Xata Pricing
Xata · Developer & Infrastructure
Serverless Postgres with copy-on-write branches and scale-to-zero. Positioned as the cheapest pure-Postgres alternative to Neon and Supabase for cost-conscious teams. Distinctive for zero-copy branching (spinning up a dev branch of production data costs almost nothing). Restructured 2026 to pure pay-as-you-go pricing — no more $25/mo Pro subscription. Xata Cloud now bills purely on compute-hours ($0.012/hr micro instance minimum ~$9/mo always-on) + storage ($0.28/GB/mo). Open Source tier free (self-hosted). Popular with indie hackers, lean startups, and AI-agent platforms where every dollar of infra matters.
In other words, Xata is worth it for developers building modern serverless apps that want Postgres + copy-on-write branching + scale-to-zero — particularly if you're spawning many dev branches or running per-tenant databases for AI agents. Xata Cloud is pure pay-as-you-go starting at $9/mo for a micro instance running 24/7; storage adds $0.28/GB/mo. Open Source self-hosted is free. Very easy setup for TypeScript/Next.js developers. Native integrations with Vercel, Netlify, and popular JS frameworks. Downside: 2026 shift to pure pay-as-you-go surprised legacy customers who liked the predictable $25 Pro subscription, and smaller ecosystem than Supabase/Neon.
Pricing summary
Entry plan; usage billed on top
Plan fee + usage
Varies by usage
No separate trial
Need Postgres with scale-to-zero + a free tier? Pick Neon. Full BaaS (auth + storage + database)? Supabase. Predictable flat-fee Postgres for small production? Render or Fly.io.
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| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Open Source | Free | Free | Self-hosted on your own infrastructure, community support, no branching/observability included |
Xata CloudEntry tier | $9 | $9 | Fully managed, pay-as-you-go: $0.012/hr per micro instance ($9/mo always-on) + $0.28/GB/mo storage; scale-to-zero + branching included; SOC 2 + GDPR |
BYOC | Custom | Custom | Your cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), 24/7 dedicated SE, SOC 2 + GDPR + BAA, priced as % of Xata managed cloud spend |
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Common questions about Xata
- How much does Xata cost in 2026?
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- Is Xata worth it?
- Xata is worth it for developers building modern serverless apps that want Postgres + copy-on-write branching + scale-to-zero — particularly if you're spawning many dev branches or running per-tenant databases for AI agents. 28/GB/mo.
- What are the pricing tiers of Xata?
- Xata has 3 plans: Open Source (free), Xata Cloud ($9/mo), BYOC (free).
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