# Datadog APM Optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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1 documented Datadog APM cost inefficiency, with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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1 documented Datadog APM cost inefficiency, with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 1 inefficiency

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- Datadog APM  CER-0542

### [Datadog APM Span Ingestion and Indexing Beyond Host Allotments](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/datadog-apm-span-ingestion-and-indexing-beyond-host-allotments)

Datadog APM bills per APM host, and each host brings a monthly allotment of ingested span volume and indexed spans. Usage above the pooled allotment is billed separately per GB ingested and per million spans indexed. Overage usually comes...

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