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MotherDuck pricing and limits

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motherduck.com · Data warehouses
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A managed DuckDB warehouse priced per organisation rather than per query, aimed at analytics that fit on one machine.

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Entry paid plan$250 per organisation per month, plus usage. Priced on the organisation rather than on data or time — the only member here where adding a query, a gigabyte or an hour does not change the floor.
Free tierYes
CategoryData warehouses

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 8 criteria comparedSources last checked

MotherDuck pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
$250 per organisation per month, plus usage source ↗
Pricing model
Per organisation per month plus usage, with seats rather than scans as the limiting dimension: up to 10 internal active users on Business… source ↗
What the free plan includes
Up to 3 internal active users and 2 service accounts, 10 GB of storage and 10 hours of Pulse compute a month, with community support and… source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in MotherDuck pricing below. How this free offer stacks up: cloud free tiers compared.

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

Analytics that fit on one machine, priced per organisation rather than per query: $250 a month flat plus usage, so adding a query, a gigabyte or an hour does not move the floor. A 99.9% SLA comes with it.

Consider something else if…

You have more than ten people or need an SLA cheaply. Business caps internal active users at ten, and both the SLA and custom roles arrive only at $250 — the free Lite plan allows three users and publishes no availability commitment.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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MotherDuck pricing

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Free tierYes
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What the free plan includesUp to 3 internal active users and 2 service accounts, 10 GB of storage and 10 hours of Pulse compute a month, with community support and preset role-based access control. A standing plan rather than a trial.
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Credit card to startNo
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Entry paid plan$250 per organisation per month, plus usage. Priced on the organisation rather than on data or time — the only member here where adding a query, a gigabyte or an hour does not change the floor.
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Pricing modelPer organisation per month plus usage, with seats rather than scans as the limiting dimension: up to 10 internal active users on Business against 3 on Lite, and unlimited service accounts. Five instance types and read-scaling replicas sit above that.
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Infrastructure

1 criteria
Uptime SLA99.9% availability on the Business plan. Nothing is published for Lite, so the SLA arrives with the $250 fee rather than with the product.
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Compliance

2 criteria
SOC 2MotherDuck has successfully completed its SOC 2 Type II attestation.
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GDPR / data residencyMotherDuck has been GDPR verified by GDPR Local.
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MotherDuck pricing questions

How much does MotherDuck cost?

$250 per organisation per month, plus usage. Priced on the organisation rather than on data or time — the only member here where adding a query, a gigabyte or an hour does not change the floor.

MotherDuck Pricing · read

How does MotherDuck charge?

Per organisation per month plus usage, with seats rather than scans as the limiting dimension: up to 10 internal active users on Business against 3 on Lite, and unlimited service accounts. Five instance types and read-scaling replicas sit above that.

MotherDuck Pricing · read

Does MotherDuck have a free tier?

Yes. Up to 3 internal active users and 2 service accounts, 10 GB of storage and 10 hours of Pulse compute a month, with community support and preset role-based access control. A standing plan rather than a trial.

MotherDuck Pricing · read

Do you need a credit card to start on MotherDuck?

No.

MotherDuck: Pricing - Get Started · read

What uptime does MotherDuck guarantee?

99.9% availability on the Business plan. Nothing is published for Lite, so the SLA arrives with the $250 fee rather than with the product.

MotherDuck Pricing · read

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