Xata free tier includes Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero… Catalogue date August 2026. Compare with 13 alternatives in Databases.

Xata Free Tier 2026 stable

Subtypes in Databases: relational — tables, rows and joins under SQL — Postgres, MySQL, SQLite family. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://xata.io/, where it says: “Postgres platform with instant branching and scale-to-zero compute.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 13 alternatives. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-21.

Xata's free tier offers Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero… We rate it stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Best for databases workloads — 13 alternatives available.

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Tier
Free
Category
Pricing Page
Catalogue date
2026-08-22
Last read
2026-09-21
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-21, found a change we then refused to record, because it restated the terms we already publish. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-08-22 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.

Free Tier Details

Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero. Self-hosted on Kubernetes — free forever. Managed platform is now paid (compute + storage billed hourly); 14-day free trial with $100 credit on the commercial tier.

We read that on 2026-09-21 from https://xata.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Xata as "xata" 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.

When You'll Outgrow Xata's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-28). Xata pivoted to open source (Apache 2.0) in April 2026. SaaS free tier (15 GB storage, 75 req/s, 10 branches, daily backups) retired. Free-forever usage now requires self-hosting on Kubernetes; the managed platform is paid with a 14-day free trial and $100 credit. Retracted 2026-09-28: Xata's managed platform had no free tier to end in April 2026. Its pricing page showed pay-as-you-go plans and a free trial from the Internet Archive's 2025-06-11 capture on; the 15 GB free plan this record names was on the page in the 2025-05-01 capture and belonged to the old platform, which became Xata Lite and was retired on 2026-02-28 (our Xata Lite record). Xata's April 2026 change was the Apache 2.0 open-source release of 2026-04-15, which added a free self-hosted edition. Source ↗
Before: SaaS free tier: 15 GB storage, 75 req/s, 10 branches, daily backups, no cold starts or pausing
After: Open-source Apache 2.0 platform (free forever) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero, self-hosted on Kubernetes. Managed platform is paid (compute + storage billed hourly).

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Recommended Migration Targets

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Alternatives in Databases

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Service Free Tier Stability
Xata Free stable
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Nhost Free stable
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Neon Free stable
filess.io Free stable
Turso Free stable
CrateDB Free (CRFREE) stable
Koyeb Free (Database Only) stable
Aiven Free stable
Cloudflare D1 Free stable
Supabase Free stable
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Free Tier stable
CockroachDB Trial risky

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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 13 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Xata free?
Yes, Xata offers a free tier: Free. Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero. Self-hosted on Kubernetes — free forever. Managed platform is now paid (compute + storage billed hourly); 14-...
What is Xata's free tier?
Xata's free tier is called "Free". Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero. Self-hosted on Kubernetes — free forever. Managed platform is now paid (compute + storage billed hourly); 14-day free trial with $100 credit on the commercial tier.
Is Xata's free tier reliable?
Xata's free tier is considered stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. See the pricing history below.
Is Xata's free tier good for production?
Xata's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Open-source Postgres platform (Apache 2.0) with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Xata's pricing?
The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
What are the best free alternatives to Xata?
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 13 free alternatives to Xata in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 12 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Xata's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, 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 Xata in?
Xata is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 13 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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