Unkey Dev Plans Pricing
Unkey has two consumption models. The core platform is open source (AGPL) and free to self-host, in which case cost is your own infrastructure with no vendor invoice. Unkey's managed offering is subscription plus usage-based: a Free tier to get started, then Starter ($5/mo), Pro ($25/mo), and Business ($50/mo) tiers, each of which includes an equal amount of monthly usage credits and raises per-instance resource limits, regions, team seats, and log/audit retention. Above the included credits, spend follows real usage metered on compute (vCPU-seconds), memory (GB-seconds), and egress (GB). An Enterprise tier offers custom limits, dedicated infrastructure, and a dedicated Slack channel.
Unkey Dev Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for Unkey on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.
It defines 7 plans, covering free, paid, usage, and enterprise tiers, with named plans including Open Source (Self-Hosted), Free, Starter, Pro, Business, and 2 more.
Tagged areas include API Keys, Rate Limiting, Authentication, Open Source, and Plans.
Plans
The full Unkey platform, AGPL-licensed and self-hostable. Includes API key management, standalone rate limiting, identities, RBAC, and analytics. Bounded only by your own infrastructure, with no Unkey invoice.
- API Key Management
- Rate Limiting
- Identities
- Permissions and Roles
- Analytics
Free-forever managed tier for getting started, with a bounded per-instance resource allowance and limited regions and retention.
- Managed Hosting
- 1 Concurrent Build
- Core API Key and Ratelimit APIs
Entry paid tier at $5/month including $5 of monthly usage credits, custom domains, up to 2 vCPU / 2 GB per instance, 3 regions, 1 team member, 3-day log retention, and 7-day audit log retention.
- Custom Domains
- Up to 2 vCPU / 2 GB per Instance
- 3 Regions
- Email Support
$25/month including $25 of monthly usage credits, up to 8 vCPU / 8 GB per instance, all regions, unlimited team members, 7-day log retention, and 14-day audit log retention.
- Up to 8 vCPU / 8 GB per Instance
- All Regions
- Unlimited Team Members
- Custom Domains
$50/month including $50 of monthly usage credits, up to 32 vCPU / 32 GB per instance, all regions, unlimited team members, 14-day log retention, and 30-day audit log retention.
- Up to 32 vCPU / 32 GB per Instance
- All Regions
- 30-Day Audit Log Retention
On top of any paid subscription, spend follows real usage above the included monthly credits, metered on compute, memory, and egress.
- Pay for What You Use
- No Plan Jumps
Custom plan with custom resource limits, dedicated infrastructure, a dedicated Slack channel, security review, and negotiated terms. Contact Unkey.
- Custom Resource Limits
- Dedicated Infrastructure
- Dedicated Slack Channel