$99 / month
Support and workflow operations tooling for startups and individuals.
- 2 user seats
- Manage up to 3 DBOS applications
- 1 million checkpoints included per month
DBOS Pricing, Features & Alternatives
Durable workflows, queues, scheduled jobs, and event processing in self-managed or managed cloud environments.
DBOS is an open-source durable execution and workflow orchestration system developed from research involving teams at Stanford and MIT. Its product family combines the DBOS Transact libraries, DBOS Conductor workflow operations, and DBOS Cloud as an optional managed deployment target. Compute autoscaling belongs to optional DBOS Cloud on Pro accounts, not the Transact library or Conductor on arbitrary infrastructure.
Best for
Durable workflows, background jobs, scheduled pipelines, APIs, and AI agents that need automatic recovery, exactly-once execution semantics, durable state, and integrated workflow observability.
Watch out for
DBOS uses a database-backed durable execution model. SQLite is available in some SDKs for local or single-node use. TypeScript and Java currently require PostgreSQL, and distributed deployments require a shared PostgreSQL system database. DBOS Conductor adds workflow operations and recovery tooling. DBOS Cloud is an optional managed deployment target rather than a requirement.
- Workloads
- APIs
- Backend Services
- Background Workers
- Data Processing
- Scheduled Jobs
- Services
- Queues
- Workflows
- Delivery
- Managed
- Self-Hosted
Development & Execution
Supported platform capabilities, execution environments, development technologies, deployment models, integrations, and triggers.
Runtimes
- JVM
- Node.js
- Python Runtime
Languages
- Go
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kotlin
- Python
- TypeScript
Frameworks
- Express.js
- FastAPI
- Koa
Capabilities
- Compute Autoscaling
Database support
- PostgreSQL
- SQLite
Deployment & packaging
- Docker / OCI
- Kubernetes
- Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Integrations
- Datadog
- Grafana
Triggers
- Scheduled Invocation
- Database Events
- Event Streams
- HTTP Requests
- Direct Invocation
- Queue Messages
Pricing
Published pricing structure, representative costs, and material billing factors.
- Free Trial
- A free 30-day trial of DBOS Pro workflow tooling and support is available.
- Self-Hosted
- Self-hosted pricing available
- Commitment
- Monthly subscriptions with separately priced checkpoint overages.
- Starting Price
- $99 / month
DBOS Conductor Plans
Paid workflow operations tooling and production support for applications built with DBOS Transact.
$499 / month
Premium support and workflow operations tooling for larger teams.
- 10 user seats
- Manage up to 10 DBOS applications
- 10 million checkpoints included per month
Additional DBOS Checkpoints Additional Usage Cost
Checkpoint overages are priced according to the subscribed DBOS Conductor plan.
| Resource | Billing Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| DBOS Pro checkpoints | per additional million checkpoints | $50 |
| DBOS Teams checkpoints | per additional million checkpoints | $40 |
Free Trial
A free 30-day trial of DBOS Pro workflow tooling and support is available.
Self-Hosted Pricing
Open-source DBOS Transact can run anywhere. Enterprise customers can self-host DBOS Conductor on premises, in their own cloud, or in air-gapped environments.
Enterprise Pricing
DBOS Enterprise has custom pricing with self-hosted Conductor options, enterprise security, and tailored support.
Billing Commitment
Monthly subscriptions with separately priced checkpoint overages.
Infrastructure & Availability
Where workloads run, how deployment is scoped, and what underlying infrastructure the platform depends on.
Managed cloud
DBOS Cloud is currently hosted in AWS us-east-1.
Deployment model
- Managed cloud
Execution
- Single Region
Deployment scope
- Regional
Geographic availability
- North America
- 1
Infrastructure providers
- Amazon Web Services
Available region
| Location | Area | Region ID |
|---|---|---|
| AWS US East (N. Virginia) Current DBOS Cloud managed hosting region. | North America | us-east-1 |
Self-hosted
Self-hosted DBOS deployments run on customer-managed infrastructure. Geography, topology, and underlying infrastructure are selected and operated by the customer.
Deployment model
- Self-hosted
Infrastructure providers
- Customer-managed infrastructure
Availability reviewed
Resource & Execution Limits
Executor CPU
1 vCPU
Per DBOS Cloud executor
Executor memory
512-5,120 MiB
DBOS Cloud; increases require Pro
Security & Compliance
Security Controls
- Access Control
- Role-based access control and scoped API keys DBOS Conductor; hosted and self-hosted editions
- Audit Logging
- Append-only administrative audit log DBOS Conductor Enterprise; configurable 7-3650 day retention
- Secrets Management
- Securely stored application secrets DBOS Cloud application hosting only
- Single Sign-On
- SAML and OAuth-compatible SSO SAML for hosted DBOS; OAuth-compatible provider integration for self-hosted Conductor
Audits & Certifications
- SOC Reports
- SOC 2 DBOS managed platform; public report type is not stated; excludes customer-operated Transact deployments
Compliance
- HIPAA
- Eligible use DBOS managed platform; signed BAA required when applicable
FAQ
Does DBOS require PostgreSQL?
Not in every SDK or deployment. DBOS Python uses SQLite by default and can also use PostgreSQL. SQLite cannot be used when the application runs across multiple servers, so distributed DBOS deployments require a shared PostgreSQL system database. DBOS recommends PostgreSQL for production.
Is DBOS Cloud free?
DBOS Cloud does not have a permanent free plan. A 30-day trial of DBOS Pro workflow tooling and support is available.
How much memory can a DBOS Cloud executor use?
DBOS Cloud executors can be configured with 512 to 5,120 MiB of memory. Increasing executor RAM requires a DBOS Pro subscription and additional RAM is billed.
