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# Pricing
> Plans, regions, and what's included
## Plans
**\$0/month**
For development and testing.
* Shared PostgreSQL instance
* 2 GB storage per database
* 5 concurrent connections
* 1 database
* pgvector on default database
* SSL encryption
* All regions
* Deleted after 30 days of inactivity
**From \$15/month**
Dedicated single-node PostgreSQL. No shared resources, no HA overhead.
* 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM (EU Central)
* 55 GB NVMe storage available
* Dedicated — no neighbours
* Up to 100 connections
* Daily backups (7-day retention)
* SSL encryption
* Never deleted for inactivity
* Pricing varies by region (EU cheapest)
**Starting at \$35/node/month**
For production workloads with automatic failover.
* Dedicated infrastructure
* 1-3 nodes with automatic failover
* Up to 100 connections
* Automated daily backups (14-day retention)
* Point-in-time recovery
* Real-time monitoring
* pgvector + 4 extensions
* Email notifications
* EU Central & US East (not Singapore)
## Per-region pricing
Pricing is set **per region** (USD/month). For HA tiers (Starter, Growth, Scale) the price is **per node**; Solo is a single node. **EU Central is the cheapest region** and US East is the most expensive. The HA tiers are offered in EU Central and US East; Singapore offers the Solo plan only.
| Plan | EU Central | US East | Asia Pacific (Singapore) |
| ------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------------------------ |
| Solo | \$15 | \$29 | \$25 |
| Starter | \$35/node | \$59/node | — |
| Growth | \$59/node | \$119/node | — |
| Scale | \$99/node | \$229/node | — |
Singapore offers the Solo plan only; the HA tiers (Starter/Growth/Scale) are available in EU-Central and US-East.
The Free tier is \$0 in every region. EU Central keeps its existing prices; US East and Singapore are priced higher to reflect regional infrastructure costs.
## Solo plan
Solo gives you a dedicated PostgreSQL instance on its own VM — no shared neighbours — at a fraction of the HA cluster price. It's a single node with no load balancer, making it ideal for dev/staging environments, personal projects, and small production apps that don't require high availability.
### Per-region hardware
The VM type and price differ by region (see [Per-region pricing](#per-region-pricing) for the full price table — EU Central is the cheapest):
| Spec | EU Central (`cx33`) | US East (`cpx11`) | Asia Pacific (`cpx12`) |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- |
| CPU | 4 vCPU (Intel) | 2 vCPU (AMD) | 1 vCPU (AMD) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Total disk | 80 GB NVMe | 40 GB NVMe | 40 GB NVMe |
| **Available for PostgreSQL** | **55 GB** | **30 GB** | **30 GB** |
| Price | \$15/mo | \$29/mo | \$25/mo |
EU Central Solo runs on Hetzner's Intel **CX** line, so EU boxes meet or exceed the advertised specs. US East and Singapore run on AMD **CPX** instances. Singapore's Solo box is the smallest (1 vCPU / 2 GB / 40 GB).
### What Solo includes
| Feature | Details |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **PostgreSQL 16, 17, 18** | Choose your major version at cluster creation |
| **pgvector** | Vector similarity search for AI applications |
| **Automated backups** | Daily, with 7-day retention |
| **Monitoring** | CPU, memory, disk, connections |
| **SSL/TLS** | Enforced on all connections |
| **SQL Editor** | Run queries directly from the dashboard |
| **Email notifications** | Provisioning and health alerts |
> **Note**: Solo does not include high availability, automatic failover, or a load balancer. DNS points directly to the VM's public IP. For production workloads that require HA, use a Starter or higher HA cluster.
## Upgrading from Free
Already on the Free tier? You can upgrade a free database to **Solo** in one click from the dashboard. We provision your dedicated VM and **migrate your data across automatically** (typically \~3 minutes) — your free database stays online and untouched until you delete it, so you can verify everything first.
## HA cluster server types
HA clusters are available in three server configurations:
| | Starter | Growth | Scale |
| ---------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
| **vCPUs** | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| **RAM** | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| **Available storage** | 55 GB | 135 GB | 295 GB |
| **Price (EU Central)** | \$35/node/mo | \$59/node/mo | \$99/node/mo |
Prices shown are for EU Central, the cheapest region. US East is higher — see [Per-region pricing](#per-region-pricing). EU runs on Hetzner's Intel CX line; US East runs on AMD CPX. HA clusters are available in EU Central and US East only; Singapore offers the Solo plan only.
Storage listed is fully available for your PostgreSQL database. An additional 25 GB is reserved for the OS on each node.
### Example pricing
Examples below use **EU Central** rates (the cheapest region). For US East, substitute the per-node prices from the [Per-region pricing](#per-region-pricing) table. (HA clusters are not available in Singapore.)
| Configuration | Monthly cost (EU Central) |
| --------------- | ------------------------- |
| Solo | \$15/mo |
| Starter, 1 node | \$35/mo |
| Growth, 2 nodes | \$118/mo |
| Growth, 3 nodes | \$177/mo |
| Scale, 2 nodes | \$198/mo |
## Regions
| Region | Location | Free | Solo | HA |
| ------------ | -------------------- | ---- | ---- | --- |
| EU Central | Falkenstein, Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| US East | Virginia, USA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asia Pacific | Singapore | Yes | Yes | No |
Pricing varies by region — **EU Central is the cheapest** — see [Per-region pricing](#per-region-pricing). Solo hardware specs also vary by region; see the Solo section above. **Singapore offers the Solo plan only; the HA tiers (Starter/Growth/Scale) are available in EU-Central and US-East.**
## What's included in HA clusters
Every HA cluster includes the following at no additional cost:
| Feature | Details |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **PostgreSQL 16, 17, 18** | Choose your major version at cluster creation |
| **pgvector** | Vector similarity search for AI applications |
| **Extensions** | uuid-ossp, pg\_stat\_statements, pgcrypto, pg\_trgm (add via dashboard) |
| **Automated backups** | Daily, with 14-day retention |
| **Point-in-time recovery** | Restore to any second within retention window |
| **Monitoring** | CPU, memory, disk, TPS, connections, cache hit ratio |
| **SSL/TLS** | Enforced on all connections |
| **High availability** | Patroni-managed automatic failover |
| **Load balancing** | Automatic connection routing |
| **Email notifications** | Provisioning, backups, health alerts |
| **SQL Editor** | Run queries directly from the dashboard |
## Billing
* **Payment**: Credit card via our payment provider.
* **Billing cycle**: Monthly, starting from cluster/database creation.
* **Region pricing**: Prices are set per region (EU Central cheapest, US East most expensive). See [Per-region pricing](#per-region-pricing).
* **Solo**: From \$15/month (EU Central) — a single node, no per-node scaling.
* **HA clusters**: Adding or removing nodes updates your subscription immediately. Changes are prorated. The per-node rate depends on the cluster's region.
* **Cancellation**: Cancel anytime from the Billing page. Your database remains active until the end of the current billing period.
## Free tier limits
| Limit | Value |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ |
| Databases per account | 1 |
| Storage per database | 2 GB |
| Connections per database | 5 |
| Backups | Not included |
| High availability | Not included |
| Monitoring | Basic metrics only |