Redpanda pricing
4 plans read from redpanda.com
Community EditionFree FreeCore features · source-available · cannot be offered as a commercial streaming or queuing service Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.redpanda.com
Bring Your Own CloudPriced on request Annual commitment2 GB/s max write · 4 GB/s max read · 112,500 partitions · 99.99% SLA · AWS, Azure or GCP VPC · tiered storage · Iceberg topics · audit logging Read 15 Oct 2026 · redpanda.com
Enterprise EditionPriced on request Contact salesSelf-managed deployment · 30-day trial · HTTP proxy and schema registry · tiered storage · Iceberg topics · shadowing · disaster recovery · SSO/RBAC · audit logging Read 15 Oct 2026 · redpanda.com
ServerlessPriced on request Pay as you go, or Annual Commit plan100 MB/s max write · 300 MB/s max read · 5,000 partitions · 99.9% SLA · limitless storage · 300+ connectors Read 15 Oct 2026 · redpanda.com
In short
- Redpanda has a free plan (Community Edition).
- A free trial is offered.
- 3 plans are priced on request (Bring Your Own Cloud, Enterprise Edition, Serverless).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Glue DataBrew | $0.48/mo | No | Yes |
| AxonOps Schema Registry | — | Yes | No |
| Buf Schema Registry | $0.50/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Confluent Cloud | $385/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Pulsar | — | Yes | No |
| Google Cloud Pub/Sub | $40/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Karapace | $35/mo | Yes | No |
| Lenses | $0.33/mo | Yes | Yes |