Plans & Pricing
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Free
Use Capella for freeFree capabilities
- SQL++ (Capella iQ) & key value
- Search (vector, FTS, geo,...)
- Mobile App Services
- RBAC; scopes & collections
- 1 node
- 8GB
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- Forum support
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Basic capabilities
- SQL++, search, and indexing
- RBAC; scopes & collections
- Single-cluster availability zone
- 1-node minimum
- Cross data center replication (XDCR)
- 24-hour backup interval
- Analytics, Eventing
- Billion-scale vector search with flexible indexing
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- Forum support
- 99.5% uptime SLA (multi-node clusters)
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Basic capabilities, plus
- 1-node minimum
- Multiple cluster availability zones (3 nodes)
- Up to 1-hour backup interval
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- 8-hour response, 24x7*
- 99.99% uptime SLA (multi-node clusters)
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Basic capabilities, plus
- 3-node cluster minimum
- Multiple cluster availability zones
- Up to 1-hour backup interval
- Cluster & App Services auditing
- Customer-managed encryption keys (KMIP)
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- 30-minute response time, 24x7*
- 99.99% uptime SLA
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Node Count |
vCPU/Node |
RAM/Node |
Credits/hr |
Basic $/hr |
Dev Pro $/hr |
Enterprise $/hr |
| 1 | 4 | 32 | 0.49 | N/A | $0.61 | N/A |
| 1 | 8 | 32 | 0.76 | N/A | $0.95 | N/A |
| 1 | 8 | 64 | 0.96 | N/A | $1.20 | N/A |
| 1 | 16 | 64 | 1.51 | N/A | $1.89 | N/A |
| 1 | 16 | 128 | 1.92 | N/A | $2.40 | N/A |
| 2 | 4 | 32 | 0.98 | N/A | $1.23 | $1.72 |
| 2 | 8 | 32 | 1.52 | N/A | $1.90 | $2.66 |
| 2 | 8 | 64 | 1.92 | N/A | $2.40 | $3.36 |
| 2 | 16 | 64 | 3.02 | N/A | $3.78 | $5.29 |
| 2 | 16 | 128 | 3.84 | N/A | $4.80 | $6.72 |
| Measurement | Service | Credits | Basic $ | Dev Pro $ | Enterprise $ | |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB/Month | Primary | 0.07 | N/A | $0.09 | $0.12 |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB/Month | Backup | 0.14 | N/A | $0.18 | $0.25 |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB Restored | Restore | 0.06 | N/A | $0.08 | $0.11 |
- AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1) region (pricing may vary by region)
Data Transfer Fees
For most customers, data transfer fees will be less than 10 percent of their bill, but will vary based on usage.
Storage and Backup Services
Capella columnar primary storage is charged at a rate of .07/GB credits per month (in the N.Virginia region). Columnar backups are configured by the customer and then fully managed. Backup charges will vary based on data volume, backup frequency, and retention at a rate of 0.14/GB credits per month. Restores cost .06/GB credits based on the amount of data restored.
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Node Count |
vCPU/Node |
RAM/Node |
Credits/hr |
Basic $/hr |
Dev Pro $/hr |
Enterprise $/hr |
| 1 | 4 | 32 | 0.49 | N/A | $0.62 | N/A |
| 1 | 8 | 32 | 0.77 | N/A | $0.97 | N/A |
| 1 | 8 | 64 | 0.96 | N/A | $1.20 | N/A |
| 1 | 16 | 64 | 1.53 | N/A | $1.92 | N/A |
| 1 | 16 | 128 | 1.91 | N/A | $2.39 | N/A |
| 2 | 4 | 32 | 0.98 | N/A | $1.23 | $1.72 |
| 2 | 8 | 32 | 1.54 | N/A | $1.93 | $2.70 |
| 2 | 8 | 64 | 1.93 | N/A | $2.42 | $3.38 |
| 2 | 16 | 64 | 3.06 | N/A | $3.83 | $5.36 |
| 2 | 16 | 128 | 3.83 | N/A | $4.79 | $6.71 |
| Measurement | Service | Credits | Basic $ | Dev Pro $ | Enterprise $ | |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB/Month | Primary | 0.06 | N/A | $0.08 | $0.11 |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB/Month | Backup | 0.14 | N/A | $0.18 | $0.25 |
| Storage, Backup & Restore | GB Restored | Restore | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
- GCP S. Carolina (us-east1) region (pricing may vary by region)
Data Transfer Fees
For most customers, data transfer fees will be less than 10 percent of their bill, but will vary based on usage.
Storage and Backup Services
Capella columnar primary storage is charged at a rate of .06/GB credits per month (in the S. Carolina region). Columnar backups are configured by the customer and then fully managed. Backup charges will vary based on data volume, backup frequency, and retention at a rate of 0.14/GB credits per month.
Couchbase Enterprise
Enterprise clusters run in your cloud
from $0.66/hr
per node via cloud marketplaces
- Full-featured Couchbase Server 8
- SQL++ for JSON documents
- Natural language query with SQL++ for developers
- Billion-scale vector search with 3 index types
- Cross data center replication (XDCR)
- Search and indexing
- Eventing services
- Support for scopes & collections
- Backup and recovery service
- Advanced security (RBAC, auditing, encryption at rest, KMIP)
- Advanced operations (dynamic topology, auto-failover)
- Silver or Gold-level support
- Professional Services available
Enterprise Analytics
Real-time operational analytics for JSON
from $0.67/hr
per node via cloud marketplaces
- Memory and compute separation
- Zero ETL for JSON
- Multi-source ingestion
- Operational write-back
- Lightning-fast analytics
- RBAC access
- Silver or Gold-level support
- Professional Services available
Couchbase Mobile
Embedded, offline-first NoSQL database with native sync
- Sync Gateway license
- Couchbase Lite
- No data syncing fees
- Offline-first design
- Peer-to-peer syncing
- SQL++ and full-text search (FTS)
- Global mobile sync from any data center
- Vector search
- Audit logging
- Indexing, eventing, and analytics
- Backup and recovery
- Silver or Gold-level support
- Professional Services available
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Node Count |
vCPU/Node |
RAM/Node |
Storage/Node |
Credits/hr |
Basic $/hr |
Dev Pro $/hr |
Enterprise $/hr |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0.15 | $0.15 | $0.19 | N/A |
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 0.29 | $0.29 | $0.37 | N/A |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 80 | 0.98 | $0.98 | $1.23 | $1.72 |
| 3 | 8 | 32 | 160 | 2.33 | $2.33 | $2.92 | $4.08 |
| 3 | 8 | 64 | 320 | 3.68 | $3.68 | $4.60 | $6.44 |
| 3 | 16 | 64 | 320 | 4.8 | $4.80 | $6.00 | $8.40 |
| 3 | 16 | 128 | 640 | 7.3 | $7.30 | $9.13 | $12.78 |
| 3 | 32 | 128 | 640 | 9.55 | $9.55 | $11.94 | $16.71 |
| 3 | 32 | 256 | 1280 | 14.33 | $14.33 | $17.92 | $25.08 |
| 3 | 64 | 256 | 1280 | 18.85 | $18.85 | $23.57 | $32.99 |
| 3 | 48 | 384 | 1920 | 19.72 | $19.72 | $24.65 | $34.51 |
- AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1) region, (pricing may vary by region)
Data Transfer Fees
For most customers, data transfer fees will be less than 10 percent of their bill, but will vary based on usage.
Backup Services
Capella backups are configured by the customer and then fully managed. Backup schedules are set at the bucket (database) level and securely archived. Restores can be performed at the bucket or collection level. Backup costs $0.07/GB per month (in the N. Virginia region). Backup charges will vary based on data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
Additionally, Capella also offers Cloud Provider Snapshots for cluster level backups, at a cost of 0.14/GB credits per month. Snapshot charges will vary based on the data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
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Node Count |
vCPU/Node |
RAM/Node |
Storage/Node |
Credits/hr |
Basic $/hr |
Dev Pro $/hr |
Enterprise $/hr |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0.17 | $0.17 | $0.22 | N/A |
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 0.3 | $0.30 | $0.38 | N/A |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 80 | 0.83 | $0.83 | $1.04 | $1.46 |
| 3 | 8 | 32 | 160 | 1.61 | $1.61 | $2.02 | $2.83 |
| 3 | 8 | 64 | 320 | 2.52 | $2.52 | $3.15 | $4.41 |
| 3 | 16 | 64 | 320 | 3.17 | $3.17 | $3.97 | $5.55 |
| 3 | 16 | 128 | 640 | 4.98 | $4.98 | $6.23 | $8.72 |
| 3 | 32 | 128 | 640 | 6.29 | $6.29 | $7.87 | $11.01 |
| 3 | 32 | 256 | 1280 | 9.90 | $9.90 | $12.38 | $17.33 |
| 3 | 64 | 256 | 1280 | 12.52 | $12.52 | $15.65 | $21.91 |
| 3 | 48 | 384 | 1920 | 14.82 | $14.82 | $18.53 | $25.94 |
- GCP Iowa (US-Central) region, (pricing may vary by region)
For most customers, data transfer fees will be less than 10 percent of their bill, but will vary based on usage.
Backup Services
Capella backups are configured by the customer and then fully managed. Backup schedules are set at the bucket level and securely archived. Restores can be performed at the bucket or collection level. Backup costs $0.06/GB credits per month (in the N. Virginia region) Backup charges will vary based on data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
Additionally, Capella also offers Cloud Provider Snapshots for cluster level backups, at a cost of 0.14/GB credits per month. Snapshot charges will vary based on the data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
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Node Count |
vCPU/Node |
RAM/Node |
Storage/Node |
Credits/hr |
Basic $/hr |
Dev Pro $/hr |
Enterprise $/hr |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0.23 | $0.23 | $0.29 | N/A |
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 0.39 | $0.39 | $0.49 | N/A |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 128 | 1.15 | $1.15 | $1.44 | $2.02 |
| 3 | 8 | 32 | 256 | 2.23 | $2.23 | $2.79 | $3.90 |
| 3 | 8 | 64 | 512 | 3.40 | $3.40 | $4.25 | $5.95 |
| 3 | 16 | 64 | 512 | 4.37 | $4.37 | $5.47 | $7.65 |
| 3 | 16 | 128 | 1024 | 6.64 | $6.64 | $8.30 | $11.61 |
| 3 | 32 | 128 | 1024 | 8.60 | $8.60 | $10.75 | $15.04 |
| 3 | 32 | 256 | 2048 | 13.11 | $13.11 | $16.39 | $22.94 |
| 3 | 64 | 256 | 2048 | 17.05 | $17.05 | $21.31 | $29.84 |
| 3 | 48 | 384 | 2048 | 17.85 | $17.85 | $22.32 | $31.24 |
- Azure Virginia (East US) region, (pricing may vary by region)
Data Transfer Fees
For most customers, data transfer fees will be less than 10 percent of their bill, but will vary based on usage.
Backup Services
Capella backups are configured by the customer and then fully managed. Backup schedules are set at the bucket level and securely archived. Restores can be performed at the bucket or collection level. Backup costs $0.06/GB credits per month (in the N. Virginia region) Backup charges will vary based on data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
Additionally, Capella also offers Cloud Provider Snapshots for cluster level backups, at a cost of 0.14/GB credits per month. Snapshot charges will vary based on the data volume, backup frequency, and retention.
Pricing FAQ
Get answers to questions about plans and pricing for Couchbase Capella, Server, and Mobile subscriptions.
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How do Capella and Server pricing differ?
Capella uses a consumption-based model in which teams are charged per node per hour. Server follows a traditional subscription model based on the total number of nodes used in production.
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What are the available Couchbase pricing tiers?
Couchbase offers Free, Basic, Developer Pro, and Enterprise tiers. Each tier provides different levels of performance, features, and support.
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How does the Capella credit system work?
Teams purchase credits to cover the varying costs of Data, Query, and Search services. This allows you to scale resources up or down dynamically while only drawing from your pre-paid credit balance.
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What is included in the Capella free tier?
The Capella free tier offers a fully managed NoSQL DBaaS with credits, sample data, SQL++ queries, search, mobile sync, and a small cluster (≈1 node, ~8GB) for prototyping – no credit card required.
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Does node size affect the hourly cost?
Yes. Pricing scales based on the vCPU and RAM allocated to each node. Larger instance types consume more credits per hour to account for the increased compute and memory capacity.
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