Unkey drops free tier, shifts to compute-based Deploy pricing plans
What changed
Enterprise tier features changed: removed IP Whitelisting and Dedicated Support, added Dedicated Slack channel and Dedicated infrastructure; 'Custom Quotas' relabeled 'Custom limits'.
Pro plan log retention cut from 30 days to 7 days, and audit log retention cut from 90 days to 14 days, despite the plan keeping its $25/month price.
Unkey pivoted from key/request-based pricing (Free $0, Pro $25, Enterprise Custom) to compute-based Deploy plans (Starter $5, Pro $25, Business $50, Enterprise) billed on vCPU/RAM/egress; free tier gone.
Before and after
Mar 30, 2026 vs Jun 29, 2026Enterprise tier features changed: removed IP Whitelisting and Dedicated Support, added Dedicated Slack channel and Dedicated infrastructure; 'Custom Quotas' relabeled 'Custom limits'.
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