deploy EC2 instances with Datadog's full stack monitoring capabilities, streamlining the setup of observability across your AWS infrastructure.
Highlights
Collects real-time logs, traces, and metrics for full-stack monitoring.
Provides deep visibility into infrastructure and application performance.
Easy to deploy on EC2 instances for streamlined observability setup.
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This listing is free to use. Each dimension maps to a specific AWS EC2 instance type, billed hourly. The agent runs on the instance you choose, and the hourly rate for every instance type is zero. You are not charged by Datadog for the software itself. Instead of tiers or feature packages, the dimensions simply mirror the wide range of EC2 instance families and sizes you might run on Windows. Pick the instance type that matches your workload. Any AWS infrastructure costs for running the instance are separate and billed by AWS.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What does each dimension map to, and how is one hourly unit counted for billing?
Each dimension maps to a specific AWS EC2 instance type running Windows. One unit is one hour that the chosen instance runs with the agent installed. The software rate is zero for every instance type, so no software charge accrues per hour regardless of which instance you pick.
Am I charged if the instance is stopped, or if I switch to a larger instance type?
The software rate stays at zero whether the instance runs or is stopped, so switching instance types changes no software charge. Any AWS compute or storage fees for running or storing the instance are separate and billed by AWS, not by Datadog.
Does this free agent require a paid Datadog plan to send and view monitoring data?
The agent is the collection software and carries no charge here. To ingest, store, and view data, you need a Datadog platform subscription such as infrastructure monitoring, which is priced per host and billed separately. The agent itself does not include that platform usage.
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Version release notes
First release of Datadog Agent IB component for Windows
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Datadog is a monitoring service for large-scale applications that aggregates data across your entire stack with 250+ integrations for troubleshooting, alerting and graphing.
Datadog is a SaaS-based unified observability and security platform providing full visibility into the health and performance of each layer of your environment at a glance.
Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for large-scale applications that aggregates data across your entire stack with 250+ integrations for troubleshooting, alerting and graphing.
Real-Time Tracing and Integrations, Challenging Setup
Reviewed on Nov 03, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I value Datadog’s real-time tracing engine and its integrations.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find Datadog’s initial installation and configuration quite complex, particularly in a containerized Docker setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Datadog for application performance and real-user monitoring. Its real-time tracing and integrations help me connect application errors with user input, and I get real-time latency alerts and error notifications during major performance drops.
Robert H.
Unified Multi-Cloud Visibility, but Agent Setup Takes Effort
Reviewed on Oct 28, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I value Datadog's deep visibility across heterogeneous multi-cloud environments. I appreciate the out-of-the-box AWS and GCP integrations, which let us pull high-resolution metrics from EC2, EKS, and GCP services with consistent, reliable tagging.
What do you dislike about the product?
I found the initial agent setup and configuration complex.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Datadog solves our multi-cloud visibility fragmentation and the complexity of managing native cloud monitoring tools.
Maribel B.
Powerful Log Insights, but a Cluttered Interface
Reviewed on Oct 26, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I rely on Datadog as our primary centralized hub for monitoring the software development life cycle. I like its granular log filtering and flexible data visualization.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find Datadog’s user interface can feel messy and cluttered for novice users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Datadog to address application debugging, log fragmentation, and incident management across development environments.
Marlene A.
Fast AWS Setup, Powerful Visibility—But Pricing Adds Up
Reviewed on Oct 25, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I use Datadog as my primary observability platform for real-time visibility across our AWS systems. It helps me avoid switching between separate tools when investigating a backend slowdown.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find Datadog's pricing steep, and its documentation complex.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Datadog to avoid context switching and fragmented observability during production instances.
Elsie T.
Unifies Complex Data with Smooth, Efficient Setup
Reviewed on Oct 24, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I use Datadog as our primary central platform to consolidate heterogeneous data across our tech stack. I like monitoring networks and being able to ingest data from different sources and index it under a unified pattern schema.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike disabled features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Datadog solves data fragmentation for us and the operational bottlenecks created by isolated monitoring networks.