Redpanda Pricing

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Plan	Price	Notes
Community Editionofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	Free self-hosted Kafka-compatible streaming engine under BSL 1.1 with community support
Serverlessofficial source ↗	Usage-basedchecked 2026-08-26	Fully managed pay-as-you-go cloud service billed on data in/out, storage, and partition hours
Dedicatedofficial source ↗	Customchecked 2026-08-26	Single-tenant managed cloud clusters with custom sizing, SLAs, and 24/7 commercial support
Enterpriseofficial source ↗	Customchecked 2026-08-26	Self-hosted enterprise streaming platform with Tiered Storage, RBAC, SSO, and 24/7 enterprise SLA

structured from cited official pricing sources: “Redpanda offers a free self-hosted Community Edition under the Business Source License (BSL 1.1) for local development and self-managed clusters. Redpanda Cloud provides usage-based Serverless pay-as-you-go streaming, while single-tenant Dedicated cloud and self-managed Enterprise tiers require custom enterprise quoting.”

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FAQ

How much does Redpanda cost?

Redpanda offers a free self-hosted Community Edition under the Business Source License (BSL 1.1) for local development and self-managed clusters. Redpanda Cloud provides usage-based Serverless pay-as-you-go streaming, while single-tenant Dedicated cloud and self-managed Enterprise tiers require custom enterprise quoting.

Does Redpanda have a free plan?

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

What are free or cheaper Redpanda alternatives?

Cilium, OrbStack, Ray are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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