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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-01-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001400400</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DemandTec, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DMAN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001407715</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Phelps William</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1 FRANKLIN PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>BUILDING 910</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN MATEO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94403</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EVP &amp; COO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-01-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>22750</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>7.138</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>15000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Sale effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on January 29, 2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Average sale price of $7.138 consists of the following blocks:  1700 shares were sold at $7.03 per share; 1600 at $7.04; 3200 at $7.05; 700 at $7.06; 2366 at $7.07; 3300 at $7.08; 734 at $7.09; 897 at $7.10; 1000 at $7.11; 1000 at $7.12; 300 at $7.13; 3 at $7.14; 100 at $7.15; 694 at $7.16; 1400 at $7.17; 506 at $7.18; 100 at $7.19; 200 at $7.21; 100 at $7.22; 100 at $7.26; 300 at $7.34; 100 at $7.45; 100 at $7.47; 1100 at $7.50; 200 at $7.51; 100 at $7.53; 120 at $7.57; 450 at $7.60; 180 at $7.61 and 100 shares were sold at $7.62 per share.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Michael McAdam, Attorney in Fact  For: William Phelps</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-01-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
