Pricing

Self-host or managed. No surprises.

Name: RedDB
Brand: RedDB
Availability: InStock

Self-host the engine for free under BSL 1.1, or let us run it for you. The same RedDB binary, two ways to consume it.

Self-host

Self-host (BSL 1.1)

Free

forever, on your machine

Single binary. Run anywhere. Source on GitHub. BSL 1.1 license.

All 9 data models (tables, documents, graphs, vectors, KV, cache, time-series, queues, probabilistic)
Native ASK / RAG with 11 AI providers
48 built-in domain types
HTTP, gRPC, MCP and Postgres-wire protocols
Embedded, server and agent modes
Community support (Discord + GitHub Issues)

Install CLI

Free as the database behind your own product. Offering RedDB as a database service to others needs a commercial license.

Managed RedDB

Pay-as-you-go

one free nano database per org

We run RedDB for you. One-click region. Backups, metrics, dashboard. No infra to babysit.

Everything in Self-host, fully managed
1 free nano database per org (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB)
Linear PAYG: $6.50/vCPU, $5.20/GB-RAM, $0.40/GB-storage per month
Custom shapes priced at the same rates as presets
Daily backups with 7-day retention
Email support (24h response)

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Pay only for what runs. Delete a database and billing stops instantly.

Cloud Scale

Production at scale

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volume- and SLA-based

Multi-region, replication, dedicated support, and a commercial license if you offer database functionality to others.

Everything in Cloud, with volume discounts
Multi-region deploys and read replicas
Point-in-time recovery and WAL archiving
SSO, audit logs and role-based access
Dedicated support channel and 99.9% SLA
Commercial license for database-service use

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Need on-prem? Air-gapped deploys are available under the same contract.

Cloud resource rates

One linear formula. Custom or preset, same math.

Don't pick a tier. Pick what you need. The presets below are just shortcuts — every database is billed against the same per-hour rates, whether you size it by hand or click a preset.

Resource	Hourly	Monthly
vCPU	$0.00890	$6.50 / month
RAM	$0.00712	$5.20 / GB / month
Storage	$0.000548	$0.40 / GB / month
Traffic IN	$0.0046	—
Traffic OUT	$0.0460	—

Calculator

Build your database. See the price.

Drag the sliders for any shape. No tier cliffs, no upgrade lock — every change is priced at the same per-hour rates above.

vCPUs 1

RAM (GB) 2

Storage (GB) 24

Egress / month (GB) 50

Ingress / month (GB) 20

Uptime (%) 100%

100% = always-on. Lower if you scale-to-zero.

Estimated monthly bill · matches preset small

$28.89 / month

1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 24 GB storage · 50 GB egress · 20 GB ingress

Compute (1 vCPU + 2 GB RAM × 100% uptime) $16.90

Storage (24 GB × $0.40) $9.60

Egress (50 GB × $0.046) $2.30

Ingress (20 GB × $0.0046) $0.092

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No credit card. Free nano on signup.

Pricing FAQ

The questions you actually have.

Does the Self-host tier really get every feature? +

Yes — the engine is one codebase. Cloud just operates it for you. Self-host has zero feature flags and is the same binary we run in production.

What does the free nano database include? +

Every org gets one nano instance at no cost — no credit card required. It runs on shared infrastructure with limited resources, perfect for prototyping and side projects.

How does per-resource billing work? +

We meter vCPU, RAM, storage and traffic independently every hour and report to Stripe. You see a full breakdown per database in your org settings. Delete a database and billing stops within the hour.

Can I run RedDB behind my own SaaS? +

Yes. RedDB is source-available under the Business Source License 1.1, and you can self-host it for free as the database behind your own product — including your customers' data — as long as your customers use your product, not RedDB. A commercial license is only needed to offer database functionality to others: a DBaaS, a backend-as-a-service, or letting your customers define their own schemas or run their own queries against RedDB. Internal tools, development, testing and research are free too. The license converts to AGPL-3.0 on June 22, 2030. Edge case? Email hello@reddb.io.

Can I move from Cloud back to self-host? +

Yes. Backups are standard RedDB snapshots that you can restore locally. There is no proprietary fork or lock-in.

Start in 60 seconds

Free nano database. No credit card.

Create an org, spin up a nano database and connect from your app. Upgrade to a paid preset when you need more power.

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