Aster Pricing
Start for free. Pay only for what you actually use.
Free
$0
No card required
For prototypes and side projects
- 10 projects
- 50 CU-hours per project
- 0.5 GB per project
- Sizes to 2 CU (8 GB RAM)
Features
- Auth NEW
- Autoscaling
- Read replicas
- Built-in high availability
Launch
Usage-based
No monthly minimum
For startups and growing teams
- 100 projects
- $0.098 per CU-hour compute
- $0.32 per GB-month storage
- Sizes up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM)
All features in Free, plus
- 7-day time travel/PITR
- 3-day monitoring retention
Scale
Usage-based
No monthly minimum
For the most demanding workloads
- 1,000+ projects
- $0.204 per CU-hour compute
- $0.32 per GB-month storage
- Sizes up to 56 CU (224 GB RAM)
All features in Launch, plus
- 30-day time travel/PITR
- 14-day monitoring retention
- Metrics / logs export
- Private Network / IP Rules
- 99.95% SLA
- SOC 2 Report, HIPAA Available
Enterprise Plans
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Agent Plan
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Launch
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Scale
Usage-based
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| Projects and Branches | |||
| Projects | 100 | 100 | 1,000 |
| Branches per projectIncluded | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| Additional branchesRead more | $0.002 per branch-hour | $0.002 per branch-hour | |
| Compute | |||
| Rates | 50 CU-hoursPer Project | $0.098 per CU-hour | $0.204 per CU-hour |
| Sizes | Up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM) | Up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM) | Up to 56 CU (224 GB RAM) |
| Autoscaling | |||
| Scale to zeroWhen inactive | After 5 minuteswhen inactive | After 5 minutescan be disabled | Configurable |
| Storage | |||
| Rates | Free0.5 GB per Project | $0.32 per GB-month | $0.32 per GB-month |
| Instant Restore (PITR)Read more | Freewith limited window/size | $0.18 per GB-monthbased on volume of data changes during your selected restore window | $0.18 per GB-monthbased on volume of data changes during your selected restore window |
| Instant Restore (PITR) Window | Up to 6 hoursor 1 GB of data changes | Up to 7 days | Up to 30 days |
| Auth | |||
| MAUMonthly Active Users | Up to 50k | Up to 1MIf you're planning to go beyond that, contact us | Up to 1MIf you're planning to go beyond that, contact us |
| MFAMulti-Factor Authentication | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
| Network | |||
| IP Allow Rules | |||
| Private NetworkingPrivate Link | |||
| Public network transferEgress | 5 GB included | 100 GB includedthen $0.10 per GB | 100 GB includedthen $0.10 per GB |
| Private network transferBidirectional | $0.01 per GB | ||
| Added Features | |||
| Monitoring retentionWindow for metrics, logs | 1 day | 3 days | 14 days |
| Metrics and Logs exportDatadog, OTel | Included | ||
| HIPAA Compliance | Available | ||
| SOC 2 Report Access | Available | ||
| Support Plans | Community (Discord) | Standard (Billing issues) | Multiple options |
Features in every Aster database
Your questions,
answered
What is a project?
A project in Aster is the top-level container for your database environment. Each project includes your primary database, its branches, and compute resources. You can think of it like a GitHub repo — one project, many branches. Learn more about Aster's object hierarchy.
What is a CU?
A CU (Compute Unit) is Aster's unit of compute capacity, pairing vCPU and RAM. Autoscaling adds and removes CUs based on your live workload so you never over-provision.
How is compute usage measured in Aster?
Compute is billed per CU-hour — the number of active compute units multiplied by the time they run. Idle databases scale to zero, so you are not charged while nothing is querying.
How is storage usage billed in Aster?
Storage is billed per GB-month on the volume of unique data your project stores, with branches sharing a copy-on-write base to keep costs low.
What happens with branches and storage?
New branches are instant and only store the data that diverges from their parent, so spinning up dozens of preview branches adds negligible storage.
How are Instant Restores billed?
Instant Restore (PITR) is billed per GB-month based on the volume of data changes retained across your selected restore window.
How does billing for additional branches work?
Branches beyond your plan's included count are billed per branch-hour while they are active, and stop accruing charges the moment they are deleted.
Why is the monthly minimum the same in the Launch plan vs. the Scale plan?
Both plans are fully usage-based with no monthly minimum. Scale simply unlocks larger limits, higher SLAs, and enterprise-grade features on top of the same metered pricing.
How can I control my costs?
Set per-project spend caps, tune autoscaling limits, and enable scale-to-zero so idle environments cost nothing. Budget alerts notify you before you cross a threshold.
Do you offer credits for startups?
Yes — eligible early-stage startups can apply for Aster credits through our Startups program. Reach out and our team will get you set up.