Aiven is a SaaS company that provides managed open-source data infrastructure services, including databases, messaging systems, and data streaming platforms.
Pricing Change History
11 changesPricing page product-tab selector expanded to include two new services, DataHub and Aiven Runtime, alongside existing PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, ClickHouse, etc.
Tiered Storage add-on pricing now disclosed for Business and Premium plans: "Starting from $0.00012 per GB/hour" (previously listed by name only with no price shown).
Quarterly roll-up · includes 4 weeklies
Developer plan display changed from 'starting from $35/month $0.05/hour' to a fixed '$35/month', removing the variable-pricing qualifier and hourly rate. Compare table also dropped 'starting from' for Developer.
Apache Kafka Developer plan data retention reduced from a range of 1-7 days to a fixed maximum of 3 days. Apache Kafka Developer plan starting price increased from $29/month ($0.04/hour) to $35/month ($0.05/hour), a 21% increase.
Tiered Storage add-on for Business and Premium plans now displays explicit pricing of $0.00012 per GB/hour, previously shown with no price visible on the plan cards.
Free plan bullets restructured: Data IN/OUT combined into single 250 KiB/s throughput line, topic limit added (up to 5 topics, 2 partitions each), region restriction removed from card display.
Business plan total cluster storage maximum increased from 4500 GB to 18432 GB (4x increase) Premium plan total cluster storage maximum increased from 45000 GB to 184320 GB (4x increase)
Startup plan RAM per VM increased from 2 GB to 2-4 GB (upper limit doubled)
Tiered Storage add-on introduced for Business and Premium plans Kafka Tiered Storage feature added to comparison table - offload data from local disks to object storage in the cloud
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Ask the agentCurrent plans
Captured| Plan | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Plan | Free |
| Developer | Plan | $5 /mo |
| Hobbyist | Plan | $12 /mo |
| Startup | Plan | $75 /mo |
| Business | Plan | $180 /mo |
| Premium | Plan | $270 /mo |
| Dynamic Disk Sizing | Add-on | Contact |
Company Facts
How Aiven compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
M MongoDB | Free | Oct 5, 2026 |
C Confluent | Free | Jan 14, 2026 |
M Microsoft Azure | Free | — |
H Heroku | $5 /mo | Jul 3, 2026 |
P PlanetScale | $5 subscription | Jul 20, 2026 |
Aiven pricing FAQ
- How much does Aiven cost?
- Aiven pricing starts at $5/mo on Developer. Aiven lists 6 plans on its pricing page; the Free plan is free.
- Does Aiven have a free plan?
- Yes. Aiven's Free plan is free; paid plans start at $5/mo on Developer.
- What pricing model does Aiven use?
- Aiven uses subscription pricing across 6 plans, with a free tier.
- When did Aiven last change its pricing?
- Sep 21, 2026: Aiven expands product-tab selector with DataHub, Runtime services.
- How often has Aiven changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 11 pricing changes for Aiven since it started tracking on Oct 1, 2024; the pricing page was last captured on Sep 21, 2026.
- Who are Aiven's pricing peers?
- Pulse compares Aiven with MongoDB, Confluent, Microsoft Azure, Heroku and PlanetScale.
