1 pricing changes tracked in April 2024 — free tier removals, new additions, and trend analysis for developer tools.

Developer Tool Pricing Report

April 2024

April 2024 was a tough month for developer free tiers. With 1 negative changes versus 0 positive, the trend continues toward tighter limits and eliminated offerings. Developers relying on free tiers should review their dependencies.

Total Changes -1 vs last month

Negative -1 vs last month

Positive

Neutral

Changes by Type

Change Type	Count
Free Tier Removed	1

Biggest Losers

Vendors whose changes cost users more

PlanetScale (1 negative change: free tier removed)
- PlanetScale retired its free Hobby plan on 2024-04-08, after stopping new Hobby databases on 2024-03-06. Hobby databases that were not upgraded were put to sleep with their data kept. The cheapest plan became Scaler Pro at $39 a month with 10 GB of storage. Source ↗

Category Breakdown

Which categories saw the most pricing changes

Category	Total	Negative	Positive
Databases	1	1	0

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