As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same… Our stored Stream terms are superseded and withheld. See the recorded change history.
Why caution:discovered 2026-09-12 · effective date unknown — The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source ↗Full history ↓
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Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-09-12.
As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent… We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones. We rate it caution — one recorded pricing restructure, discovered 2026-09-12.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-12, found the page different from the terms we hold. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-29 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
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Superseded: As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. Requirements: Five or less team members, Less than $100k in funding, Less than $10k/mo revenue. We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓
We read that on 2026-09-12 from https://getstream.io/maker-account/, and our check recorded: the page names Stream as "stream". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source ↗
Before: Chat, Activity Feeds, and Video APIs. Maker Account (free): 2,000 MAU chat, 125K API calls/month feeds, 333K participant-minutes/month video. Hard limits, no surprise overages
After: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. Requirements: Five or less team members, Less than $100k in funding, Less than $10k/mo revenue.
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As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. Requirements: Five or less team members, Less than $100k in funding, Less than $10k/mo revenue. We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones. What our record says changed: The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source: https://getstream.io/maker-account/
What is Stream's free tier?
Stream's free tier is called "Maker Account". As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. Requirements: Five or less team members, Less than $100k in funding, Less than $10k/mo revenue. We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones.
Is Stream's free tier reliable?
Stream's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, discovered 2026-09-12: The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source: https://getstream.io/maker-account/
Is Stream's free tier good for production?
As of 2026-09-12, getstream.io/maker-account reads: The Maker Account for Chat offers a modified Chat Start Plan with all the same capabilities, but with a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent… We are not publishing our stored Stream terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-12, names them as the previous ones. Until we have re-read the page we cannot say what capacity Stream gives you, so we are not recommending it for production on figures we have already superseded.
What changed in Stream's pricing?
Stream has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The Chat component of the Maker Account now has a limit of 2,000 monthly active users and 100 concurrent connections. The Maker Account also now requires applicants to have five or less team members, less than $100k in funding, and less than $10k/mo revenue to qualify. Source: https://getstream.io/maker-account/ (discovered 2026-09-12).
When will I outgrow Stream'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 Stream in?
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