name: Payload CMS Plans and Pricing
description: Pricing plans for Payload CMS cloud hosting and self-hosted deployment options.
url: https://payloadcms.com/cloud
plans:
  - name: Free (Self-Hosted)
    description: Fully open-source self-hosted deployment with no cloud costs. Ideal for developers managing their own infrastructure.
    price: 0
    unit: month
    features:
      - Full open-source headless CMS
      - TypeScript-first code-based configuration
      - Automatic REST and GraphQL API generation
      - React-based admin panel
      - Built-in authentication and access control
      - MongoDB and PostgreSQL support
      - Unlimited collections and globals
      - File upload management
      - Localization support
      - Versioning and drafts
  - name: Standard Cloud
    description: Managed cloud hosting for small projects and teams, with automatic updates and basic support.
    price: 35
    unit: month
    features:
      - All self-hosted features
      - Managed cloud infrastructure
      - 512MB RAM
      - 3GB database storage
      - 30GB file storage
      - 50M serverless RPUs
      - Automatic updates and maintenance
      - Basic support tier
  - name: Pro Cloud
    description: Production-grade cloud deployment with dedicated cluster and higher resource limits for high-traffic applications.
    price: 199
    unit: month
    features:
      - All Standard features
      - Dedicated cluster
      - 30GB database storage
      - 150GB file storage
      - High-availability compute
      - Priority support access
      - Higher bandwidth limits
  - name: Enterprise Cloud
    description: Enterprise-grade deployment with custom SLAs, dedicated support, and custom integrations for large organizations.
    price: 833
    unit: month
    notes: Annual commitment; custom pricing available
    features:
      - All Pro features
      - Custom SLAs
      - Dedicated enterprise support
      - Enterprise SSO (Single Sign-On)
      - Custom integrations
      - Compliance and security reviews
overage_pricing:
  - item: Database storage
    price: 0.50
    unit: per GB
  - item: Bandwidth
    price: 0.20
    unit: per GB per month
  - item: File storage
    price: 0.02
    unit: per GB