As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and… Our stored bonsai.io terms are superseded and withheld. See the recorded change history.

bonsai.io Free Tier 2026 free tier removed

How it ended: discovered 2026-09-05 · effective date unknown — The free tier no longer exists. The lowest tier is now a 'Staging' plan at $15/month with 1 GB storage and 256 MB memory. Source ↗ Full history ↓

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a standing condition, so it does not lapse.

Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-21.

As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents. We are not publishing our stored bonsai.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones. Its free tier has ended — one recorded free tier removal, discovered 2026-09-05. We no longer rate it.

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Tier
Free
Category
Pricing Page
Catalogue date
2026-08-23
Last read
2026-09-21
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-21, found no earlier figure of ours for the page to have narrowed. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-08-23 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.

Free Tier Details

Superseded: As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents. We are not publishing our stored bonsai.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓

We read that on 2026-09-21 from https://bonsai.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names bonsai.io as "bonsai" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish. A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.

Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

The free tier no longer exists. The lowest tier is now a 'Staging' plan at $15/month with 1 GB storage and 256 MB memory. Source ↗
Before: Free Sandbox plan: 125 MB memory, 125 MB storage, 35K documents. Free forever. Managed Elasticsearch.
After: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is bonsai.io free?
As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents. We are not publishing our stored bonsai.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones. What our record says changed: The free tier no longer exists. The lowest tier is now a 'Staging' plan at $15/month with 1 GB storage and 256 MB memory. Source: https://bonsai.io/pricing
What is bonsai.io's free tier?
bonsai.io's free tier is called "Free". As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents. We are not publishing our stored bonsai.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones.
Is bonsai.io's free tier reliable?
bonsai.io's free tier has ended — one recorded free tier removal, discovered 2026-09-05: The free tier no longer exists. The lowest tier is now a 'Staging' plan at $15/month with 1 GB storage and 256 MB memory. Source: https://bonsai.io/pricing There is no free tier left to rate.
Is bonsai.io's free tier good for production?
As of 2026-09-05, bonsai.io/pricing reads: The lowest available plan is 'Staging' at $15/month with 1 GB storage, 256 MB memory, and 100k documents. We are not publishing our stored bonsai.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-05, names them as the previous ones. Until we have re-read the page we cannot say what capacity bonsai.io gives you, so we are not recommending it for production on figures we have already superseded.
What changed in bonsai.io's pricing?
bonsai.io has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The free tier no longer exists. The lowest tier is now a 'Staging' plan at $15/month with 1 GB storage and 256 MB memory. Source: https://bonsai.io/pricing (discovered 2026-09-05).
When will I outgrow bonsai.io's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade or evaluate alternatives in the same category.
What category is bonsai.io in?
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