# Tier Comparison

> Side-by-side comparison of all three You host tiers, including plan fees, Core pricing, and add-on rates.

- Web page: https://documentation.federated.computer/platform/coreplatform/reference/tier-comparison/

Use this reference to compare all three You host tiers side by side — including plan fees, Core pricing, and all add-on rates.

## Plan Pricing

| | You host | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly membership fee | $400.00 / mo | $200.00 / mo | $0.00 / mo |
| Per-Core / month | $10.00 | $15.00 | $55.00 |
| Account credit at signup | $100.00 | $40.00 | $0.00 |
| Core limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |

## Core Add-on Pricing (per Core, per month)

| Add-on | You host | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | $8.00 | $10.00 | $15.00 |
| Backup | $10.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Customer Service | $15.00 | $20.00 | $22.00 |
| Technical Support | Included | Included | Included |

## Subscription Add-on Pricing (flat rate per month)

| Add-on | You host | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go-to-Market Support | $2,500.00 | — | — |

## Platform Features

| Feature | You host | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH key provisioning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Provisioner API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Technical support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Federated Domains option | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain registration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Go-to-Market Support add-on | Yes | — | — |

## Cost Examples

To illustrate the difference between tiers, here are example monthly costs for an account running 10 active Cores with no add-ons:

- **You host:** $400 membership + (10 × $10) = **$500/mo**
- **Consultant:** $200 membership + (10 × $15) = **$350/mo**
- **Pay-As-You-Go:** $0 membership + (10 × $55) = **$550/mo**

The most cost-effective tier depends on how many Cores you run:

- **1–4 Cores:** Pay-As-You-Go is cheapest — no membership fee offsets the higher per-Core rate at low volume.
- **5–39 Cores:** Consultant is cheapest — the $200 membership fee is recovered through lower per-Core pricing compared to Pay-As-You-Go.
- **40+ Cores:** You host is cheapest — the crossover point where the $10/Core rate makes the $400 membership fee worthwhile.

These breakpoints assume no add-ons. Add-on pricing also varies by tier, so accounts with heavy add-on usage may find the breakeven shifts in favor of a higher tier sooner.