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Product changeFeature addedJul 20 → Jul 27, 2026

MotherDuck: Role-Based Access Control added across all plans

Detected Jul 27, 2026Data & Analytics
The changeRole-Based Access Control added
BeforeJul 20Not listed
AfterJul 27Role-Based Access Control
added
1 change2 capturesJul 20, 2026 → Jul 27, 2026

What happened

Between the Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 captures of MotherDuck's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Role-Based Access Control introduced — Lite and Business get preset roles, Enterprise gets custom roles, plus a new RBAC docs section under the renamed Security, Governance, and Compliance area. In detail: Added Role-Based Access Control to all plans: Lite and Business get preset roles, Enterprise gets custom roles, with a new RBAC docs section under Security & Compliance. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Business at $250 and Lite at $0.15 per F4 compute hour + $1 per AI unit.

It lands 14 days after MotherDuck's previous change, "MotherDuck adds Iceberg Catalog Support, enabling read/write via REST catalogs" (Jul 13, 2026). MotherDuck has been tracked since 2026-06-25.

In the same window Firebolt, Snowflake and Starburst also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

  • Lite, Business, EnterpriseFeature
    Added

    BeforeNot listed

    AfterRole-Based Access Control

Values as written on MotherDuck'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 compared

Full-page captures of MotherDuck's pricing page (motherduck.com) from Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Role-Based Access Control now appears.

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MotherDuck, the last 90 days

Full history
  1. Aug 24, 2026PackagingMotherDuck adds cloud/support pricing toggle, Business RBAC custom roles…
  2. Aug 17, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck adds IP allowlisting to Enterprise plan for network security
  3. Aug 11, 2026Price decreaseMotherDuck: Giga instance price cut $36/hr → $24/hr
  4. Jul 27, 2026Feature addedMotherDuck: Role-Based Access Control added across all plans This change
  5. Jul 13, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck adds Iceberg Catalog Support, enabling read/write via REST catalogs

Across Data & Analytics in the same window

All Data & Analytics changes
  1. FireboltJul 6Firebolt: static pricing table replaced by interactive Engine Calculator (Arm hardware, S rate $1.84→$0.92/hr)
  2. SnowflakeJul 4Snowflake: Free trial reassurance messaging removed from pricing page
  3. StarburstJun 2Starburst adds AI Data Assistant to Enterprise and Mission-Critical plans

Questions about this change

Did MotherDuck raise prices in July 2026?

No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.

What changed on MotherDuck's pricing page between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026?

Lite, Business, Enterprise feature added: Role-Based Access Control. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does MotherDuck change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for MotherDuck in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "MotherDuck adds Iceberg Catalog Support, enabling read/write via REST catalogs" on Jul 13, 2026; MotherDuck has been tracked since 2026-06-25.