Yes, Xirsys has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes access to one region after day 30, access to 2 channels for usage reports, and access to 25 concurrent WebSocket connections after day 30. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $39/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Xirsys is an SDK-agnostic WebRTC connectivity API for NAT traversal and TURN/STUN relay services. It provides ICE server configuration, TURN servers in 12 production regions, user-geo routing, API-issued temporary credentials, and static non-expiring TURN credentials.
The free developer account includes a 30-day production trial with full features, then continues as a perpetual free tier with 1 testing region, 2 channels, 25 concurrent WebSocket connections, unlimited STUN, and 500 MB/mo TURN. It is aimed at developers using browser WebRTC, native clients, media servers, calling SDKs, or AI voice and video agents that need relay fallback and usage reporting by channel.
- 12-region production trial
- User-geo TURN routing
- Static TURN credentials
- 2 free channels
- 25 concurrent WebSocket connections
- 500 MB monthly TURN
- Unlimited STUN sessions
- Per-channel usage reports
Free Tier Value
This free tier is worth about $39/month because the closest paid entry point is the Basic plan at $39/mo, and the free account keeps a meaningful slice of that experience: ongoing access, unlimited STUN, limited TURN bandwidth, and a small amount of concurrency/channel reporting. The 30-day full-feature trial boosts the experience up front, but after that the account is capped to one region and modest usage limits, so it lands around the value of the cheapest paid plan rather than anywhere near the higher tiers.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to one region after day 30.
- Access to 2 channels for usage reports.
- Access to 25 concurrent WebSocket connections after day 30.
- Unlimited STUN usage.
- 500 MB per month of TURN bandwidth.
See Xirsys pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Basic
- bandwidth included
- 50 GB/mo
- overage rate
- $0.50/GB
- regions
- 12
- channels
- 10
- concurrent WebSocket connections
- 500
- 50 GB monthly bandwidth included
- $0.50/GB over
- All 12 production regions
- User-geo routing
- Static TURN credentials
- 10 channels
- 500 concurrent WebSocket connections
- 99.99% uptime SLA
Standard
- bandwidth included
- 150 GB/mo
- overage rate
- $0.40/GB
- regions
- 12
- channels
- 50
- concurrent WebSocket connections
- 1,000
- 150 GB monthly bandwidth included
- $0.40/GB over
- All 12 production regions
- User-geo routing
- Static TURN credentials
- 50 channels
- 1,000 concurrent WebSocket connections
- 99.99% uptime SLA
Pro
- bandwidth included
- 500 GB/mo
- overage rate
- $0.20/GB
- regions
- 12
- channels
- 100
- concurrent WebSocket connections
- 2,500
- 500 GB monthly bandwidth included
- $0.20/GB over
- All 12 production regions
- User-geo routing
- Static TURN credentials
- 100 channels
- 2,500 concurrent WebSocket connections
- 99.99% uptime SLA
Elite
- bandwidth included
- 2 TB/mo
- overage rate
- $0.09/GB
- regions
- 12
- channels
- 500
- concurrent WebSocket connections
- 10,000
- 2 TB monthly bandwidth included
- $0.09/GB over
- All 12 production regions
- User-geo routing
- Static TURN credentials
- 500 channels
- 10,000 concurrent WebSocket connections
- Phone & Email Support
Pricing extracted from Xirsys's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Xirsys free forever?
Yes. Xirsys has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Xirsys require a credit card?
No. You can start on Xirsys's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Xirsys's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Xirsys's cheapest paid plan is Basic at $39 / month.
What is Xirsys's free tier worth?
Xirsys's free tier is worth about $39 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 67/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
