Foundation
Not publicly disclosedFree
- Fully managed MariaDB powered by the open source Community Server
Service-specific limits are not publicly disclosed on the pricing page beyond the tier being the free entry option.
MariaDB Cloud Pricing, Plans, and Availability
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Pricing at a glance
MariaDB Cloud’s public pricing is a blend of free entry, published starting rates, and quote-based enterprise packaging. The clearest public signal is that Foundation is free, while Power and PowerPlus start at hourly rates and are positioned for production use. MariaDB also publishes selected compute and storage rates, which helps buyers estimate infrastructure costs before they commit. At the same time, the company is explicit that cloud pricing shown in the product is an estimate, not a binding quote, and that actual charges depend on usage, region, taxes, and current on-demand rates.
For teams evaluating MariaDB Cloud, the main decision is less about a single list price and more about which operating model fits the workload. Foundation is the low-friction on-ramp. Power adds enterprise-grade reliability, and PowerPlus adds geo-distributed resilience, real-time analytics, and unified AI. For organizations that need support for Community Server, MariaDB publishes a separate support price of $50 per core per month with an annual commitment and a 2-core minimum. Enterprise Platform and Enterprise Platform Plus are not publicly priced and require a quote, which is typical for larger deployments where add-ons, support scope, and sizing materially affect the final number.
That structure means buyers should expect a public estimate for cloud usage, but a sales conversation for enterprise and services pricing. It also means storage, backups, multi-node topologies, and optional services such as Exa or Remote DBA can change the total spend. If you are comparing MariaDB Cloud to other managed database options, the public pricing information is enough to start modeling a budget, but not enough to finalize an exact all-in price without configuration details.
◇ Pricing model
Freemium plus usage-based cloud pricing, with quote-only enterprise tiers and support plans.
↻ Billing notes
MariaDB states that monthly billing applies for cloud estimates, and on-demand monthly pricing assumes a 730-hour month. The docs also say pricing may vary by region and that estimates are not quotes. Foundation is listed as free, Power and PowerPlus are listed as starting at hourly rates, and the Community Server support offering requires an annual subscription with a minimum of 2 cores. No public discount program is disclosed on the pricing pages, and enterprise platform tiers are quote-only.
Plans and pricing
6 tiersPower
Hourly, billed monthly for cloud estimatesStarting at $0.16 / hour
- Enterprise-grade reliability for mission-critical workloads
- MariaDB Enterprise
- Copilots: Developer, DBA
- Primary-Replica
- Basic Included support
- AWS, GCP, Azure, 40+ regions
Public page lists starting price and included capabilities, but does not disclose a seat minimum. Exact total cost depends on usage, region, taxes, and current on-demand rates.
PowerPlus
Hourly, billed monthly for cloud estimatesStarting at $0.21 / hour
- Geo-distributed resilience, real-time analytics, and unified AI
- MariaDB Enterprise
- Copilots: Developer, DBA
- Primary-Replica
- Basic Included support
- AWS, GCP, Azure, 40+ regions
Public page lists starting price and included capabilities, but does not disclose a seat minimum. Exact total cost depends on usage, region, taxes, and current on-demand rates.
Community Server support
Monthly support subscription$50 / core / month
- Open source database
- Multi-workload
- Standard replication
- Native vector search
Annual subscription required. Minimum 2 cores.
Enterprise Platform
Not publicly disclosedNot publicly disclosed
- Production-grade stability with 24×7 expert support
- Multi-workload
- Standard replication
- Native vector search
- Intelligent proxy
- Automated failover
Quote-only tier. Recommended add-ons are listed separately, but no public base price is disclosed.
Enterprise Platform Plus
Not publicly disclosedNot publicly disclosed
- Advanced high availability and security for global scale
- Includes Enterprise Platform, plus high availability clustering
- RAFT-based clustering
- Kubernetes Operator
- MCP Server for agentic AI
Quote-only tier. Recommended add-ons are listed separately, but no public base price is disclosed.
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Add-ons and extras
MariaDB Exa
Not publicly disclosedRecommended add-on for Enterprise Platform and Enterprise Platform Plus. The pricing page does not disclose a public amount.
MariaDB in-memory cache, powered by GridGain
Not publicly disclosedRecommended add-on for Enterprise Platform and Enterprise Platform Plus. The pricing page does not disclose a public amount.
Remote DBA
Not publicly disclosedRecommended add-on for Enterprise Platform and Enterprise Platform Plus. The pricing page does not disclose a public amount.
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What buyers actually pay
A team wants to start with a no-cost environment for evaluation or a small non-production project.
Expected costFree for Foundation; public usage amount not disclosed beyond the free tier.Chosen tierActual cloud usage if you move beyond Foundation
A production team needs a managed cloud database with published starting rates.
Expected costAt least $0.16 / hour for Power or $0.21 / hour for PowerPlus, with monthly billing estimates that vary by usage and region.Tier selectionInstance size and storageRegionTaxesActual usage
An organization wants vendor support for Community Server.
Expected cost$50 / core / month, with a minimum purchase of 2 cores and an annual subscription requirement.Core countAnnual subscription term
A larger buyer wants Enterprise Platform or Enterprise Platform Plus.
Expected costNot publicly disclosed; quote required.Selected enterprise tierAdd-ons such as Exa, in-memory cache, and Remote DBA
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Pricing FAQ
Partially. The pricing page publishes a free Foundation tier, starting prices for Power and PowerPlus, and a few compute and storage rates. However, the documentation also says cloud pricing shown at launch is an estimate, not a binding quote, and that actual charges may vary. Some enterprise offerings are quote-only, so buyers may need to contact sales for a final proposal.
Both views appear in the public materials. The pricing page lists Power and PowerPlus as starting at hourly rates, while the documentation says MariaDB bills on a monthly basis and that on-demand monthly pricing assumes a 730-hour month. In practice, the cloud estimate is presented as monthly billing based on usage assumptions. That means the hourly rate is useful for estimation, but the invoice timing is monthly.
A public seat minimum is not disclosed for MariaDB Cloud. The only explicit minimum shown in the supplied sources is for Community Server support, which requires an annual subscription and a minimum of 2 cores. Enterprise Platform and Enterprise Platform Plus are quote-only, so any minimum commitment would need to be confirmed with sales.
The pricing page recommends MariaDB Exa, MariaDB in-memory cache powered by GridGain, and Remote DBA for the enterprise tiers. No public amounts are shown for those add-ons in the supplied documents. Buyers should treat them as additional commercial items that may change the final quote. The page does not disclose whether they are mandatory or optional beyond being recommended add-ons.