Datadog DNS Monitoring
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Datadog DNS Monitoring, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Datadog DNS Monitoring's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Network Monitoring | $5 a month | DNS Monitoring is described as part of Cloud Network Monitoring · annually, per network host |
The facts
Each one read from Datadog DNS Monitoring's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The Cloud Network Monitoring API can fetch aggregated connections and DNS traffic with their attributes.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Client diagnostics
- It can identify services or pods generating high DNS request volume, detect invalid upstream requests, and break down DNS errors by type.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Context
- Dashboards can show DNS server metrics, traces, and logs alongside data from the rest of the stack.checked 4 Oct 2026
- DNS tests
- Automated DNS tests can check resolvability and lookup times for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT records from managed locations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The Bind 9 integration enriches and visualizes Query, Query Errors, Network, Lame Servers, Notify, and Security log types with out-of-the-box dashboards.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Datadog Cloud Network Monitoring provides a unified view of the health of internal DNS servers and service discovery.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Cloud Network Monitoring requires Datadog Agent v6.14 or later, and DNS monitoring uses eBPF on Linux kernel versions 4.4.0 or later, or systems with eBPF features backported.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Datadog’s Trust Center lists compliance materials including SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP High.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Server diagnostics
- It lets users compare DNS request counts across load-balanced servers, establish baselines among similar servers, and troubleshoot latency without SSH access.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Datadog’s Trust Center says its support team can help with questions about a security advisory.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Datadog says its global headquarters is in New York City.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- Datadog says it was founded in New York in 2010.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- Datadog advertises a 14-day free trial with no credit card required on the DNS Server Monitoring page.checked 4 Oct 2026
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