PubNub: Serverless Functions added to Free & Starter plans
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of PubNub's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Free plan gains 5 test Serverless Functions (7-day runtime); Starter plan gains 30 Serverless Functions. In detail: Serverless Functions added to lower tiers: Free plan now includes 5 test functions (7-day runtime), Starter plan now includes 30 functions. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Starter at $98.
It lands 49 days after PubNub's previous change, "PubNub adds free Serverless Functions, boosts Starter to 30 functions" (Jul 20, 2026). PubNub has been tracked since 2026-05-13.
In the same window Twilio and Supabase also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · FeatureAddedNo Serverless FunctionsServerless Functions
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Feature | No Serverless Functions | Serverless Functions | Added |
Values as written on PubNub'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 PubNub's pricing page (pubnub.com) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Serverless Functions now appears.
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PubNub, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026improvedPubNub adds Serverless Functions to plans: 30 on Starter, 5 test functions free
- Sep 28, 2026packagingPubNub axes Serverless Functions from Free and Starter plan features
- Sep 7, 2026improvedPubNub: Serverless Functions added to Free & Starter plans · this change
- Jul 20, 2026improvedPubNub adds free Serverless Functions, boosts Starter to 30 functions
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- TwilioSep 7Twilio Video ditches per-minute billing for 5,000 free hours, then $1/user-hour
- SupabaseAug 31Supabase: Enterprise plan drops BYO Cloud support
- TwilioSep 5Twilio Video ditches $0.004/minute for 5,000 free hours, then $1/hour
- TwilioAug 24Twilio ditches per-user Video pricing for pay-as-you-go at $0.004/min
- SupabaseJul 20Supabase swaps flat $39/pipeline fee for metered $0.053/pipeline/hour billing
Questions about this change
Did PubNub raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on PubNub's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Starter feature: No Serverless Functions → Serverless Functions, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does PubNub change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for PubNub in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "PubNub adds free Serverless Functions, boosts Starter to 30 functions" on Jul 20, 2026; PubNub has been tracked since 2026-05-13.