Price snapshot
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| Option | Published price | Billing basis |
|---|---|---|
Open-source TimescaleDB | Free | Self-host; a PostgreSQL extension |
Tiger Cloud Performance | Compute starts at $30 / month; storage $0.177 / GB-month | Hourly billing; 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
Tiger Cloud Scale | Compute starts at $36 / month; storage $0.212 / GB-month | Pay-as-you-go; 30-day free trial |
Tiger Cloud Enterprise | Talk to us | Customized for the buyer's standards |
Tiger Data says the storage prices are an effective rate "based on 5x compression (average customer savings)".
Which option fits
Self-host open-source TimescaleDB if you want the free option and will run PostgreSQL yourself. Tiger Data's quick-start script is for local development and testing only, not production.
Performance fits new applications and internal tools that stay within 4 database services and its per-service limits.
Scale fits high-volume applications that need more services, larger instances, read replicas or longer point-in-time recovery.
Enterprise is for mission-critical applications that need 24/7 business continuity, HIPAA compliance or SAML single sign-on.
Verified plan details
Show full plan details
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| Plan | Detail | Verified value |
|---|---|---|
Performance | Database services; per-service limits | Up to 4; up to 8 CPU, 32 GB memory, 16 TB disk storage |
Performance | IOPS and bandwidth (autoscale) | 3,000 - 5,000 IOPS; 125 - 250 MB/s |
Performance | Reliability and security | 1 HA replica (single-node); point-in-time recovery to 3 days; 1 VPC; 1 IP allow-list |
Scale | Database services; per-service limits | Everything in Performance, plus: unlimited services; up to 32 CPU, 128 GB memory, 64 TB disk storage |
Scale | IOPS and bandwidth (autoscale); I/O Boost | 5,000 - 8,000 IOPS; 250 - 500 MB/s; I/O Boost up to 40K IOPS and 1,500 MB/s |
Scale | Reliability and security | Up to 2 HA replicas (multi-node); read replicas; point-in-time recovery to 14 days; AWS Transit Gateway; private endpoints; unlimited VPCs and IP allow-lists; SOC 2 report |
Scale and Enterprise | Tiered storage | Unlimited, $0.021/GB-month |
Enterprise | Per-service limits; I/O Boost | Everything in Scale, plus: up to 64 CPU, 256 GB memory, 64 TB disk storage; up to 80K IOPS and 2,000 MB/s |
Enterprise | Security, recovery and support | SAML SSO; HIPAA compliance; security questionnaire; cross-region backups; Enterprise SLAs; production support (24x7, 1 hour response time for Sev 1 issues); integration and migration services |
- Vendor source · Observed · Stored official pricing capture for timescaledb.
- Vendor source · Observed · Stored official pricing capture for timescaledb.
How billing works
Tiger Cloud charges by consumption. Compute is metered hourly and can be scaled up or down at any time. Storage is metered on average GB used per hour; you do not pre-provision disk. Billing is monthly in arrears, itemized per database service.
A switch between Performance and Scale mid-month is pro-rated, without service interruption. The console shows month-to-date charges and a month-end forecast.
Vendor worked example
Tiger Data's FAQ gives this example: a database service runs 500 hours in a month, 375 of them with 2 CPU and 125 with 4 CPU. Compute cost is then (375 x hourly price for 2 CPU) + (125 x hourly price for 4 CPU). Storage is computed the same way. Add-on charges come on top, and compute prices vary by region.
What drives the bill
Compute size and hours. Tiger Data says compute needs depend heavily on the workload and suggests sizing with a free trial on a realistic workload.
Region. Compute prices vary by region; storage is priced the same in all regions.
Stored data and tiering. Up to 64 TB compressed stays in the high-performance tier; less-used data can move to the low-cost object storage tier. IOPS and bandwidth autoscale at no extra cost within the plan's range.
Replicas. HA and read replicas are charged at the same rate as the primary, for their compute and primary storage. Replicas reading tiered storage do not add to the bill.
Costs to watch
Add-on charges. The FAQ names HA replicas, IO boost, tiered storage and production support as add-ons that may add charges; invoices can also include VPC peering.
Support level. The Performance plan card lists "Basic support (9-5 ET)". The FAQ says all plans get free Developer Support by email with a target response of 1 business day, and asks buyers who need 24x7 response to talk to Tiger Data about Production Support. The comparison table marks Production support (24x7) as an add-on.
Fluid Storage status. The Tiger Cloud page cites "110,000+ IOPS" single-volume read throughput on Fluid Storage, while the same page lists Fluid Storage under "Coming soon".
Self-managed options. Besides free open-source TimescaleDB for self-hosting, Tiger Data offers TimescaleDB Enterprise, self-managed for on-prem, edge and private cloud, in public beta.
Our take
If your team can run PostgreSQL itself, open-source TimescaleDB is the free choice. Choose Tiger Cloud when you want backups, upgrades and scaling handled for you; test on the free trial first, because the bill follows hourly compute size and region more than the starting price.