specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Databento
providerId: databento
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Market Data
- Financial Data
- Reference Data
- Historical Market Data
- Trading
- Plans
description: >-
  Databento combines usage-based pay-as-you-go billing with optional monthly
  subscriptions. New users receive free credit to try historical data. Streaming
  historical or live data is billed per uncompressed binary byte sent across the
  network (a per-GB rate that varies by dataset and schema); batch downloads are
  billed once and remain re-downloadable for 30 days. Subscription plans
  (Standard, Plus, Unlimited) bundle live access, longer history depth, and
  distribution rights, with additional historical data available at usage rates.
  All plans include unlimited API calls and downloads with no per-request fees.
notes: >-
  Dollar figures below reflect Databento's published pricing at the review date
  (2026-07-11) and should be re-verified on the pricing page during
  reconciliation. Per-GB usage rates are dataset- and schema-specific; use the
  metadata.get_cost / metadata.get_billable_size endpoints to estimate a query's
  cost before running it.
sources:
- https://databento.com/pricing
- https://databento.com/docs/quickstart
- https://databento.com/docs/api-reference-historical/metadata/metadata-get-cost
plans:
- id: databento-free-credit
  name: Free Credit (New Users)
  type: free
  description: >-
    New accounts receive US$125 in free credit toward historical data, valid for
    six months. No subscription required to start; usage draws down the credit.
  entries:
  - label: New User Credit
    name: free_credit
    type: usage
    metric: usd_credit
    limit: 125
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: US$125 free credit, expires after 6 months
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Historical Data Access
  - name: Metadata and Symbology
  - name: Batch Downloads
- id: databento-pay-as-you-go
  name: Pay-As-You-Go (Usage)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Usage-based billing with no subscription. Streaming historical or live data
    is charged per uncompressed binary byte sent across the network, at a per-GB
    rate that varies by dataset and schema. Batch downloads are charged once and
    can be re-downloaded for 30 days at no additional cost.
  entries:
  - label: Data Streamed
    name: data_streamed
    type: usage
    metric: bytes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1073741824
    price: usage-based per GB (uncompressed binary; rate varies by dataset and schema)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Unlimited API Calls
  - name: Historical and Live Access
  - name: Cost Estimation Endpoints
- id: databento-standard
  name: Standard
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Monthly subscription that adds live data access and bundled history depth
    (16+ years of L0, 1 year of L1, 1 month of L2/L3). Additional historical data
    is available at usage rates.
  entries:
  - label: Standard Subscription
    name: standard_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: US$179 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Live Data Access
  - name: 16+ Years L0 History
  - name: Usage-Rate Historical Add-Ons
- id: databento-plus
  name: Plus
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Monthly subscription (annual contract) with all Standard features plus
    external distribution rights, 16+ years of L1 history, a dedicated account
    manager, and connectivity options.
  entries:
  - label: Plus Subscription
    name: plus_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: US$1,500 per month (annual contract)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: External Distribution Rights
  - name: 16+ Years L1 History
  - name: Dedicated Account Manager
- id: databento-unlimited
  name: Unlimited
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Monthly subscription (annual contract) with access to 16+ years across all
    data schemas, packet captures (PCAPs) included, and dedicated connectivity
    options.
  entries:
  - label: Unlimited Subscription
    name: unlimited_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: US$4,000 per month (annual contract)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Schemas, 16+ Years
  - name: PCAPs Included
  - name: Dedicated Connectivity
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com