How much does Census cost in 2026?
Census does not publish list pricing; cost is quote-based and set by the vendor per account. Census sits in the CDP (Customer Data Platform) category, where SaaS Price Hub tracks 14 tools with verified pricing. Checked against Census's pricing page.
⏱ Checked 4 days ago — this page pulls live from our directory and updates within 24 hours of any tracked price change.
What are all the Census pricing tiers?
Census publishes 2 plans:
- •Free: free — 500,000 MAR connections, 3,500 MAR activations, 5,000 model runs/mo
- •Consumption: custom quote — billed on Monthly Active Rows; no published flat plan fee
Is Census priced per seat, per usage, or hybrid?
Census is priced per usage (Per Usage), with monthly active rows (mar) as the limit that drives cost.
How often does Census change its pricing?
SaaS Price Hub has recorded no tracked list-price change for Census in the last 12 months. Prices are re-checked against the vendor daily and any move is logged.
Full Census price historyWhere can I find Census's official pricing page?
Census publishes its own pricing at www.getcensus.com/pricing.
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Quick facts about Census pricing
- Pricing model
- Per Usage
- Key limit metric
- Monthly Active Rows (MAR)
- Free trial
- No separate trial
- Native currency
- USD
- Category
- CDP (Customer Data Platform)
Who is Census best for?
In other words, Census is the natural pick if you already run Fivetran for ingestion — one vendor, one contract, data in and data out. The consumption model means there is no meaningful fixed monthly fee, so light workloads genuinely cost very little, but it also means your bill scales with row volume rather than sitting flat. Budget for the warehouse compute underneath it too; third-party estimates put all-in cost well above the Census line item alone.
What is Census not for?
Want predictable flat-fee pricing? The legacy Census flat plans are gone for new customers — Hightouch is the closer comparison. Not on Fivetran? The bundling advantage disappears. Need event collection from web and mobile? Census does not do that; Segment or RudderStack do.
Census plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 | 500,000 MAR connections, 3,500 MAR activations, 5,000 model runs/mo |
| Consumption | usage | usage | billed on Monthly Active Rows; no published flat plan fee |
Answer generated from SaaS Price Hub's daily-verified pricing tracker. Last updated September 24, 2026.
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