Sling pricing guide details
Pricing Overview
Sling has two paid product paths alongside its free CLI core. The Platform provides a web interface and agent-based job management: Free is $0, Standard $99/month and Advanced $249/month. CLI Pro is $79/month and CLI Pro Max $149/month for teams that want paid CLI capabilities without a Platform agent.
Choose the operating model first. Free CLI core can run on your own infrastructure, but Platform Free includes a development agent that is not intended for production scheduling. Paid Platform plans provide production agents. Do not treat the Free Platform plan as a free production scheduler.
Plan Comparison
Sling offers three Platform tiers alongside the free CLI. Each tier builds on the previous one, unlocking additional production and governance capabilities.
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| Feature | Free | Standard ($99/mo) | Advanced ($249/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incremental & Backfill Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wildcard Selection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runtime & Custom Variables | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schema Evolution | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Table DDL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Editor (IDE) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alerting (Email, Slack, Teams) | No | Yes | Yes |
| API Sources | No | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel Streams & Retries | No | Yes | Yes |
| Stream Chunking | No | Yes | Yes |
| Transforms | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pipelines & Hooks | No | Yes | Yes |
| OpenTelemetry Logging | No | Yes | Yes |
| Production Agents | 0 | 1 | 3+ |
| Change Data Capture (CDC) | No | No | Yes |
| Schema Migration | No | No | Yes |
| Self-Hosting Option | No | No | Yes |
| Git Integration | No | No | Yes |
| User Roles & Audit Logs | No | No | Yes |
| Observability / Monitoring | No | No | Yes |
| Priority Support | No | No | Yes |
The Platform decision follows production agents and required features, rather than team headcount. Standard includes one production agent. Advanced includes three; additional agent licenses require contacting Sling. One agent can run multiple jobs, but each agent is tied to one project. Advanced also adds CDC, schema migration and optional self-hosting of the whole Platform.
CLI Pro Options
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| CLI option | Published monthly price | Buying boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Free CLI core | $0 | Core replication on infrastructure you operate |
| CLI Pro | $79/month | Paid CLI features such as API sources, parallel streams and hooks |
| CLI Pro Max | $149/month | Adds transaction-log CDC, schema migration and priority support |
CLI Pro subscriptions are per team and include production and development tokens. Do not assume that free CLI core includes every Pro feature, or that Platform Advanced is the only way to buy Sling CDC.
Hidden Costs and Considerations
You operate the machines running Sling agents or standalone CLI jobs, so include infrastructure, destination warehouse charges and your scheduling and monitoring work. The Platform's ability to self-host agents is distinct from Advanced's option to self-host the whole control server.
Count projects and required production agents before choosing a Platform plan. More scheduled pipelines do not automatically mean more agents: one production agent can run multiple jobs. Check the machine capacity and project boundary instead.
Plan Selection and Billing Conditions
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| Requirement | Published option | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Develop and test Platform jobs | Free, $0 | Development agent; not for scheduled production jobs |
| Schedule jobs for one project | Standard, $99/month | One production agent; you provide agent infrastructure |
| Multiple projects or Advanced features | Advanced, $249/month | Three included production agents; additional licenses by arrangement |
| Paid CLI features without a Platform agent | CLI Pro, $79/month | Per-team subscription; you operate the runtime |
| Transaction-log CDC through the CLI | CLI Pro Max, $149/month | Per-team subscription; separate from Platform Advanced |
Sling does not publish an annual discount. Yearly payment is arranged with support as an offline license paid by wire transfer. Ask for the annual quote; do not infer a discount from monthly prices.
How Sling Pricing Compares
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Rates and conditions checked on October 23, 2026 against Sling Platform pricing and FAQs and CLI Pro pricing and FAQs.