Pricing details
Apps group environments. Each environment has a set of components. Each component scales independently. Plans can be changed at any time, prorated by the day and invoiced after usage.
PHP
PHP processing power. Higher plans add more PHP processes so environments can handle more concurrent requests. The shown memory is dedicated to PHP. First optimize code, then scale.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ DB cons | ∗ Mem | ∗ PV/h | ∗ PHP procs | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP XS | Tinkering, prototypes, happy little side projects | 8 | 128 MiB | ~200 | 2 | €1 | €0.03 |
| PHP SM | Active development, more breathing room | 8 | 256 MiB | ~500 | 2 | €2 | €0.07 |
| PHP MD | Smaller apps, regular visitors | 12 | 512 MiB | ~1k | 4 | €4 | €0.13 |
| PHP LG | Real-world production workloads | 16 | 1 GiB | ~2k | 6 | €12 | €0.40 |
| PHP XL | Ambitious projects with growing traffic appetite | 20 | 2 GiB | ~3k | 8 | €25 | €0.83 |
| PHP 2XL | Business-critical workloads | 28 | 4 GiB | ~4k | 12 | €50 | €1.67 |
MySQL
Database performance scales with storage and memory. Scale alongside PHP to keep queries zippy. Autoscaling is available. The metric shows current database space usage. Billing is pro-rated daily per plan.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ Mem | ∗ Storage | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFF | — | — | €0 | €0.00 | |
| MySQL XS | Small datasets and starting out | shared | 128 MiB | €1 | €0.03 |
| MySQL SM | Modest data needs | shared | 256 MiB | €2 | €0.07 |
| MySQL MD | Content-rich projects and growing catalogs | shared | 512 MiB | €4 | €0.13 |
| MySQL LG | Larger datasets and busier applications | shared | 1 GiB | €8 | €0.27 |
| MySQL XL | Serious storage with dedicated memory for speed | 1 GiB | 10 GiB | €60 | €2.00 |
| MySQL 2XL | High-performance queries for demanding workloads | 3 GiB | 20 GiB | €120 | €4.00 |
| MySQL 3XL | Data-intensive applications and enterprise scale | 7 GiB | 40 GiB | €240 | €8.00 |
Storage
Web storage measures the bits and bytes saved to disk. Autoscaling is available. Billing is pro-rated on daily usage per plan. Try to avoid storing unnecessary junk like additional backups, template fragments or huge uploads.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ Storage | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage XS | Minimal depot for code & assets | 512 MiB | €0.5 | €0.02 |
| Storage SM | Code base and some assets | 1 GiB | €1 | €0.03 |
| Storage MD | Common project usage | 2 GiB | €2 | €0.07 |
| Storage LG | Content heavy websites | 4 GiB | €4 | €0.13 |
| Storage XL | Large photo libraries | 8 GiB | €8 | €0.27 |
| Storage 2XL | Binary downloads or videos | 16 GiB | €16 | €0.53 |
| Storage 3XL | Edge case scenario | 32 GiB | €32 | €1.07 |
| Storage 4XL | Double edge case scenario | 64 GiB | €64 | €2.13 |
Traffic
Traffic measures monthly outgoing data transfer (egress). Autoscaling is available. The metric starts at zero each month and grows with every request. The final monthly total determines the billed plan. Most websites happily stay in the smallest tier. Keep pages lean to load faster and spend less on transfer.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ Traffic | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic XS | Home sweet home for most websites | 32 GiB | €0.5 | €0.02 |
| Traffic SM | For growing projects with busier days | 64 GiB | €1 | €0.03 |
| Traffic MD | Solid traffic for a properly popular app | 128 GiB | €8 | €0.27 |
| Traffic LG | Busy and getting busier | 256 GiB | €16 | €0.53 |
| Traffic XL | Serious audience, serious throughput | 512 GiB | €32 | €1.07 |
| Traffic 2XL | Unicorn territory | 1 TiB | €64 | €2.13 |
| Traffic 3XL | For "just in case" events that actually happened | 2 TiB | €128 | €4.27 |
| Traffic 4XL | Sustained front-page energy | 4 TiB | €256 | €8.53 |
| Traffic 5XL | If you reach this, we both have stories to tell | 8 TiB | €512 | €17.07 |
Backups
Snapshots of your files and database, stored offsite and ready for download from the dashboard.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ Backups | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backups XS | For tinkering, testing, and sleeping slightly better | 1 | €0.5 | €0.02 |
| Backups SM | A safer default when it probably will not break breaks | 3 | €4 | €0.13 |
| Backups MD | Extra peace of mind for careful developers | 6 | €8 | €0.27 |
| Backups LG | Serious rollback confidence | 12 | €16 | €0.53 |
| Backups XL | Enterprise-grade retention for teams that move fast | 24 | €32 | €1.07 |
| Backups 2XL | Maximum history for mission-critical operations | 48 | €64 | €2.13 |
Jobs
Jobs are background tasks to offload work from the main application. Workers are long-running scripts. Crons are scheduled tasks to run at a certain time.
| Plan ∗ | Desc ∗ | ∗ DB cons | ∗ Jobs | ∗ Mem | ∗ Month | ∗ Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFF | — | — | — | €0 | €0.00 | |
| Jobs XS | A mini job | 1 | 1 | 128 MiB | €1 | €0.03 |
| Jobs SM | Two basic jobs | 2 | 2 | 256 MiB | €3 | €0.10 |
| Jobs MD | Mores jobs, more power | 4 | 4 | 512 MiB | €5 | €0.17 |
| Jobs LG | Even mores jobs, even more power | 8 | 8 | 1 GiB | €15 | €0.50 |
| Jobs XL | Even more jobs, even more power | 16 | 16 | 2 GiB | €30 | €1.00 |
| Jobs 2XL | Most powerful jobs | 32 | 32 | 4 GiB | €60 | €2.00 |
Supported payment types
Billing collaboration allows to invite stakeholders to take over billing.
# Glossary
- Autoscaling The ability of a system to automatically adjust its resources based on demand, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency. About autoscaling →
- Backups The number of backup copies of data that is stored. Backups are typically created at regular intervals (daily). Backups contain files on disk, plus database dumps if applicable. There is a retention period for backups, after which they are automatically deleted. About backups →
- Daily price The cost of the plan for one day. Billed when not booked for a full month in arrears. Calculated as 1/30 of the monthly price, no matter how many days a given month has. Daily aggregation →
- Database connections The number of database connections available for the PHP plan. Usually each PHP process can handle one database connection, so this correlates with the number of PHP processes. Extra connections are available to connect from a local client or different service. MySQL connections are available even when the database is not hosted on fortrabbit or not required.
- Description A summary of the plan, highlighting potential use cases.
- GiB Gibibyte, a unit of digital information storage equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024^3 bytes).
- Jobs The number of background jobs that can be registered with the dashboard.
- Memory The component of a computer system that temporarily stores data and instructions for quick access by the processor, measured in bytes (MiB, GiB).
- MiB Mebibyte, a unit of digital information storage equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1024^2 bytes).
- Monthly price The cost of the plan for a full month. Billed in arrears at the end of the month when booked for a full month.
- Page views per hour The number of times a page is viewed per hour. Rough estimate. Mileage varies.
- PHP processes The number of FPM PHP processes available for handling requests. Impact performance of the web application.
- Plan The name of the tier. Indicates scaling, labeled as t-shirt size. Printed on the invoice and shown in dashboard. About plans →
- Storage The capacity to save and retrieve digital data, measured in bytes (MiB, GiB).
- Traffic The amount of data transferred egress from the server, measured in bytes (MiB, GiB).
# Concepts
- Autoscaling Autoscaling is an option that can be toggled per environment. It is enabled by default and scales components up and down automatically based on usage.
- Billing schedule Within the first few days of every new month, you will get the invoice for the service period of the last month. After receiving the invoice, the payments are due and are charged automatically.
- Currencies fortrabbit services are offered in (€) EUR and ($) USD. Different prices may apply based on the selected currency. It's also possible that prices differ by data center location.
- Grouped tiers Components are sized in ranges for predictable costs. The smallest web traffic plan, for instance, is sufficient for 96% of websites. Even with autoscaling enabled, hosting costs usually stay on the exact same level.
- Invoice archive Each payment method has an attached invoice archive to download previous invoices directly from the fortrabbit dashboard.
- Invoice threshold Invoices for partial usage may be below a minimum required invoice amount.
- Late payments Sometimes payments don't go through. That happens. We understand it. Don't panic, but take care. This article guides you through the steps.
- Postpaid billing First use, then pay: Service usage is measured throughout the billing period, with costs calculated and invoiced at completion.
- Pricing structure Apps are grouping environments. Environments consist of components. Components are available in plans.
- VAT rules fortrabbit is mainly a B2B service, clients are entrepreneurs or other businesses. It can also be used for B2C, clients are end consumers.