ClickHouse Pricing

freemiumopen source · Apache 2.0last verified August 26, 2026official site ↗

Plan	Price	Notes
Open Sourceofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	100% open-source real-time analytical columnar DBMS (Apache 2.0 license). Self-hosted on bare metal or cloud with zero license fees.
Cloud Basicofficial source ↗	Usage-basedchecked 2026-08-26	Development tier with separated compute (~$0.39/unit-hr) and storage (~$25.30/TB-mo), single-zone, 1 backup/24h
Cloud Scaleofficial source ↗	Usage-basedchecked 2026-08-26	Production tier with multi-zone high availability, automatic autoscaling, configurable backups, compute-storage separation
Cloud Enterpriseofficial source ↗	Customchecked 2026-08-26	Dedicated VPC peering / PrivateLink, CMEK, SOC 2 compliance, 24/7 dedicated support, custom SLAs

structured from cited official pricing sources: “ClickHouse is a fast open-source columnar database (Apache 2.0) for real-time analytics. In addition to free self-hosting, ClickHouse Cloud offers consumption-based managed services starting around $0.39/unit-hour for compute and $25.30/TB for storage, scaling to enterprise multi-zone clusters.”

Self-hosting cost

ClickHouse is open source under the Apache 2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

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FAQ

How much does ClickHouse cost?

ClickHouse is a fast open-source columnar database (Apache 2.0) for real-time analytics. In addition to free self-hosting, ClickHouse Cloud offers consumption-based managed services starting around $0.39/unit-hour for compute and $25.30/TB for storage, scaling to enterprise multi-zone clusters. Paid pricing starts at $25.30/TB.

Does ClickHouse have a free plan?

Yes — ClickHouse has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host ClickHouse for free?

What are free or cheaper ClickHouse alternatives?

Upstash, Ray, LLaMA-Factory are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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