Fauna Pricing Overview

Fauna Pricing Explorer

Fauna Pricing Explorer

Fauna Pricing Explorer

Compare plans, estimate costs, and benchmark against competitors.

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Cost Estimator

Plan:
Read Ops (M):
Write Ops (M):
Storage (GB):

Estimated cost: —

Key Takeaways

  • Free tier: 100K reads, 50K writes, 1 GB/mo.
  • Pay-as-you-go: No minimums, $0.08 per 100K ops.
  • Capacity: Predictable cost, $0.25 per RCU.
  • Storage: $0.25/GB/mo (after free).
  • Global, ACID, FQL: Serverless with strong consistency.
  • Cheaper than DynamoDB for complex queries.

Plans & Prices

PlanBaseOpsStorageBest for
Free$0100K R / 50K W1 GBPrototypes
Pay-as-you-go$0$0.08/100K$0.25/GBVariable load
CapacityFrom $25/mo1M ops/RCUIncludedProduction
EnterpriseCustomCustom RCUsCustomLarge orgs

Competitor Comparison

Fauna Plan:
Read Ops (M):
Write Ops (M):
Storage (GB):
ToolMapped tierOps CostStorage CostTotal
FaunaPay-as-you-go———
DynamoDBOn-Demand———
MongoDB AtlasM10———
SupabasePro———

Gotchas

  • Free tier resets monthly.
  • Ops = FQL execution units (not raw reads).
  • Capacity requires 1 RCU minimum.

Average Ratings

G2 Rating: 4.6 / 5 (190+ reviews)

Product Hunt: 4.7 / 5 (launch)

Based on verified reviews as of 2025.

Common Complaints

  • FQL learning curve.
  • No free tier for production.
  • Less ecosystem than Postgres.

Common Praises

  • Global multi-region by default.
  • Strong consistency & ACID.
  • GraphQL + REST + FQL.

Plans & Prices

PlanBaseRead OpsWrite OpsStorageIncluded
Free$0100K/mo50K/mo1 GB1 DB
Pay-as-you-go$0$0.08/100K$0.08/100K$0.25/GBUnlimited
Capacity$25/RCU1M/RCU500K/RCU5 GB/RCUSLA
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustomCustomVPC, SSO

Add-ons

Add-onWhat it doesImpact on priceBest for
Read CachingCache hot reads globally.Included in CapacityHigh-read apps.
GraphQLAuto-GQL from schema.FreeFrontend teams.
User-defined FunctionsCustom logic in FQL.FreeComplex auth.
Multi-regionWrite in any region.IncludedGlobal apps.

When to use Capacity

  • Predictable traffic.
  • Need SLA.
  • >10M ops/mo.

When to use Pay-go

  • Spiky or low traffic.
  • MVP or testing.

Tip: Use FQL efficiently — one query can replace 10+ DynamoDB calls.

Usage & Limits

MeterThresholdsHow pricing changesControl tactic
Read OpsPer 100K$0.08 (Pay-go)Batch, cache, index.
Write OpsPer 100K$0.08 (Pay-go)Batch mutations.
StoragePer GB/mo$0.25 after 1 GBArchive old data.
ComputePer queryIncluded in opsOptimize FQL.