specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Temporal
providerId: temporal-io
created: '2026-07-02'
modified: '2026-07-02'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Durable Execution
- Workflow Orchestration
- Temporal Cloud
- Open Source
- Plans
description: >-
  Temporal has two consumption models. The core Temporal server is open source
  (MIT) and free to self-host with no license fee - you pay only for your own
  infrastructure. Temporal Cloud is the managed offering, sold in four plans
  (Essentials, Business, Enterprise, Mission Critical) with consumption-based
  billing on Actions, plus active and retained storage. Actions are the primary
  billable unit (starting a workflow, recording a heartbeat, sending a signal,
  timers, retries, etc.). Actions are volume-tiered starting at $50 per million
  and decreasing with scale. All APIs (WorkflowService gRPC, the HTTP API, the
  OperatorService, and the Cloud Operations API) are included with a namespace;
  there is no separate per-API-call charge beyond Actions and storage.
notes: >-
  Prices reflect the Temporal Cloud pricing page as of the review date and are
  subject to change; verify current plan minimums, Action tiers, and storage
  rates at https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing and https://temporal.io/pricing
  during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://temporal.io/pricing
- https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing
- https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/actions
- https://github.com/temporalio/temporal
plans:
- id: temporal-open-source
  name: Open Source (Self-Hosted)
  type: free
  description: >-
    The full Temporal server, MIT-licensed and self-hostable. Includes the
    WorkflowService and OperatorService gRPC APIs, the HTTP API gateway, all SDKs,
    schedules, Nexus, and the Web UI. No license fee or Action charges - cost is
    your own compute, database, and operations.
  entries:
  - label: Self-Hosted Actions
    name: self_hosted_actions
    type: usage
    metric: actions
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (self-hosted; you provide infrastructure)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: WorkflowService gRPC API
  - name: OperatorService gRPC API
  - name: HTTP API Gateway
  - name: Schedules and Nexus
  - name: Web UI
- id: temporal-cloud-essentials
  name: Temporal Cloud - Essentials
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Entry managed plan. Billed the greater of the plan minimum or a percentage of
    usage spend, plus Actions and storage. Includes a 99.9% uptime SLA and basic
    support.
  entries:
  - label: Plan Minimum
    name: essentials_minimum
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: greater of $100/month or 5% of usage spend
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Actions
    name: essentials_actions
    type: usage
    metric: actions
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: from $50 per million Actions (volume-tiered down to ~$25/million)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Managed Hosting
  - name: 99.9% Uptime SLA
  - name: Actions and Storage Billing
- id: temporal-cloud-business
  name: Temporal Cloud - Business
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Mid-tier managed plan with faster support response and higher operational
    commitments. Billed the greater of the plan minimum or a percentage of usage
    spend, plus Actions and storage.
  entries:
  - label: Plan Minimum
    name: business_minimum
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: greater of $500/month or 10% of usage spend
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Actions
    name: business_actions
    type: usage
    metric: actions
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: volume-tiered Actions pricing
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Managed Hosting
  - name: Priority Support (P0 response)
  - name: Higher SLA Options
- id: temporal-cloud-enterprise
  name: Temporal Cloud - Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Annually contracted plan for large-scale production usage. 24/7 support with
    P0 response under 30 minutes, private Slack, and negotiated volume pricing.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (annual)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Negotiated Volume Pricing
  - name: 24/7 Support (P0 < 30 min)
  - name: Private Slack
- id: temporal-cloud-mission-critical
  name: Temporal Cloud - Mission Critical
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Top annually contracted plan for the most demanding workloads. P0 response
    under 15 minutes, 24/7 support, private Slack, and a dedicated support
    engineer.
  entries:
  - label: Mission Critical Agreement
    name: mission_critical
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (annual)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Dedicated Support Engineer
  - name: 24/7 Support (P0 < 15 min)
  - name: Highest SLA Commitments
storage:
- label: Active Storage
  price: '$0.042 per GB-hour'
- label: Retained Storage
  price: '$0.00105 per GB-hour'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com