TimescaleDB pricing guide details
Pricing Overview
Tiger Cloud uses consumption-based billing. Compute is metered hourly for configured capacity, while storage is metered from average GB consumption per hour. The provider bills monthly in arrears for actual usage; certain add-ons, including HA replicas, IO Boost, tiered storage, and production support, can add charges.
The published Performance plan lists compute starting at $30 per month and storage at $0.177 per GB-month. Scale lists compute starting at $36 per month and storage at $0.212 per GB-month. These are starting rates, not a fixed total for a particular team or workload. Tiger Cloud also offers an Enterprise plan described as customized, with a “Talk to us” prompt rather than a public price.
For self-hosting, the official pricing page describes the open-source TimescaleDB offering as free. New users can take a 30-day Performance-plan trial without a credit card.
Plan Comparison
| Plan | Published commercial terms | Selected published capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source TimescaleDB | Free for self-hosting | The pricing page identifies this as the open-source TimescaleDB option. |
| Performance | Compute starts at $30/month; storage is $0.177/GB-month; hourly billing | Up to 4 database services, up to 8 CPU and 32 GB memory per service, up to 16 TB disk storage per service, one HA replica, and up to 3 days of point-in-time recovery. |
| Scale | Compute starts at $36/month; storage is $0.212/GB-month; pay-as-you-go | Unlimited database services, up to 32 CPU and 128 GB memory per service, up to 64 TB disk storage per service, up to 2 HA replicas, and up to 14 days of point-in-time recovery. |
| Enterprise | No public price is listed; the page says “Talk to us.” | Up to 64 CPU and 256 GB memory per service, cross-region backups, enterprise SLAs, and 24x7 production support with a one-hour response target for Sev 1 issues. |
Performance and Scale can be changed at any time; a mid-month switch is pro-rated according to the official FAQ. The listed storage prices use the provider’s stated effective basis of 5x compression average customer savings.
Hidden Costs and Considerations
The published starting rates do not represent a complete bill for every deployment. Tiger Cloud calculates compute from hourly configured capacity and storage from average hourly GB consumption, then invoices actual monthly usage in arrears. Compute pricing can vary by region, while the pricing page says storage pricing is the same across regions.
Buyers should also confirm whether their workload needs chargeable add-ons. The official FAQ identifies HA replicas, IO Boost, tiered storage, and production support as features that may add charges. HA and read replicas are charged at the same rate as the primary service based on replica compute and primary storage consumed. Tiered storage is listed at $0.021/GB-month where offered.
Before selecting a plan, confirm the required compute configuration, storage amount, region, replica count, recovery requirements, and any add-on support or storage features. Enterprise has no public price on the supplied page; it is presented with a “Talk to us” prompt.
Cost Estimates by Team Size
Tiger Cloud’s official pricing is based on configured compute and actual storage use, not team size. The supplied pricing information therefore does not support a reliable monthly estimate by engineering-headcount bracket.
| Buying scenario | Published guidance |
|---|---|
| Self-hosting | Open-source TimescaleDB is free; infrastructure costs are not listed in the supplied pricing evidence. |
| Performance workload | Compute starts at $30/month, plus storage at $0.177/GB-month and any applicable add-ons. |
| Scale workload | Compute starts at $36/month, plus storage at $0.212/GB-month and any applicable add-ons. |
| Enterprise requirements | No public price is listed. The page presents Enterprise with a “Talk to us” prompt. |
To estimate a bill, confirm hourly compute configuration and duration, average storage consumed, deployment region, replicas, and required add-ons. The provider’s console is described as showing accrued month-to-date charges and a forecast of the expected month-end bill.
How TimescaleDB Pricing Compares
The supplied evidence documents Tiger Cloud and open-source TimescaleDB pricing, but it provides no current pricing evidence for competing platforms. A like-for-like public-price comparison is therefore not supported here.
For TimescaleDB buyers, the disclosed options are clear: open-source TimescaleDB is free for self-hosting; Tiger Cloud Performance starts at $30/month for compute with storage at $0.177/GB-month; and Scale starts at $36/month for compute with storage at $0.212/GB-month. Both cloud plans use consumption-based billing, so the relevant comparison for a specific deployment depends on compute configuration, storage use, region, replicas, and add-ons.
Enterprise does not have a public price in the supplied evidence. Buyers evaluating it should confirm its customized commercial terms and the availability and pricing of required enterprise capabilities.