Plans and Pricing
The three You host tiers (Free, Developer, and Platform), what each includes, and add-on prices.
With You host, you install and run Federated wherever you like. Prices are per installation, per month, and each Core you provision is one installation. There is no membership fee and no per-user pricing.
The pricing page always has the current prices. If this page and the pricing page disagree, the pricing page is correct.
Tiers
| Free | Developer | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per installation / month | $0 | $35 | $10 |
| Intended for | Trying Federated and running a small setup | Teams building on their own business data | More than 100 installations within 3 months |
| Federated Core | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Applications from the Software Library | Any | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI and MCP features | Yes | Yes | All capabilities |
| Data & Controls | — | Yes | Yes |
| Human technical support | None | Same-day response | Shared Matrix channel, response within 6 hours |
| Kickoff call to plan your rollout | — | — | Yes |
| One dashboard for all your installations | — | — | Yes |
| White-label and custom branding | — | — | Yes |
| Service level agreement (SLA) | — | — | Yes |
Free
For trying Federated and running a small setup. Includes Federated Core, applications from the Software Library, and AI and MCP features. There is no human technical support, but you can ask questions in the community.
Developer
For teams building on their own business data. Adds Data & Controls (version control, testing, and monitoring) and human technical support with same-day response.
Platform
For hosting companies, networks, service providers, and large organizations deploying more than 100 installations within 3 months. Includes everything in Developer, plus:
- A kickoff call to plan your rollout.
- One dashboard for all your installations.
- White-label and custom branding, so your customers see your brand.
- A service level agreement.
- Technical support in a shared Matrix channel, with a response within 6 hours.
To start on the Platform tier, email info@federated.computer.
Add-ons
Add-ons are available on every tier at the same price. They’re attached to individual Cores, billed monthly for each Core that has them, and can be switched on or off at any time.
| Add-on | What it does | Price / month |
|---|---|---|
| Backups | Automated backups of the Core | $15 |
| Monitoring | Health monitoring and alerting, with automatic fixes for common problems such as full disks and memory issues | $10 |
| Customer Service | End-user support from Federated for the people using the Core | $20 |
Technical support isn’t an add-on. It comes with your tier.
Managing add-ons
Backups and Monitoring can be turned on when you provision a Core. Any add-on can be added or removed later from the Cores page in the dashboard. Only Owners and Admins can change add-ons.
When you add an add-on mid-cycle, the charge for the remaining days in the billing period is prorated and billed immediately. When you remove an add-on, it’s canceled at the end of the current billing cycle.
Cost examples
- 1 Core on Free: $0/mo
- 10 Cores on Developer: 10 × $35 = $350/mo
- 10 Cores on Developer, each with Backups and Monitoring: 10 × ($35 + $15 + $10) = $600/mo
- 150 Cores on Platform: 150 × $10 = $1,500/mo
You also pay your own infrastructure provider for the VMs or servers your Cores run on. Custom domains, if you register them through the dashboard, are billed separately. See Domains.
Choosing a tier
- Start on Free to evaluate Federated or run a small setup you can support yourself.
- Move to Developer when you rely on Federated for real work and want Data & Controls and help from Federated’s team.
- Talk to Federated about Platform if you plan more than 100 installations within 3 months, or want to offer Federated Core under your own brand.
You can change tiers from the Billing page. See Changing Your Plan.