How to reduce cost of Datadog workflows - I need them for just prototyping and experimenting

I have an honest question: why are DataDog Workflows so expensive that they prevent me from prototyping and experimenting? They cost $0.10 per execution. This is at least 20x more expensive than all other monitoring solutions and 50-300x more expensive than Serverless functions. This is even more expensive than browser based testing. :confused: I think the PO and Sales missed the mark on this product here. I’ve mentioned this many times before without hearing a response.

You can always trigger a CURL webhook integration which is free into your lambda function of choice. It obviously requires more configuration/fiddling, and I’m guessing that’s the price point: simplicity and default integrations in 2-clicks.

I’ve had to create DataDog Workflow custom web requests because it is missing major APIs like edit DD resource, or using Atlassian APIs. So moving that logic into a Lambda is quite easy and cheap. I just wish DataDog would make this feature more appealing. It lacks out of box functionality and is so expensive. If it happens here it probably exists in other product offerings and leaves a sour taste in my mouth about the platform.