Simple, predictable pricing
Pay for coordination and state. Compute costs are billed directly by your chosen cloud provider.
Free
$0/mo
For prototyping and small projects.
100,000 Awake Actor Hours /mo limit
5GB Limit
5 Million Writes /mo Limit
200 Million Reads /mo Limit
100GB Egress Limit
Community Support
Hobby
From
$20/mo + Usage
For scaling applications.
400,000 Awake Actor Hours Included
25 Billion Reads /mo included
50 Million Writes /mo included
5GB Storage included
1TB Egress included
Email Support
Team
From
$200/mo + Usage
For growing teams and businesses.
400,000 Awake Actor Hours Included
25 Billion Reads /mo included
50 Million Writes /mo included
5GB Storage included
1TB Egress included
MFA
Slack Support
Enterprise
Custom
For high-volume, mission-critical workloads.
Everything in Team
Priority Support
SLA
OIDC SSO provider
Audit Logs
Custom Roles
Device Tracking
Volume Pricing
Startup Deal: 50% off for 12 months
For
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Metered costs for scaling beyond plan limits.
Awake Actors
$0.05
per 1k Awake Actor Hours
State Storage
$0.40
per GB-month
Reads*
$0.20
per million reads
Writes*
$1
per million writes
Egress
$0.15
per GB
Compute
BYO
Paid to your provider
* Reads and writes to persisted actor state, not in-memory operations within an actor
Compare Plans
| Feature | Free | Hobby | Team | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awake Actor Hours | 100,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | Custom |
| Storage | 5GB | 5GB | 5GB | Custom |
| Reads / mo | 200 Million | 25 Billion | 25 Billion | Custom |
| Writes / mo | 5 Million | 50 Million | 50 Million | Custom |
| Egress | 100GB | 1TB | 1TB | Custom |
| Support | Community | Slack & Email | Slack & Email | |
| MFA | ||||
| Custom Regions | ||||
| SLA | ||||
| Audit Logs | ||||
| Custom Roles | ||||
| Device Tracking | ||||
| Volume Pricing |
Frequently asked questions
What is an Awake Actor Hour?
An Awake Actor Hour is one Rivet Actor running for one hour. Actors automatically sleep when idle and wake on demand, so you are only billed for the time your actors are actually awake. Usage is billed by the second and rounded up to the nearest second.
What does the free plan include?
The free plan includes 100,000 Awake Actor Hours per month, 5GB of state storage, 5 million writes per month, 200 million reads per month, 100GB of egress, and community support. It is designed for prototyping and small projects.
How does usage pricing work beyond plan limits?
Paid plans include a usage allowance, and metered pricing applies beyond it: $0.05 per 1,000 Awake Actor Hours, $0.40 per GB-month of state storage, $0.20 per million reads, $1 per million writes, and $0.15 per GB of egress. Reads and writes refer to persisted actor state, not in-memory operations within an actor. The free plan has fixed monthly limits; upgrade to Hobby to scale with usage pricing.
Do sleeping actors cost money?
No. Sleeping actors consume no Awake Actor Hours. While an actor sleeps you only pay for its persisted state storage, so workloads that idle most of the time scale to zero compute cost. The actor wakes automatically when a request, message, or scheduled alarm arrives.
Is Rivet free to self-host?
Yes. Rivet is open source under the Apache 2.0 license and free to run on your own infrastructure with no usage limits. It ships as a single Rust binary or Docker image. See the self-hosting docs to get started, or use Rivet Cloud if you prefer managed infrastructure.
Can Rivet run in my VPC, on-prem, or air-gapped?
Yes. The open-source release runs in your VPC, on-prem, or fully air-gapped with no usage limits, using filesystem or Postgres storage. For production deployments in regulated networks, the Enterprise Edition adds the FoundationDB persistence layer, hardening guidance, and priority support. Contact sales for details.
What support is included with each plan?
The free plan includes community support through Discord and GitHub. Hobby includes email support, Team includes Slack and email support, and Enterprise includes priority support with an SLA.
Do you offer discounts for startups or high-volume usage?
Yes. New Rivet Cloud customers from Y Combinator or a16z Speedrun, including alumni, get 50% off the Team plan for 12 months through our startup deal. For high-volume workloads, Enterprise plans include volume pricing; contact sales for a custom quote.