specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: NATS
providerId: nats
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:
  - Cloud Native
  - Message Broker
  - Microservices
  - Pub Sub
  - Streaming
description: NATS itself is open-source (Apache 2.0). Commercial pricing comes from Synadia Cloud, the
  managed NATS platform from Synadia Communications. Synadia Cloud uses tiered subscription pricing per
  Team with quotas on accounts, connections, subscriptions, network data, storage, and message size,
  plus per-unit add-ons for storage and connectivity.
sources:
  - https://www.synadia.com/cloud
  - https://docs.synadia.com/cloud/pricing
plans:
  - id: nats-oss
    name: NATS Open Source
    type: freemium
    description: Self-hosted NATS server, JetStream, KV, and Object Store. Apache 2.0 licensed.
    entries:
      - label: Self-hosted server
        name: oss_self_hosted
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: NATS Server (Apache 2.0)
      - name: JetStream persistence
      - name: Key-Value Store
      - name: Object Store
      - name: Community support
  - id: nats-synadia-personal
    name: Synadia Cloud — Personal
    type: freemium
    description: Free Synadia Cloud tier with no credit card required.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: personal_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Accounts
        name: accounts
        type: quota
        metric: account
        limit: 2
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Connections
        name: connections
        type: quota
        metric: connection
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Network data
        name: network_data
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Max message size
        name: max_message_size
        type: quota
        metric: mb
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 100 subscriptions
      - name: 10 standard streams
      - name: 2 leaf nodes
      - name: Community support
  - id: nats-synadia-starter
    name: Synadia Cloud — Starter
    type: subscription
    description: Entry paid Synadia Cloud tier for small production workloads.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: starter_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '49.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Accounts
        name: accounts
        type: quota
        metric: account
        limit: 3
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Connections
        name: connections
        type: quota
        metric: connection
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: HA storage
        name: ha_storage
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Network data
        name: network_data
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 1,000 subscriptions
      - name: Unlimited collaborators
      - name: 1 container service, 3 functions, 1 connector
      - name: No support SLA
  - id: nats-synadia-pro
    name: Synadia Cloud — Pro
    type: subscription
    description: Production-scale Synadia Cloud tier.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: pro_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '199.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Accounts
        name: accounts
        type: quota
        metric: account
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Connections
        name: connections
        type: quota
        metric: connection
        limit: 1000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 50
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: HA storage
        name: ha_storage
        type: quota
        metric: gb
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Network data
        name: network_data
        type: quota
        metric: tb
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 10,000 subscriptions
      - name: 3 services, 5 functions, 3 connectors
      - name: Max message size 2 MiB
  - id: nats-synadia-premium
    name: Synadia Cloud — Premium
    type: subscription
    description: High-volume Synadia Cloud tier.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: premium_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '899.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Connections
        name: connections
        type: quota
        metric: connection
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: tb
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Network data
        name: network_data
        type: quota
        metric: tb
        limit: 2
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 100,000 subscriptions
      - name: 20 accounts
      - name: Max message size 8 MiB
  - id: nats-synadia-enterprise
    name: Synadia Cloud — Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom-priced Synadia Cloud with support SLA and design review.
    entries:
      - label: Custom contract
        name: enterprise_contract
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom resource allocations
      - name: Max message size 8 MiB
      - name: Support + SLA
      - name: Design review
  - id: nats-synadia-byon
    name: Synadia Cloud — Bring Your Own NATS
    type: subscription
    description: Manage remote NATS clusters via Synadia Cloud control plane.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: byon_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '49.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 14-day free trial
      - name: Manage remote NATS clusters
  - id: nats-synadia-addons
    name: Synadia Cloud — Add-ons
    type: usage-based
    description: Per-unit add-ons for connectivity and storage.
    entries:
      - label: Connectivity package (10 extra connections)
        name: addon_connections
        type: metered
        metric: pack
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '10.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Extra leaf node
        name: addon_leaf_node
        type: metered
        metric: leaf_node
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '5.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Standard storage
        name: addon_storage
        type: metered
        metric: gb
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.20'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: HA storage
        name: addon_ha_storage
        type: metered
        metric: gb
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.90'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Remote system
        name: addon_remote_system
        type: metered
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '49.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Available on Starter, Pro, Premium plans
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - metered
  - subscription
  units:
  - data
  - object
  - period
  plans:
  - name: NATS Open Source
    access: freemium
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Personal
    access: freemium
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - period
    periods:
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Starter
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Pro
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Premium
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Enterprise
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Bring Your Own NATS
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Synadia Cloud — Add-ons
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - other
    - period
    periods:
    - month