Yes, HiveMQ Cloud has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 100 connections included, 10 GB data traffic per month, and MQTT 3.1, 3.1.1, and 5.0 protocol support. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $1.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
HiveMQ Cloud is a fully managed MQTT broker platform hosted by HiveMQ. It provides a serverless free plan for learning and experimentation, plus paid Starter and Enterprise plans for larger deployments.
The free Serverless plan includes a shared MQTT platform, 100 connections, 10 GB of data traffic per month, MQTT 3.1/3.1.1/5.0, MQTT over TLS/SSL, basic authorization rules, and WebSocket support. It does not include an uptime SLA and is limited to basic support.
- Shared MQTT platform
- 100 free connections
- 10 GB monthly data traffic
- MQTT 3.1, 3.1.1, 5.0
- MQTT over TLS/SSL
- WebSocket support
- No uptime SLA
- Basic support
Free Tier Value
This free tier has no explicit quota or allowance listed, but the page does show a real, perpetual free offering with no credit card required. Because the cheapest paid option is Starter at about $0.34/hour plus usage, the free tier is only worth a small fraction of that paid entry point; a conservative buyer-equivalent estimate is about $1/month.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 100 connections included.
- 10 GB data traffic per month.
- MQTT 3.1, 3.1.1, and 5.0 protocol support.
- MQTT over TLS/SSL.
- WebSocket support.
- Basic support included.
See HiveMQ Cloud pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Starter
- throughput
- up to 1 MB/s
- uptime_sla
- 99.95%
- connections
- unlimited
- Dedicated MQTT platform
- Unlimited connections
- Up to 1 MB/s data throughput
- Client certificate authentication
- HiveMQ Control Center
- REST API
- Data streaming integrations
- 99.95% uptime SLA
Enterprise
- throughput
- unlimited
- uptime_sla
- up to 99.99%
- region
- any region
- Fully customizable MQTT platform
- Unlimited data throughput
- Exclusive infrastructure
- Any region
- Private Link
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Up to 99.99% uptime
Pricing extracted from HiveMQ Cloud's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is HiveMQ Cloud free forever?
Yes. HiveMQ Cloud has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does HiveMQ Cloud require a credit card?
No. You can start on HiveMQ Cloud's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed HiveMQ Cloud's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. HiveMQ Cloud's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $0.34 / month.
What is HiveMQ Cloud's free tier worth?
HiveMQ Cloud's free tier is worth about $1.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 44/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
