SurrealDB Cloud free tier includes Multi-model cloud database — 1 GB storage, 0.25 vCPU, 512 MB memory free… Verified September 2026. Compare with 24 alternatives in Databases.

SurrealDB Cloud Free Tier 2026 caution

Why caution: discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown — Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source ↗ Full history ↓

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Subtypes in Databases: relational — tables, rows and joins under SQL — Postgres, MySQL, SQLite family; document — schemaless JSON/BSON documents as the stored unit; graph — nodes and edges are the primary model, with a traversal query language; vector — stores embeddings and answers similarity queries as its primary access path. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://surrealdb.com/, where it says: “SurrealDB is a database and an agent memory layer. Documents, graphs, vectors, and SQL in one engine - and context for your AI agents wherever your data lives.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 24 alternatives. Verified September 2026. Last updated 2026-09-10.

SurrealDB Cloud's free tier offers Multi-model cloud database — 1 GB storage, 0.25 vCPU, 512 MB memory free… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, discovered 2026-04-12. Best for databases workloads — 24 alternatives available.

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Free
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Verified
2026-09-10
Last read
2026-09-10
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.

Free Tier Details

Multi-model cloud database — 1 GB storage, 0.25 vCPU, 512 MB memory free. Supports SQL-like queries, graph relations, document storage, real-time subscriptions. Includes team collaboration and RBAC

We read that on 2026-09-10 from https://surrealdb.com/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names SurrealDB Cloud as "surrealdb cloud" and states "$0".

When You'll Outgrow SurrealDB Cloud's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source ↗
Before: 1 GB memory
After: 512 MB memory

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Alternatives in Databases

How SurrealDB Cloud compares against every one of the 24 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.

Service Free Tier Stability
SurrealDB Cloud Free caution
Zilliz Cloud Free unrated
Supabase Free stable
Xata Free stable
MongoDB Atlas M0 Free stable
Firebase Spark stable
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Free Tier stable
Upstash Free stable
restdb.io Free stable
Nile Free unrated
Aiven Free stable
Koyeb Free (Database Only) stable
Weaviate Open Source stable
Turso Free stable
Cloudflare D1 Free stable
filess.io Free stable
Nhost Free stable
Chroma Open Source stable
Neo4j AuraDB Free stable
CrateDB Free (CRFREE) stable
Neon Free stable
Upstash Vector Free stable
Couchbase Capella Free source unconfirmed
CockroachDB Trial risky
Turbopuffer Pay-as-you-go unrated

Left out of this list: Databricks (Lakeflow Connect) (none of this category's subtypes apply), Convex (shares no subtype with this product), Appwrite Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), PocketBase (shares no subtype with this product), Cloudflare KV (shares no subtype with this product), Momento (shares no subtype with this product), DynamoDB Local (runs only on a developer machine), Redis Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Prisma Accelerate (extends another product), LanceDB (shares no subtype with this product), Gel (we have not classified this record), InfluxDB Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Hasura (extends another product), 8base.com (shares no subtype with this product), codehooks.io (shares no subtype with this product), SeaTable (none of this category's subtypes apply), skyvia.com (none of this category's subtypes apply), StackBy (none of this category's subtypes apply), Google Cloud BigQuery (shares no subtype with this product), PlanetScale (we have not classified this record). Each is still listed in Databases, with the vendor's own words we read that from on its page. How we decide this.

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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The list above is every one of the 24 entries in that order, not a prefix of it. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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2026-09-30
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alternatives:Databases:SurrealDB Cloud
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SurrealDB Cloud free?
Yes, SurrealDB Cloud offers a free tier: Free. Multi-model cloud database — 1 GB storage, 0.25 vCPU, 512 MB memory free. Supports SQL-like queries, graph relations, document storage, real-time subscriptions. Includes team collaboration and RBAC
What is SurrealDB Cloud's free tier?
SurrealDB Cloud's free tier is called "Free". Multi-model cloud database — 1 GB storage, 0.25 vCPU, 512 MB memory free. Supports SQL-like queries, graph relations, document storage, real-time subscriptions. Includes team collaboration and RBAC
Is SurrealDB Cloud's free tier reliable?
SurrealDB Cloud's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, discovered 2026-04-12: Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source: https://surrealdb.com/pricing
Is SurrealDB Cloud's free tier good for production?
SurrealDB Cloud's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, discovered 2026-04-12. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in SurrealDB Cloud's pricing?
SurrealDB Cloud has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source: https://surrealdb.com/pricing (discovered 2026-04-12).
What are the best free alternatives to SurrealDB Cloud?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 24 free alternatives to SurrealDB Cloud in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 21 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 2 are demoted with the reason named, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow SurrealDB Cloud's free tier?
At 1 GB storage, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is SurrealDB Cloud in?
SurrealDB Cloud is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 24 other Databases services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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