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Simple, straightforward cloud data warehouse pricing

Ditch your overengineered cloud data warehouse for blazing fast analytics!

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Free

$0NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED

A soft landing for dabbling and experimenting with MotherDuck

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  • Up to 5 Members
  • Up to 10GB of Storage
  • Pragmatic, AI-Backed UI
    SQL ‘FixIt’

    Resolve common SQL errors with thoughtful in-line suggestions

    to keep you in the flow
  • Community Support Self-serve via Slack
  • Up to 10 Compute Unit Hours
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Lite

$25PER ORG / MONTH + USAGE

Perfect for individuals and small teams looking for their first data warehouse

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  • Up to 5 Members
  • Unlimited Storage

    Pay as you go for unlimited storage

  • Pragmatic, AI-Backed UI +
    AI Functions

    Single call and bulk AI functions, including prompt() and embedding() Learn more

  • Standard Support Perfect for getting started
  • 2 Compute
    Instance Types

    Balance speed and performance for serverless scale and per-user tenancy Learn more

    Pay as you go for Unlimited Compute
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Business

$100PER ORG / MONTH + USAGE

Production analytics and BI workloads without the maintenance overhead

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  • Unlimited Members
  • Unlimited Storage

    Pay as you go for unlimited storage

  • Pragmatic, AI-Backed UI +
    AI Functions

    Single call and bulk AI functions, including prompt() and embedding() Learn more

  • Priority Support

    Faster access to MotherDuck experts with an expedited response SLA

    For production-grade workloads
  • 3 Compute
    Instance Types

    Balance speed and performance for serverless scale and per-user tenancy Learn more

    +
    Read Scaling

    Enable up to 4 read scaling replicas, each backed by its own instance Learn more

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Just four elements: Storage, Compute, AI, and Platform Access.

The Essentials

The Essentials

Org. Members

Collaborate and share data securely with team members in your organization

Up to 5
Up to 5
Unlimited
Platform Access

Platform access for team members and service accounts in your organization Billed monthly

$0
$25 per org
$100 per org
AI Functions

For single call and bulk AI functions, including prompt() and embedding() Learn more

UI functions only
$1.00 per AI Unit
$1.00 per AI Unit
Storage

Cost effective storage

Up to 10 GB
$0.08 per GB
$0.08 per GB
Compute

A selection of instances for all your analytics needs Learn more

1 Instance type:

Optimize your workload's underlying compute resources

2 Instance types:

Optimize your workload's underlying compute resources

3 Instance types:

Optimize your workload's underlying compute resources

Pulse

For lightweight, fully serverless analytics Billed per Compute Unit (CU) second, 1 second minimum Learn more

(Pay on-demand)
Up to 10 CU hours
$0.25 per CU hour
$0.40 per CU hour
Standard

For everyday tasks and balanced performance Billed per second, 60 second minimum Learn more

(Pay per instance)
$1.20 per hour
$1.80 per hour
Jumbo

For predictable performance on heavy workloads Billed per second, 60 second minimum Learn more

(Pay per instance)
$3.60 per hour
Read Scaling

Enable up to 4 read-scaling replicas, each backed by its own instance, for BI dashboards and read-only use cases Learn more

Support

Support

Human-First Support

Real people who are ready to help you in a dedicated space for your MotherDuck questions

Community

Via the Slack Community

Standard

Full access to MotherDuck experts with a standard response SLA

Priority

Faster access to MotherDuck experts with an expedited response SLA

Security And Compliance

Security And Compliance

SOC2 Type II

Full compliance with SOC 2 Type II Learn more

Full report on request
GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant Learn more

Full report on request
HIPAA BAA

Available on request Contact us for more details

Available on request

Serverless Instances

MotherDuck’s per-user tenancy model gives each Org member an isolated instance in one of three types to enable individual, user-level configuration. Multiple read scaling replicas can also be added to handle extra load from concurrent users.

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Pulse

Our smallest instance, perfect for ad-hoc analytics tasks

Commonly used when...

  • Doing ad-hoc analytics tasks with datasets in MotherDuck
  • Building read-only workloads with high-volumes of concurrent users like customer-facing analytics applications
  • A larger, dedicated instance is overkill for the task at hand

Included Plans:

Free Lite Business
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Standard

Built to handle common data warehouse workloads including loads and transforms

Commonly used when...

  • Performing typical data engineering tasks like data ingest and dbt transformations
  • Running dbt jobs that have multiple transformations in parallel
  • Building out standard data pipelines before moving to production and scaling up

Included Plans:

Free Lite Business
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Jumbo

For larger data warehouse workloads with intense transformations or many BI users

Commonly used when...

  • Query complexity, data volume, and the number of transformations are too high for the Standard instance
  • Performing complex joins and aggregations on growing datasets using event stream data or nested JSON with changing schemas
  • Supporting BI dashboards with read scaling replicas and frequent refreshes

Included Plans:

Free Lite Business

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EXPLORE ECOSYSTEM
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Built for humans, powered by ducks

MotherDuck’s strategic partnership with DuckDB Labs brings the fast improving efficiencies of DuckDB’s query engine from local machines to the cloud as a managed service. Working closely with the DuckDB Labs team has helped us co-create a shared vision for the future of blazing fast analytics. Together, we are committed to cutting-edge innovation in service of ergonomic, radically streamlined analytics workflows.

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Support with a heart

Great technology deserves a remarkable customer experience to match. We believe a thoughtful, human-first approach to delivering great support is as important as building great products. Our Customer team genuinely cares about your success and strives to act as an extension of your own team.

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Trusted security standards

Keeping your data safe and secure in the MotherDuck nest is our top priority. Our robust security and privacy program uses a defense in-depth strategy to protect your most valuable business assets and fortify trust. MotherDuck is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant, with full reports and HIPAA BAAs available on request for Business Plan customers.

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FAQS

What is a MotherDuck Organization?

In MotherDuck, an Organization (Org for short) is a team of users. Each Org has member limits aligned to your pricing plan. Accounts for team members and service accounts will count towards the Org members included in your pricing plan.

How does MotherDuck calculate and meter compute hours?

Depending on the Instance Type, MotherDuck meters compute on demand or per-instance. The Pulse instance is an on-demand, auto-scaling instance that is metered on a per-query basis. We measure the amount of CPU and memory usage over time as a Compute Unit (CU). Pulse has a minimum of 1 CU second per query. Standard and Jumbo instances are metered per second an instance is running, with variable compute costs based on the pricing plan and selected Instance Type. Instances start quickly, usually within 200 milliseconds, and continue running for 60 seconds once the last query completes.

What is MotherDuck’s storage minimum, and how is it calculated and metered?

MotherDuck uses cloud object storage. Usage is metered on the size of compressed data stored on-disk. To provide data recoverability, MotherDuck charges for 7 days’ worth of fail-safe data stored and meters on a per-day basis. Any data that is mutated or deleted will be retained for 7 days. MotherDuck does not charge you for: Data managed by you in your own object storage bucket, data stored on your laptop, or MotherDuck-managed data used to provide zero-copy clones called shares and associated data sharing features.

How are AI Units measured and metered?

1 AI Unit = $1.00 Please refer to the Documentation for a detailed overview of how AI units burn down against SQL Assistant and Bulk AI Functions. Paid Plan customers have full access to FixIt, MotherDuck’s in-line suggestions to help resolve common SQL errors, and usage-based pricing for SQL Assistant and Bulk AI Functions. Free Plan users have full access to FixIt and limited access to our SQL Assistant Functions.

In which cloud regions is MotherDuck available?

MotherDuck is currently available in the AWS US-East-1 region. We have plans to expand to additional regions as part of our roadmap and encourage you to upvote (EU, US-West) or add other desired regions to Canny.

Is there an on-premises version of MotherDuck?

No - MotherDuck is a managed cloud service.

Does MotherDuck have a free trial?

Every new account gets a free 21-day trial with full access to all of MotherDuck’s features. We also offer a Free Plan with 10 GB of storage and 10 Compute Unit (CU) hours per month.

Does MotherDuck have an annual plan?

Yes - teams who are interested in an annual contract have the option to pre-commit to a level of MotherDuck usage. To learn more, please connect with our Sales team.

How does MotherDuck protect my data?

MotherDuck is committed to protecting customer data, honoring your global privacy rights, and securing the data you provide to us through the use of our products. We build our platform using best practices for highly available, scalable, and secure cloud applications, and we regularly monitor and assess our program to ensure that it meets or exceeds compliance and regulatory requirements. For more information and details about our privacy and security programs, please visit our Trust & Security page.

Does MotherDuck have academic discounts for schools or students?

We do not currently have any discounts for schools or students. Anyone is welcome to use MotherDuck’s Free Plan.

Does MotherDuck offer a discount for non-profits?

We do not currently have any discounts for non-profits. Anyone is welcome to use MotherDuck’s Free Plan.

What is your refund policy?

Please refer to MotherDuck’s Terms of Service for more information. If you have additional questions, please reach out to our Customer team for assistance.
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