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Vespa Pricing

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

At a glance

Open-source big data search and AI serving engine licensed under Apache-2.0 (Vespa.ai, originally developed by Yahoo). 100% free with zero software licensing costs for unlimited nodes, clusters, and data volumes when self-hosted on bare-metal, VMs, or Kubernetes. Managed cloud deployments are available via Vespa Cloud with usage-based billing per allocated resource (vCPU-hours, GB-memory-hours, disk GB-hours, and GPU hours), automated zero-downtime deployments, multi-zone replication, and enterprise SLAs.

Self-hosting cost

Vespa 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 Vespa cost?

Open-source big data search and AI serving engine licensed under Apache-2.0 (Vespa.ai, originally developed by Yahoo). 100% free with zero software licensing costs for unlimited nodes, clusters, and data volumes when self-hosted on bare-metal, VMs, or Kubernetes. Managed cloud deployments are available via Vespa Cloud with usage-based billing per allocated resource (vCPU-hours, GB-memory-hours, disk GB-hours, and GPU hours), automated zero-downtime deployments, multi-zone replication, and enterprise SLAs.

Does Vespa have a free plan?

Yes — Vespa is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host Vespa for free?

Vespa 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 Vespa alternatives?

Upstash, TurboVec, Neon are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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