Astronomer adds AI authoring, beefs up observability & enterprise tools
What happened
Between the Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026 captures of Astronomer's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: Developer plan tagline changed from 'For developers and data teams that are getting started.' to 'For teams building and testing pipelines.'; Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'For platform teams managing Airflow and data teams that require additional security and governance.' to 'For teams managing Airflow at scale that require enterprise security & governance.'; Team plan tagline changed from 'For teams with pipelines in production that require Airflow support.' to 'For teams running production pipelines that require Airflow support & observability.'; Business plan tagline changed from 'For teams leveraging Airflow for mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.' to 'For teams running mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.'; Added End-to-end observability & data quality feature to Team plan; Added AI-powered Dag authoring & debugging feature to Developer plan; Added Remote execution agents feature to Enterprise plan. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning, feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Developer at $0.35 subscription and Team at $0.42 subscription.
Astronomer's previous recorded change was "Astronomer Introduces Astro AI Add-On with $10 Monthly Usage and New Token Pricing for Enhanced DAG Authoring" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Astronomer Introduces Non-Owner Roles to Developer Plan, Expanding Accessibility and Features for Users" (Q2 2025), "Astronomer Unveils Team Plan Pricing Starting at $0.42/hr, Removing Quarterly Health Check Benefit" (Q1 2025) and "Astronomer Removes Key Support Features from Enterprise Tier, Including RSA Guidance and Customer Success Manager" (Q4 2024). Astronomer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Datadog also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Developer · PositioningReworded
BeforeFor developers and data teams that are getting started
AfterFor teams building and testing pipelines
- Enterprise · PositioningPositioning
Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'For platform teams managing Airflow and data teams that require additional security and governance.' to 'For teams managing Airflow at scale that require enterprise security & governance.'
- Team · PositioningPositioning
Team plan tagline changed from 'For teams with pipelines in production that require Airflow support.' to 'For teams running production pipelines that require Airflow support & observability.'
- Business · PositioningPositioning
Business plan tagline changed from 'For teams leveraging Airflow for mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.' to 'For teams running mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.'
- Team · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterEnd-to-end observability & data quality feature
- Developer · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterAI-powered Dag authoring & debugging feature
- Enterprise · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterRemote execution agents feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Positioning | For developers and data teams that are getting started | For teams building and testing pipelines | Reworded |
| Enterprise | Positioning | Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'For platform teams managing Airflow and data teams that require additional security and governance.' to 'For teams managing Airflow at scale that require enterprise security & governance.' | Positioning | |
| Team | Positioning | Team plan tagline changed from 'For teams with pipelines in production that require Airflow support.' to 'For teams running production pipelines that require Airflow support & observability.' | Positioning | |
| Business | Positioning | Business plan tagline changed from 'For teams leveraging Airflow for mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.' to 'For teams running mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.' | Positioning | |
| Team | Feature | Not listed | End-to-end observability & data quality feature | Added |
| Developer | Feature | Not listed | AI-powered Dag authoring & debugging feature | Added |
| Enterprise | Feature | Not listed | Remote execution agents feature | Added |
Values as written on Astronomer'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 Astronomer's pricing page (astronomer.io) from Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "For developers and data teams that are getting started" becomes "For teams building and testing pipelines".
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Astronomer, pricing history
Full history- Apr 20, 2026packagingAstronomer drops pay-as-you-go option on Azure Marketplace
- Apr 4, 2026improvedAstronomer: adds AI-powered DAG authoring, Snowflake Marketplace, and enterprise resilience options
- Mar 16, 2026improvedAstronomer adds Cross-region Disaster Recovery add-on for Enterprise
- Feb 23, 2026packagingAstronomer adds AI authoring, beefs up observability & enterprise tools · this change
- Q3 2025packagingAstronomer Introduces Astro AI Add-On with $10 Monthly Usage and New Token Pricing for Enhanced DAG Authoring
- Q2 2025improvedAstronomer Introduces Non-Owner Roles to Developer Plan, Expanding Accessibility and Features for Users
- Q1 2025packagingAstronomer Unveils Team Plan Pricing Starting at $0.42/hr, Removing Quarterly Health Check Benefit
- Q4 2024packagingAstronomer Removes Key Support Features from Enterprise Tier, Including RSA Guidance and Customer Success Manager
- Q3 2024packagingAstronomer Restructures Deployment Pricing with New Standard and High Availability Categories, Enhancing Resource Allocation and Flexibility
- Q2 2024improvedAstronomer Introduces New High Availability Deployment Options with Enhanced Performance and Pricing
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- DatadogFeb 16Datadog unbundles APM at $36–$47/host, adds Recommendations
- DatadogJan 21Datadog Expands Database Monitoring with MongoDB and Amazon DocumentDB Support
- DatadogJan 21Datadog Expands Query Metrics Retention from 3 to 15 Months, Boosting Data Accessibility by 5x
- DatadogJan 13Datadog Code Security Iast Introduces Modular Pricing for Code Security: Splits IAST into Separate Static and Runtime Options
- DatadogJan 11Datadog Introduces AWS Fargate Serverless Application Monitoring at $3 per Active Instance, Enhancing Serverless Performance Insights
Questions about this change
Did Astronomer raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning, feature change.
What changed on Astronomer's pricing page between Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026?
Developer positioning: For developers and data teams that are getting started → For teams building and testing pipelines, reworded; Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'For platform teams managing Airflow and data teams that require additional security and governance.' to 'For teams managing Airflow at scale that require enterprise security & governance.'; Team plan tagline changed from 'For teams with pipelines in production that require Airflow support.' to 'For teams running production pipelines that require Airflow support & observability.'; Business plan tagline changed from 'For teams leveraging Airflow for mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.' to 'For teams running mission-critical pipelines that require 24x7 support.'; Team feature: Not listed → End-to-end observability & data quality feature, added; Developer feature: Not listed → AI-powered Dag authoring & debugging feature, added; Enterprise feature: Not listed → Remote execution agents feature, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Astronomer change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Astronomer in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Astronomer Introduces Astro AI Add-On with $10 Monthly Usage and New Token Pricing for Enhanced DAG Authoring" in Q3 2025; Astronomer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.