Free Cloud
Exploration & prototyping
$0
forever — learning & side projects
- 2 cloud projects
- REST + GraphQL
- Authentication
- Storage (limited)
- Realtime (limited)
- Functions (limited)
- Schema versioning
- CLI + Sync + MCP
- Community support
01Pricing
Capacity, not feature lockouts.
Same Console plans as New Project: Free Cloud, Pro, and Dedicated. Open source stays free forever on your infrastructure.
Free Cloud · Pro $25/project · Dedicated from $45 · Open source $0
Hosted Cloud
Free Cloud for learning. Pro when a project needs production limits — billed per project.
Dedicated GCP
Private Apito instance. From $45/mo entry SKU. 7-day trial in Console.
Open Source
Run Engine + Console yourself. Unlimited projects. No license fees.
Same cards as Console → New Project
Pick a plan when you create a project
Pricing on the website matches what you see in Apito Console. No separate starter/business tiers.
Start free
Pro
Production applications
$25
per project / month · billed via Paddle
- Everything in Free Cloud
- Higher API / DB / storage limits
- Functions at production scale
- Production backups
- Longer logs + slow-query analytics
- Standard support
Dedicated
Teams that want a private Apito
from $45
per month — isolated GCP instance
- Isolated Apito instance on GCP
- Dedicated CPU / RAM / storage
- Choice of region & database
- 7-day trial, then subscribe
- Create projects after the instance is ready
- Private environment
- Backups + custom domains
- Priority support
Open Source · $0 forever
Self-host Engine + Console on your stack
Unlimited local projects. Bring compute, database, and storage. Same Schema → Review → Publish contract as Cloud.
Dedicated · GCP catalog × 2.0 margin
Dedicated instance sizes
Estimates match Console Dedicated options. Exact monthly price updates as you pick machine, disk, and region.
Entry
$45/moe2-small · 0.5 vCPU · 2 GB
60 GB SSD
From price on New Project
Mid
$79/moe2-medium · 1 vCPU · 4 GB
60 GB SSD
Typical production Dedicated
Scale
$119/moe2-standard-2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB
80 GB SSD
Higher headroom
Compare paths
Open Source · Free Cloud · Pro · Dedicated
| Capability | Open Source | Free Cloud | Pro | Dedicated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||||
| REST + GraphQL | ||||
| Auth · storage · realtime · functions | Limited | Higher limits | ||
| Schema versioning · CLI · Sync · MCP | ||||
| Hosting | Yours | Apito shared | Apito managed | Isolated GCP |
| Projects | Unlimited | 2 | Per project bill | After instance ready |
| Operate | ||||
| Production backups | You own | — | ||
| Slow-query analytics | — | — | ||
| Custom domains | Your edge | — | — | |
| Support | Community | Community | Standard | Priority |
FAQ
What's included in Free Cloud?+
Free Cloud includes 2 projects with REST + GraphQL, auth, schema versioning, CLI, Sync, and MCP. Limits are conservative so you can learn and ship side projects — upgrade a project to Pro when you need production capacity.
How does Pro billing work?+
Pro is about $25 per project / month via Paddle. You subscribe in Console on New Project (same flow as app.apito.io). We monetize capacity and ops convenience — not by locking core Apito features.
What is Dedicated, exactly?+
Dedicated provisions an isolated Apito instance on GCP (CPU, RAM, disk, region, database). Pricing starts from $45/mo for the entry SKU (e2-small · us-central1 · 60 GB). Mid and scale SKUs land around $79 and $119. You get a 7-day trial, then subscribe. Projects are created after the instance is ready.
Is Open Source the same product?+
Yes for the engine contract. Self-host with Docker/CLI for unlimited local projects and community support. Cloud editions add managed hosting, quotas, and Dedicated isolation.
Can I bring my own database?+
Self-host and Dedicated support choosing/connecting databases you control. Free Cloud and Pro use Apito-managed project databases with plan limits.
02Same flow as Console
Create a project. Pick the plan there.
Website pricing mirrors Console New Project — Free Cloud, Pro (Paddle), or Dedicated GCP trial.