$0
Hard-capped free database allowance; no payment card required.
- 200,000 database operations per month
- 2 GB storage per workspace
- Up to 50 databases
Prisma Postgres Pricing, Features & Alternatives
Managed PostgreSQL with operation-based billing, automatic scaling, and built-in connection pooling.
Prisma Postgres is a managed PostgreSQL 17 database that charges for operations and storage rather than requiring customers to size a compute instance. It automatically adjusts database capacity and provides pooled and direct PostgreSQL connections. Prisma ORM is optional: applications can connect with standard PostgreSQL clients, or use an HTTP/WebSocket driver in environments without TCP access.
Best for
Applications with variable query traffic that need managed PostgreSQL without sizing compute instances, especially when database provisioning should follow Prisma Compute deployments.
Watch out for
Query-heavy applications can accumulate operation charges even when queries are cheap to execute; Prisma bills reads and writes equally, including health-check queries.
- Workloads
- APIs
- Backend Services
- Web Applications
- Services
- Managed Databases
- Delivery
- Managed
Development & Execution
Supported platform capabilities, execution environments, development technologies, deployment models, integrations, and triggers.
Database support
- PostgreSQL
Capabilities
- Compute Autoscaling
- Automated Backups
Integrations
- Vercel
Deployment model
- Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Pricing
Published pricing structure, representative costs, and material billing factors.
- Starting Price
- $10/month
- Primary Billing
- Plan based
- Free Tier
- Recurring free allowances
- Commitment
- Paid plans have a monthly base fee plus metered overages
Prisma Plans
Workspace plans include Prisma Postgres operations and storage; database usage beyond included allowances is metered. Prisma Compute is priced separately within the shared plan.
$10/month
Base monthly plan with usage overages.
- 1 million database operations included per month
- 10 GB storage included
- Up to 1,000 databases
$49/month
Higher database allowances and lower operation/storage overages.
- 10 million database operations included per month
- 50 GB storage included
- Up to 1,000 databases
$129/month
Expanded allowances, backup retention, and regulated-workload features.
- 50 million database operations included per month
- 100 GB storage included
- Up to 1,000 databases
Prisma Postgres overages Additional Usage Cost
An operation is a database interaction, not an HTTP request or affected row. Reads and writes cost the same, including health checks such as SELECT 1, regardless of execution time. Direct SQL and Prisma Client count operations differently; storage overages are separate, and database transfer is included.
| Resource | Billing Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Database operations (Starter) | per million operations above allowance | $8 |
| Database operations (Pro) | per million operations above allowance | $2 |
| Database operations (Business) | per million operations above allowance | $1 |
| Storage (Starter) | per GB above allowance | $2.00 |
| Storage (Pro) | per GB above allowance | $1.50 |
| Storage (Business) | per GB above allowance | $1.00 |
Free Tier
No card requiredPermanent Free plan. Usage is hard capped rather than charged as overage. Free allowances are workspace-wide.
- Database operations: 200,000 operations per month
- Database storage: 2 GB per workspace
- Databases: 50 databases per workspace
Enterprise Pricing
Prisma offers custom pricing for higher-volume teams.
Billing Commitment
Paid plans have a monthly base fee plus metered overages; all plans include database transfer.
Infrastructure & Availability
Where workloads run, how deployment is scoped, and what underlying infrastructure the platform depends on.
Prisma Postgres databases are created in one selected region, which cannot be changed in place. Changing regions requires a new database and data migration. This inventory covers database placement, not Prisma Compute availability.
Database regions
Databases are created in a customer-selected region. Region changes require a new database and migration.
Applies to
- Prisma Postgres databases
Deployment model
- Managed cloud
Execution
- Single Region
Placement
- Customer-Selected
Deployment scope
- Regional
Geographic availability
- North America
- 2
- Europe
- 2
- Asia Pacific
- 2
Availability footprint
- Regions
- 6
Available Regions
| Location | Area | Region ID |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | North America | us-west-1 |
| North Virginia | North America | us-east-1 |
| Paris | Europe | eu-west-3 |
| Frankfurt | Europe | eu-central-1 |
| Tokyo | Asia Pacific | ap-northeast-1 |
| Singapore | Asia Pacific | ap-southeast-1 |
Availability reviewed · Availability source
Resource & Execution Limits
Pooled connections
10 / 100 / 500 / 1,000
Concurrent; Free / Starter / Pro / Business
Direct connections
10 / 10 / 50 / 100
Concurrent per plan; 5 reserved for platform operations
Pooled query duration
10 minutes
Long-running queries need a direct connection
Custom database roles
Not available
All generated credentials have full database access; separate passwords do not restrict privileges
Security & Compliance
Security Controls
- Encryption
- Encryption at rest and in transit All plans
Audits & Certifications
- SOC Reports
- SOC 2 Type II Business plan
- ISO Certifications
- ISO 27001 Business plan
Compliance
- HIPAA
- HIPAA support with signed BAA Business plan; BAA required before storing PHI
FAQ
Do I have to use Prisma ORM with Prisma Postgres?
No. Prisma Postgres works with standard PostgreSQL clients, including psql, Drizzle, and Kysely. Prisma ORM is optional, and runtimes without TCP access can use the Prisma Postgres serverless driver.
Are Prisma Postgres preview databases copies of production?
No. When Prisma Compute deploys a branch preview, each database declared by its Composer module is a new, isolated Prisma Postgres database without production data. It can receive application migrations, but it is not a copy-on-write clone of production.
What happens when the Prisma Postgres Free plan reaches its monthly operations limit?
The database stops accepting read and write requests when the Free plan’s monthly operations allowance is exhausted; the data is not deleted. You can upgrade, wait for the next monthly reset, or use a one-time 24-hour grace period per workspace to export data or arrange an upgrade. The grace period does not renew each month.
Can Prisma Postgres restore a database to an exact point in time?
Not yet, as of the November 2026 documentation review. Paid plans support daily snapshots on days with database activity, kept for 7 days on Starter and Pro or 30 days on Business. Point-in-time recovery is documented as forthcoming rather than currently available.
