The 'Datadog Tax': Why Indian SaaS Firms are Pivoting to Open-Source Observability

Indian SaaS companies are facing ballooning observability costs as Datadog’s multi-layered pricing scales faster than their revenue. By switching to open-source stacks like Grafana and Prometheus, mid-market firms can achieve 7-10x cost savings while maintaining robust monitoring capabilities. This trend highlights a growing shift toward cost-aware engineering in emerging tech hubs.