Pick Tovin.io if

You want standalone cloud cost without a full Datadog footprint, and DigitalOcean spend matters.

Pick Datadog Cloud Cost Management if

You already live in Datadog dashboards, have tag governance in place, and want cost as another panel next to APM and infra metrics.

What mattersTovin.ioDatadog Cloud Cost Management
DigitalOcean support First-class cloud, native ingest· No native source; DIY via Custom Costs FOCUS uploads
Standalone purchase Yes, no other product required· Requires active Datadog Infrastructure or APM contract
Pricing transparency Public: Free / $49 / $149 per month· $5 per $1K cloud spend/month (Pro, annual), on top of platform
Mapping model Tags, accounts, regex rules with dry-run preview· Datadog tags and facets, tied to existing host inventory
Setup Read-only billing credentials, value in hours· Requires Datadog agent footprint and tag governance in place
Free tier Free forever up to $3K tracked spend· No standalone free tier
Pricing

Datadog CCM is priced at $5 per $1,000 of monthly cloud spend on the Pro plan (annual billing) and requires the Datadog platform underneath. Tovin.io publishes Free up to $3K tracked spend, Team at $49/month, and Operator at $149/month (checked June 2026).

Two different products under one umbrella term

Datadog CCM was added to deepen the value of Datadog's observability platform — it is most useful for teams already operating Datadog at scale. Tovin.io is built for the team that needs allocation across AWS, GCP, and DigitalOcean without committing to an observability suite first.

When the platform model bites

Datadog's platform is priced per host across Infrastructure and APM, and CCM adds $5 per $1,000 of cloud spend per month on top. For an engineering-led team with a small DigitalOcean footprint and a few AWS accounts, the all-in cost can be larger than the cloud bill being analyzed. Tovin.io's flat tiers are tied to tracked-spend bands, not host count.

Who tovin.io is for

SREs & Platform Engineering leads Solo founders Finance & ops

Frequently asked

Does Datadog Cloud Cost Management work without paying for Datadog observability?

No. It is an add-on inside the Datadog platform and assumes an existing Datadog Infrastructure or APM contract. Tovin.io runs standalone on read-only billing credentials.

Can Datadog CCM monitor DigitalOcean spend?

Not natively. DigitalOcean is not a supported cloud cost source, though Datadog's Custom Costs feature accepts FOCUS-format uploads, so a DIY DO pipeline is possible if you build and maintain it. Tovin.io ingests DO billing natively alongside AWS and GCP.

Is Datadog cheaper for engineering-led teams?

Not usually. Datadog charges per host for the platform and CCM adds $5 per $1,000 of cloud spend per month, so all-in cost grows with both infrastructure and the bill. Tovin.io caps engineering-side cost at $49 or $149 per month regardless of host count.

When is Datadog CCM the right pick?

When the team already operates Datadog dashboards, has tag governance in place, and wants cost as another panel next to APM and infra metrics.