Datadog Synthetic Monitoring review

Datadog Synthetic Monitoring has the broadest testing scope here, but it is built for teams already inside Datadog. API tests cost $5 per 10,000 runs a month billed annually, or $7.20 on demand, and browser tests $12 per 1,000 runs. Tests can run every minute for API and browser checks and every 30 seconds for network paths, from Datadog-managed locations across AWS, GCP and Azure or from private locations inside your network. Browser tests can be recorded without code, and Datadog says they recompute broken locators automatically after small frontend changes. Mobile app tests and CI/CD integration let the same tests guard deployments. The real advantage is correlation: a failed check links straight to the metrics, traces and logs that explain it. For a small team that only needs to know when a site is down, per-run billing is harder to forecast than a flat plan, and the platform takes longer to learn than a dedicated uptime tool.

Who it is for

Engineering teams already on Datadog that want synthetic tests tied to their metrics, traces and logs.

Price

API testing from $5 per 10,000 test runs per month billed annually, or $7.20 on demand.

API Testing Starting At $ 5 Per 10K test runs, per month* Test API endpoints and workflows
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Single and multistep API tests
• Browser tests with a no-code recorder and self-healing locators
• Mobile app tests on real devices
• Managed locations on AWS, GCP and Azure plus private locations
• CI/CD integration to block deployments that break key flows

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Test results link to Datadog metrics, traces and logs
• Strength: Private locations test apps behind firewalls
• Strength: Covers API, browser, mobile and network path tests
• Weakness: Usage-based billing is hard to forecast
• Weakness: Browser tests cost $12 per 1,000 runs billed annually
• Weakness: Most useful only if you already run Datadog

Key facts

• API test price: $5 per 10,000 runs billed annually
• Browser test price: $12 per 1,000 runs billed annually
• Fastest interval: 30 seconds for network path, 1 minute for API and browser

Where it ranks

Datadog Synthetic Monitoring is No. 8 in our Best Uptime Monitoring Tools verdict.