Databases Software Pricing (2026)
What 19 databases tools actually charge, taken from their own pricing pages and re-checked as they change. Cheapest first.
Pricing verified Aug 05, 2026
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Databases pricing at a glance
| Product | Entry price | Plans | Free plan | Free trial |
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| MongoDB Atlas | $0/mo | 3 | Yes | No |
| Xata | $0/mo | 3 | Yes | No |
| Upstash | $0/mo | 4 | Yes | Yes |
| Turso | $4/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| Aiven | $5/mo | 6 | Yes | Yes |
| PlanetScale | $5/mo | 2 | No | No |
| Airtable | $24/mo | 4 | Yes | Yes |
| Appwrite | $25/mo | 3 | Yes | No |
| Convex | $25/mo | 3 | Yes | No |
| Nhost | $25/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| Supabase | $25/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| MotherDuck | $250/mo | 3 | Yes | Yes |
| ClickHouse | Custom | 3 | No | Yes |
| CockroachDB | Custom | 3 | Yes | No |
| Firebase | Custom | 2 | Yes | No |
| InfluxDB | Custom | 6 | Yes | Yes |
| Neon | Custom | 3 | Yes | No |
| Redis Cloud | Custom | 3 | Yes | Yes |
| SingleStore | Custom | 4 | Yes | Yes |
Every databases tool we track, cheapest first
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MongoDB Atlas
Managed cloud database service.
Atlas isn't competing on being cheap — it's mid-to-premium in the managed database space, banking on being the default choice developers already trust rather than the lowest-cost option. It's going after teams who'll pay for reliability and less ops burden over shops hunting for the rock-bottom Postgres-as-a-service alternative.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Flex $0/mo · Dedicated $0/mo
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Xata
Serverless data platform.
They're playing the usage-based middle ground — pricier than raw self-hosted Postgres but cheaper and more granular than locking into a flat enterprise contract. The BYOC tier is aimed squarely at larger orgs who'd otherwise look at Crunchy Data or self-managed alternatives for control over their infrastructure.
Plans: Open Source $0/mo · Xata Cloud $0/mo · BYOC Contact Sales
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Upstash
Serverless Redis and Kafka.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Pay as You Go $0/mo · Fixed 250MB $10/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Turso
Edge database based on libSQL.
The jump from Scaler ($24.92) to Pro ($416.58) is a massive cliff — nearly 17x — which signals Turso is priced cheap at the bottom to hook indie devs and small teams, then bets on usage growth to capture serious revenue once you're locked into libSQL/SQLite-at-the-edge. They're clearly chasing the Postgres/PlanetScale-alternative crowd who want SQLite semantics without giving up production scale.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Developer $4/mo · Scaler $24/mo · Pro $416/mo
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Aiven
Managed open-source data platforms.
Aiven sits in the mid-to-premium range for managed open-source data services — they're not trying to undercut bare-metal DIY, they're competing with managed offerings from AWS, GCP, and Render by offering multi-cloud flexibility and a broader service catalog (Kafka, OpenSearch, etc.). The BYOC option signals they're actively courting enterprise buyers who can't send data to a third-party cloud.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Developer $5/mo · Hobbyist $12/mo · Startup $75/mo · Business $180/mo · Premium $270/mo
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PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL database platform.
No free tier and no free trial is a bold stance in a category (PlanetScale, Neon, Supabase) where free tiers are table stakes — they're betting that serious database buyers won't blink at paying from day one. This positions them as a mid-to-premium player chasing production workloads rather than hobbyists comparison-shopping for a free sandbox.
Plans: Base $5/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Airtable
Spreadsheet-database hybrid for teams.
Airtable sits mid-to-premium in the no-code database/spreadsheet-hybrid space — cheaper than heavyweight platforms like Smartsheet at scale, but pricier per seat than simpler tools like Google Sheets or Notion's database features. They're clearly chasing ops-heavy teams who'll pay for structure and automation rather than budget-conscious solo users.
Plans: Free $0/mo per seat · Team $24/mo per seat · Business $54/mo per seat · Enterprise Scale Contact Sales
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Appwrite
Open-source backend as a service.
At $25/mo base, Appwrite is positioning as the affordable self-hostable-turned-cloud BaaS, undercutting Firebase's implicit lock-in costs and competing directly with Supabase's Pro tier. They're going after indie devs and small teams who want AWS-level infrastructure without AWS-level complexity or pricing.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Pro $25/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Convex
Reactive backend for app developers.
At $25/dev/month, Convex is priced aggressively against backend-as-a-service competitors like Firebase or Supabase, positioning itself as the developer-friendly, affordable alternative to rolling your own infra. The $2,500 enterprise floor signals they're not chasing SMBs at scale — they want serious engineering teams willing to pay for reliability.
Plans: Free & Starter $0/mo · Professional $25/mo · Business & Enterprise Contact Sales
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Nhost
Open-source Firebase alternative with GraphQL.
Nhost is positioning as a Firebase/Supabase alternative with a more backend-complete stack (Hasura, auth, storage baked in), sitting in the mid-market on price — cheaper than rolling your own infra, but not the cheapest BaaS out there. They're going after product teams that want GraphQL-first development without the DevOps overhead, not the enterprise crowd chasing Salesforce-grade SLAs.
Plans: Starter $0/mo · Pro $25/mo · Team $599/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Supabase
Open source Firebase alternative.
Supabase sits in the middle-to-cheap end for indie devs and startups, undercutting Firebase's perceived complexity and pricing unpredictability while still competing with Postgres-as-a-service players like Neon and Render. The $599 jump to Team is steep though, which signals they're not really chasing mid-market — they want you to either stay small on Pro or go big on Enterprise.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Pro $25/mo · Team $599/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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MotherDuck
Serverless DuckDB analytics.
Positioned as a cost-efficient alternative to Snowflake and BigQuery for teams that don't need a full data warehouse — the $250 base is approachable, but the compute rates (especially Jumbo and above) put it in mid-market territory. They're clearly targeting data-savvy startups and mid-size teams who want DuckDB's speed without managing infrastructure themselves.
Plans: Lite $0/mo · Business $250/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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ClickHouse
Fast open-source OLAP database.
ClickHouse is going after the high-performance OLAP segment — think Snowflake and BigQuery alternatives for teams that care deeply about query speed on large datasets. The pricing is competitive for raw compute but the multi-dimensional billing (compute + storage + egress + ingestion) can stack up fast, positioning them as a serious tool for data-heavy teams rather than a budget play.
Plans: Basic Contact Sales · Scale Contact Sales · Enterprise Contact Sales
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CockroachDB
Distributed SQL that survives anything.
At $0.18/hr for 2 vCPUs, they're positioning competitively against managed Postgres alternatives like AlloyDB or Aurora, but the distributed SQL angle means they're really gunning for teams that have outgrown single-region databases — not the cheapest option, but cheaper than building multi-region resilience yourself.
Plans: Basic $0/mo · Standard Contact Sales · Advanced Contact Sales
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Firebase
Backend-as-a-service from Google.
Firebase undercuts most BaaS competitors at the entry point with a genuinely usable free tier, then competes on Google Cloud's infrastructure scale rather than on being the cheapest at volume. It's not fighting for budget-conscious teams long-term — it's positioned to hook indie devs and startups early and keep them as they grow into serious usage on GCP.
Plans: No-cost (Spark plan) $0/mo · Pay as you go (Blaze plan) Contact Sales
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InfluxDB
Time series database platform.
They're threading the needle between open-source time-series tools like Prometheus and the premium managed observability platforms — not the cheapest option once usage scales, but cheaper than purpose-built enterprise APM vendors. The AWS/GCP/Azure marketplace availability signals they're actively targeting cloud-native teams who already have committed spend to burn.
Plans: InfluxDB 3 Core $0/mo · InfluxDB 3 Enterprise Contact Sales · Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Contact Sales · Cloud Dedicated Contact Sales · Cloud Serverless Contact Sales · Telegraf Enterprise Contact Sales
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Neon
Serverless Postgres.
Neon undercuts traditional managed Postgres (RDS, Cloud SQL) on entry cost thanks to scale-to-zero branching, but the usage-based model means costs can climb fast for always-on, high-traffic workloads — so they're not trying to be the cheapest at scale, just the cheapest to start. They're chasing dev-heavy teams who want databases that behave like git branches, not enterprises looking for predictable flat bills.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Launch Contact Sales · Scale Contact Sales
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Redis Cloud
Managed Redis from the source.
They're not the cheapest managed Redis option — ElastiCache and self-hosted setups can undercut them — but they're selling convenience and Redis-native expertise as the premium. The $200 free credit on Pro is a smart move to pull in teams evaluating AWS or GCP managed alternatives.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Essentials Contact Sales · Pro Contact Sales
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SingleStore
Real-time unified database.
They're positioning as a high-performance alternative to Snowflake and Databricks for real-time analytics — not the cheapest option, but cheaper than the enterprise incumbents if your workloads are bursty rather than always-on. The $0.99/hr entry point is a deliberate foot-in-the-door against pricier managed database competitors.
Plans: Managed Shared $0/mo · Managed Standard Contact Sales · BYOC Standard Contact Sales · Managed Enterprise Contact Sales
Databases Software Pricing FAQ
- How much does databases software cost?
- Entry prices run from $0/mo (MongoDB Atlas) to $250/mo (MotherDuck), with a median entry price of $14/mo across the 12 priced products we track.
- What is the cheapest databases software?
- MongoDB Atlas has the lowest entry price of the databases software we track, at $0/mo. Xata ($0/mo) and Upstash ($0/mo) are next. MongoDB Atlas and Xata are free to start on.
- Is there free databases software?
- Yes — MongoDB Atlas, Xata, Upstash and 14 more offer a free plan.
- How is databases software usually priced?
- 13 of the 19 databases tools we track use usage based pricing, against 4 on hybrid and 1 on per seat.