Couchbase: Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise price cut ($5.36→$0.86/hr per node)
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of Couchbase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise tier decreased from $5.36/hr per node to $0.86/hr per node. In detail: Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise tier price decreased from $5.36/hr per node to $0.86/hr per node. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists Capella Enterprise at $0.49 per node per hour, Capella Developer Pro at $0.35 per node per hour, Capella Basic at $0.15 per node per hour, Couchbase Enterprise Server at $0.66 per node per hour + $0.66 per node per hour and Enterprise Analytics at $0.67 per node per hour + $0.67 per node per hour.
It lands 42 days after Couchbase's previous change, "Couchbase rebrands Capella AI Services, adds Azure for Analytics" (Jun 30, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Couchbase trims Capella Starter Kits discount from 55% to 50%" (Jun 8, 2026). Couchbase has been tracked since 2023-12-06.
In the same window DataStax, Redis, MongoDB and Elastic also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Data Plane Enterprise · Price−84%$5.36/hr per node$0.86/hr per node
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Plane Enterprise | Price | $5.36/hr per node | $0.86/hr per node | −84% |
Values as written on Couchbase'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 Couchbase's pricing page (couchbase.com) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where data plane enterprise price reads $5.36/hr per node and then $0.86/hr per node.
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Couchbase, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 11, 2026decreaseCouchbase: Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise price cut ($5.36→$0.86/hr per node) · this change
- Jun 30, 2026packagingCouchbase rebrands Capella AI Services, adds Azure for Analytics
- Jun 8, 2026packagingCouchbase trims Capella Starter Kits discount from 55% to 50%
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- DataStaxAug 10watsonx.data: ML/GenAI workflow swapped from Milvus to OpenRAG (agentic RAG)
- RedisJun 29Redis adds auto-tiering to Pro, drops RDI from plan card
- MongoDBOct 5MongoDB launches Atlas Infinite preview: 128TB shards at $0.09/hour
- ElasticSep 14Elastic splits out new Elasticsearch Vector Database product tile
- RedisSep 7Redis: Pro plan swaps auto-tiering for Data Integration (RDI)
Questions about this change
Did Couchbase raise prices in August 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 Couchbase's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Data Plane Enterprise: $5.36/hr per node → $0.86/hr per node (−84%).
What changed on Couchbase's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Data Plane Enterprise price: $5.36/hr per node → $0.86/hr per node (−84%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Couchbase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Couchbase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Couchbase rebrands Capella AI Services, adds Azure for Analytics" on Jun 30, 2026; Couchbase has been tracked since 2023-12-06.