specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: PubNub
providerId: pubnub
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Realtime
  - Plans
description: >-
  PubNub bills primarily by Monthly Active Users (MAU). Free supports 200 MAU or 1M
  transactions; Starter is $98/month for 1,000 MAU; Pro starts at custom-priced 5,000 MAU
  ($370/mo) and scales linearly (10K = $550, 25K = $1,130). All features (messages, channels,
  storage within tier) are included; PubNub does not charge separately for peak concurrent
  connections, message volume, or bandwidth.
sources:
  - https://www.pubnub.com/pricing/
plans:
  - id: pubnub-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: $0/month - 200 MAU or 1M transactions, 1GB storage (7 days).
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: free_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly Active Users
        name: free_mau
        type: quota
        metric: mau
        limit: 200
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Best for testing and prototypes
      - name: 7-day storage retention
  - id: pubnub-starter
    name: Starter
    type: subscription
    description: $98/month - 1,000 MAU, up to 6 months data storage.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: starter_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '98.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly Active Users
        name: starter_mau
        type: quota
        metric: mau
        limit: 1000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 6-month storage retention
  - id: pubnub-pro-5k
    name: Pro 5K
    type: subscription
    description: $370/month - 5,000 MAU.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: pro_5k_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '370.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly Active Users
        name: pro_5k_mau
        type: quota
        metric: mau
        limit: 5000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited storage
  - id: pubnub-pro-10k
    name: Pro 10K
    type: subscription
    description: $550/month - 10,000 MAU.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: pro_10k_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '550.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly Active Users
        name: pro_10k_mau
        type: quota
        metric: mau
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited storage
  - id: pubnub-pro-25k
    name: Pro 25K
    type: subscription
    description: $1,130/month - 25,000 MAU.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: pro_25k_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '1130.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited storage
  - id: pubnub-enterprise
    name: Enterprise (100K+ MAU)
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom pricing for 100,000+ MAU; volume discounts.
    entries:
      - label: Custom pricing
        name: enterprise_custom
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: contract
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Volume discount
      - name: Dedicated SLA
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com