# Datadog Cost Optimization: Custom Metrics, Logs, and Commitments

> LevelFour reads your Datadog bill and contract, then ships the savings: unused custom metrics, oversized log indexes, and on-demand overage.

Source: https://levelfour.ai/blog/datadog-cost-optimization

Updated: 2026-10-30

October 30, 2026. By Gabriel Nielsen.

LevelFour now connects to Datadog. You see every Datadog product's spend by day and by team, next to your cloud, SaaS and AI spend, and your usage against the contract with a month-end forecast. Then LevelFour ships the savings for you.

## What LevelFour finds

- Custom metrics nobody uses, trimmed with Metrics without Limits.
- Tags nobody queries on the metrics your team does use, dropped so each metric counts fewer combinations.
- Logs kept in expensive indexes longer than anyone searches them, moved to Flex Logs.
- Debug and health-check logs filtered out before indexing.
- On-demand charges above your commitment, with an alert before they start and a commitment sized to your usage at renewal.
- Datadog costs that land on your AWS bill, like log archives and CloudWatch polling.

Each saving ships as a change in your Datadog account or as a pull request to your Terraform.

## Get started

[Start with LevelFour](https://levelfour.ai/sign-up) and connect your Datadog parent organization with two keys, as the [Datadog connector docs](https://docs.levelfour.ai/connectors/datadog) show. Your Datadog spend shows up the next day.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I reduce Datadog costs?

Trim unused custom metrics, move old logs to Flex Logs, and size your commitment to real usage. LevelFour finds each one and ships the change.

### Does LevelFour change my Datadog account?

Only to ship a saving, through the Datadog API or a pull request on your Terraform.

## See what LevelFour can save you

[Start free trial](https://levelfour.ai/sign-up) · [Get in touch](https://levelfour.cal.com/)

## About LevelFour

The FinOps platform that actually cuts costs. One system of record for Cloud, SaaS, and AI spend. LevelFour applies each saving, or your engineers merge it as code.

- **Cloud Savings**: 30% success fee on savings found and applied. No hidden charges, only pay on what you actually save.
- **Pro**: $30 per month · Up to $2,500 spend/mo
- **Scale**: $200 per month · Up to $7,500 spend/mo
- **Enterprise**: Custom · Unlimited spend

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