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Cloudcraft review (2026): is it any good?

Live cloud architecture diagrams, included with Datadog

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1.8GPA

Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026

Best for live cloud architecture diagrams for Datadog customers

Cloudcraft draws architecture diagrams of your AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle accounts from Datadog's integrations. It's included with a Datadog subscription and has no plan of its own, and several overlays only show if you pay for the matching Datadog product. It maps what exists and isn't a whiteboard.

Who Cloudcraft is for

  • Fits if you already pay for Datadog and want live architecture maps
  • Works for cloud engineers who need diagrams that follow infrastructure changes

Who Cloudcraft is not for

  • Skip it if you don't use Datadog, as there's no separate plan
  • Not for you if you want a freeform whiteboard, because it only maps existing infrastructure
  • Watch out: logs, cost, security, APM and GPU overlays need the matching Datadog subscription
  • Watch out: the diagrams depend on cloud accounts being connected through Datadog first
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Why Cloudcraft gets a 1.8

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • CValue for moneyThe price is $0 on top of a Datadog subscription, but there's no separate plan, so you pay for Datadog to get it.
  • FFree plan and trialNothing free on its own: no standalone free plan or trial is on record, only inclusion with Datadog.
  • CFeaturesAutomatic multi-cloud diagrams, overlays and export. But it only maps existing infrastructure, and the cost, security, logs and APM overlays need the matching Datadog product.
  • CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts through Datadog's integrations first.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and VMware vSphere, and connects to Datadog and Claude Code.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Datadog's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Cloudcraft stands among whiteboard and mind map tools

Cloudcraft's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 5.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 98) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Cloudcraft has no paid plan.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cloudcraft’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 98, level with 47
  • FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 98, level with 1
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98, level with 76
  • CEase of useAbove 1 of 98, level with 77
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 98, level with 55

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessCloudcraft

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
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Keep Cloudcraft, or make your own?

Keep it

Cloudcraft is free, so making your own would save you nothing.

And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 91 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher.

What you could not

  • A diagram editor.
  • Several people working in it at the same moment.
  • It plugs into other products, Datadog, AWS and Azure among them.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Cloudcraft’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is Cloudcraft?

Cloudcraft builds architecture diagrams of cloud accounts automatically from Datadog's cloud integrations. It covers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and on-prem VMware vSphere, and can overlay monitors, logs, costs and security findings. It is made by Datadog and included with every Datadog subscription.

Worth knowing

  • Cloudcraft is described as included with Datadog; the pricing page lists no separate paid plan.
  • Logs, cost, security, APM and GPU overlays appear only when the matching Datadog subscription is in use.
  • It maps existing infrastructure rather than serving as a freeform whiteboard.

Key features

Automatic diagrams
Maps are built and kept current from the read-only cloud integrations already connected to Datadog, with no agent needed for cloud accounts.
Multi-cloud coverage
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud accounts, plus on-prem environments such as VMware vSphere, can sit on one diagram.
Overlays
Infrastructure, monitors and observability coverage are included; logs, cost, security, APM and GPU overlays follow the Datadog products you use.
Export and embed
Export diagrams to SVG and PDF, or embed live diagrams in Datadog dashboards.
AI and MCP access
Ask Bits AI questions beside a diagram, or connect agents such as Claude Code and Codex through the Datadog MCP Server.

Cloudcraft pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Cloudcraft is free to use.

Starts at
Free
Free plan
None
Free trial
None listed
Included with Datadog$0Free with any Datadog subscription, including the free tier and trial; unlimited teammates and diagrams.

Read from cloudcraft.co on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Cloudcraft before you buy.

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Common questions

Does Cloudcraft have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cloudcraft is listed for Web.

Does Cloudcraft have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cloudcraft is listed for Web.

Is Cloudcraft open source?

Cloudcraft is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.