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InfluxDB Cloud vs Nhost

Side-by-side free tier comparison. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-08-25.

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Verdict

Both InfluxDB Cloud and Nhost offer free tiers. InfluxDB Cloud provides "Free" while Nhost offers "Free".

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InfluxDB Cloud

Riskstable
CategoryDatabases
TierFree
Verified2026-07-05
Last read2026-09-12
Changes1 recorded
Time-series database — free tier: 5 MB writes per 5 minutes, up to 10,000 data series, 30-day data retention. Auto-provisioned for new accounts. Ideal for IoT and monitoring workloads

Nhost

Riskcaution discovered 2026-09-07 restricted
CategoryDatabases
TierFree
Verified2026-08-25
Last read2026-09-07
Changes1 recorded
Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres + Hasura GraphQL — 1 GB database, 1 GB storage, 5 GB bandwidth free

Pricing Change History

InfluxDB Cloud

restructured discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown high impact
No longer in force (2026-09-07). The free tier details have changed. A free tier exists with Cloud Serverless, it now offers a $250 free credit and usage-based pricing ($0.0025/MB written, $0.012 per 100 query executions, $0.002/GB-hour storage, $0.09/GB transferred out). There is also a free open-source option, InfluxDB 3 Core, with no license required. No longer in force as of 2026-09-07: influxdata.com/influxdb-pricing/, the page this record cites, answers "Is InfluxDB free to use?" with "InfluxDB Cloud Serverless also has a free tier with limited data ingestion rates and 30-day retention. Paid plans unlock higher rate limits, unlimited data retention, and enterprise features." That is the stored 30-day retention, and the same sentence separates the free tier from the paid plans. The page also sells "InfluxDB 3 Core — Open source. Local dev, exploration, and prototyping. Free Forever". The $250 credit and usage-based pricing this record reports are the paid Cloud Serverless plan above that free tier, not in place of it. We hold no evidence either way about the state on 2026-08-28, so this is recorded as no longer in force rather than retracted. Source ↗

Nhost

restricted discovered 2026-09-07 · effective date unknown medium impact
The free tier now pauses projects after 1 week of inactivity. Source ↗

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