Daft Pricing

open sourceopen source · Apache-2.0last verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Free and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license by Eventual Inc. Daft has $0 software licensing fees for local and distributed deployments on Ray or Kubernetes clusters (organizations pay only for underlying cloud compute and storage). Eventual Inc. provides commercial enterprise support, managed infrastructure solutions, and custom deployment SLAs.

Self-hosting cost

Daft 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.

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FAQ

How much does Daft cost?

Does Daft have a free plan?

Yes — Daft is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host Daft for free?

Daft 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.

What are free or cheaper Daft alternatives?

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

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