specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Ambassador
providerId: ambassador
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - API Development
  - Gateways
  - Ingress
  - Kubernetes
  - Mock Servers
  - Mocks
  - Platform
  - Testing
description: Ambassador Labs (Edge Stack, Emissary-Ingress, Telepresence, Blackbird) was acquired and rebranded
  under Gravitee in 2025; the previous getambassador.io/pricing URL now redirects to Gravitee Edge Stack
  pricing. Pricing is flat per-month for unlimited users and unlimited API calls, scaled by number of
  production gateways and event brokers. Open-source Emissary-Ingress and Telepresence remain free under
  Apache 2.0.
sources:
  - https://www.gravitee.io/pricing
  - https://www.getambassador.io
plans:
  - id: ambassador-emissary-oss
    name: Emissary-Ingress / Telepresence (Open Source)
    type: freemium
    description: Apache 2.0 licensed Kubernetes ingress and remote-development tools; community supported.
    entries:
      - label: Self-hosted
        name: oss_self_hosted
        type: flat
        metric: deployment
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Apache 2.0 license
      - name: Community support
      - name: Kubernetes-native
      - name: Emissary-Ingress
      - name: Telepresence (OSS)
  - id: ambassador-edge-stack-planet
    name: Edge Stack - Planet
    type: subscription
    description: Entry commercial tier (formerly Ambassador Edge Stack, now Gravitee Edge Stack) - 1 production
      gateway, unlimited users and APIs, gold support.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: planet_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '2500.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Production gateways included
        name: planet_gateways
        type: quota
        metric: gateway
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited users and APIs
      - name: Unlimited API calls
      - name: 1 production gateway
      - name: Gold support
      - name: Developer portal
  - id: ambassador-edge-stack-galaxy
    name: Edge Stack - Galaxy
    type: enterprise
    description: Mid-tier commercial plan with 2 production gateways, enterprise plugins, limited event-broker
      support.
    entries:
      - label: Custom contract
        name: galaxy_contract
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Production gateways included
        name: galaxy_gateways
        type: quota
        metric: gateway
        limit: 2
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited users and APIs
      - name: 2 production gateways
      - name: Enterprise plugins
      - name: Limited event-broker support
      - name: Gold support
  - id: ambassador-edge-stack-universe
    name: Edge Stack - Universe
    type: enterprise
    description: Top commercial plan - 4+ production gateways, all enterprise functionality, IAM, technical
      account manager, 24/7 support.
    entries:
      - label: Custom contract
        name: universe_contract
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Production gateways included
        name: universe_gateways
        type: quota
        metric: gateway
        limit: 4
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 4+ production gateways
      - name: All enterprise functionality
      - name: Unlimited event brokers
      - name: Identity and Access Management
      - name: Technical Account Manager
      - name: 24/7 support
maintainers:
  - name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
  - name: Gravitee (Ambassador Labs)
    email: support@gravitee.io
    url: https://www.gravitee.io
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - subscription
  units:
  - negotiated
  - object
  - period
  plans:
  - name: Emissary-Ingress / Telepresence (Open Source)
    access: freemium
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - object
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: Edge Stack - Planet
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - other
    - period
    periods:
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Edge Stack - Galaxy
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - negotiated
    - other
    periods:
    - per-use
    - year
  - name: Edge Stack - Universe
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - negotiated
    - other
    periods:
    - per-use
    - year