About
Xata is a hosted PostgreSQL platform that provides instant database branching, copy-on-write cloning, scale-to-zero compute, and built-in anonymization for production and development workflows. It supports vanilla PostgreSQL and extensions, and can be used on Xata-managed cloud or deployed in a customer’s own cloud account.
The service is aimed at teams running agent-driven development, CI, simulation, and multi-tenant workloads that need isolated Postgres branches with real data. The pricing page lists an always-free open source edition, a Standard plan starting at $0.012 per hour plus storage with a $100 credit for a 14-day trial, and BYOC deployment options across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Hetzner.
- Instant Postgres branching
- Copy-on-write database clones
- Scale-to-zero compute
- Built-in data anonymization
- Vanilla PostgreSQL and extensions
- BYOC on AWS, Azure, GCP, Hetzner
- Standard plan with $100 credit
- 14-day free trial window
Free Tier Value
This page does not show a concrete free tier, trial, or dollar credit, so there is no defensible monthly value to assign from the pricing information alone. The cheapest paid offering is usage-based Xata Cloud starting at $0.012/hr plus storage, and the only clearly free option is self-managed open source, which is not a hosted free tier and has no stated usage allowance to price against.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Deploy on Kubernetes.
- Copy-on-Write branches.
- Scale-to-zero.
- Community support.
See Xata pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Xata Cloud
- compute
- $0.012/hr
- storage
- $0.28/GB/mo
- Fully managed
- Pay as you go
- Branching included
- Scale-to-zero included
- ~1s wake-up time
- Observability included
- SOC 2, GDPR
- Multi-region on AWS and GCP
BYOC
- management fee
- % of managed cloud spend
- concurrent branches
- Up to 1,000
- concurrent branches
- Up to 10,000
- concurrent branches
- Up to 100,000
- concurrent branches
- 100,000+
- Your cloud, full control
- Managed platform
- Branching included
- Scale-to-zero included
- ~1s wake-up time
- Advanced anonymization (HIPAA)
- 24/7 + dedicated SE
- SOC 2, GDPR + BAA
Pricing extracted from Xata's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Xata free forever?
Yes. Xata has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What happens when you exceed Xata's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Xata's cheapest paid plan is Xata Cloud at $0.012 / month.
