Aiven: networking no longer 'all cost included' across plans
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Aiven's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Aiven removed the 'All networking cost included' row from its plan comparison table on every tier (Free, Startup, Business, Premium), where it had previously been a checkmark for all plans. Networking/data transfer moves out of the all-inclusive bundle and is handled separately, with high-volume usage directed to Sales. In detail: Networking changed from 'all cost included' to metered consumption with fair usage policy. New 'Network & Data Transfer' section added; high-volume users must contact Sales for rates. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 21, 2026) lists Developer at $5, Hobbyist at $12, Startup at $75, Business at $180 and Premium at $270.
Aiven's previous recorded change was "Aiven Boosts Premium and Business Plans with 4x Increase in Cluster Storage Capacity" (Q2 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Aiven Doubles RAM Capacity for Startup Plan VMs from 2 GB to 4 GB" (Q1 2025), "Aiven Removes AWS Transit Gateway and PrivateLink Add-ons from Kafka Plans, Introduces Aiven for Valkey" (Q2 2024) and "Aiven Introduces Tiered Storage Add-On for Business and Premium Plans, Enhancing Kafka Data Management Options" (Dec 2023). Aiven has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window MongoDB and Confluent also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PackagingChanged'all cost included'metered consumption
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Packaging | 'all cost included' | metered consumption | Changed |
Values as written on Aiven's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Aiven's pricing page (aiven.io) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "'all cost included'" becomes "metered consumption".
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Aiven, pricing history
Full history- May 12, 2026packagingAiven raises Kafka Developer plan 21% to $35/month
- Apr 27, 2026packagingAiven Reveals Tiered Storage Pricing at $0.00012/GB-Hour
- Apr 20, 2026improvedAiven restructures free plan with new throughput and topic limits
- Apr 11, 2026packagingAiven: networking no longer 'all cost included' across plans · this change
- Q2 2025improvedAiven Boosts Premium and Business Plans with 4x Increase in Cluster Storage Capacity
- Q1 2025improvedAiven Doubles RAM Capacity for Startup Plan VMs from 2 GB to 4 GB
- Q2 2024packagingAiven Removes AWS Transit Gateway and PrivateLink Add-ons from Kafka Plans, Introduces Aiven for Valkey
- Dec 2023packagingAiven Introduces Tiered Storage Add-On for Business and Premium Plans, Enhancing Kafka Data Management Options
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- MongoDBApr 6MongoDB removes interactive cluster sizing tool from pricing page
- ConfluentJan 14Confluent Cuts Standard and Enterprise Plan Prices by 50% Amid Major Pricing Restructure to eCKU Model
- MongoDBApr 6MongoDB launches Pricing Calculator and cost optimization tools for Atlas
- MongoDBMar 26MongoDB restructures Atlas tiers with new entry-level pricing
- MongoDBMar 17MongoDB reframes plans and adds features.
Questions about this change
Did Aiven raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Aiven's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Packaging: 'all cost included' → metered consumption, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Aiven change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Aiven in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Aiven Boosts Premium and Business Plans with 4x Increase in Cluster Storage Capacity" in Q2 2025; Aiven has been tracked since 2024-10-01.