Scalar Pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — |
| Pro | $72/month | — |
| Enterprise | Custom | — |
parsed from the hand-verified summary: “Free $0; Pro $72/month; Enterprise custom”
Self-hosting cost
Scalar is open source — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.
Free & cheaper Documentation & Knowledge
same category, free plan or open-source license
ObsidianFree personal app / Commercial $50/user/year / Sync from $4/user/mo annualNotionFree $0/member/mo / Plus $12/member/mo / Business $24/member/mo / Enterprise custom pricingCodebase Memory MCPopen sourceFree MIT-licensed local MCP server; teams still pay for their chosen coding agent, model provider, hosted IDE, or compute environment.MintlifyFree (Starter) / Growth $150/mo / Enterprise custom
FAQ
How much does Scalar cost?
Free $0; Pro $72/month; Enterprise custom Paid pricing starts at $72/month.
Does Scalar have a free plan?
Yes — Scalar is open source and free to use.
Can you self-host Scalar for free?
Scalar is open source — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.
What are free or cheaper Scalar alternatives?
Obsidian, Notion, Codebase Memory MCP are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
pricing is hand-verified editorial data — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.