Billing

An overview of WarpStream's billing model.

Overview

WarpStream utilizes a consumption-based billing model. Billing settings are configured per WarpStream account. By default, new accounts are billed monthly in arrears for consumption metered in the prior calendar month, however custom payment schedules, payment terms, and pricing are available with a minimum commitment.

Billed usage for WarpStream resources is metered in hourly intervals. To review a breakdown of your consumption during the current billing period, or view invoices for past billing periods, navigate to the Usage tab of the Billing screen in the WarpStream console.

Manage your WarpStream billing account

To set a payment method, update your billing account information, or enter tax information, navigate to the Payment Methods tab in the Billing screen in the WarpStream Console.

Billing model

WarpStream has a consumption-based billing model for both Serverless and BYOC clusters. Pricing is published on the WarpStream website. Usage is metered hourly, and invoiced monthly in arrears.

Billing dimensions for BYOC clusters

WarpStream BYOC clusters are metered on the following dimensions:

Dimension	Definition
Cluster-minutes	Minutes during which a WarpStream cluster had at least one Agent deployed. Metered in 15-minute intervals.
Uncompressed GiB written	Logical data written to the WarpStream cluster
Uncompressed GiB stored	Logical data stored on the WarpStream cluster

Billing dimensions for Serverless clusters

WarpStream Serverless clusters are metered on the following dimensions:

Dimension	Definition
Cluster-minutes	Minutes during which a WarpStream cluster received at least one request. Metered in 15-minute intervals.
Uncompressed GiB written	Logical data written to the WarpStream cluster
Uncompressed GiB stored	Logical data stored on the WarpStream cluster
Compressed GiB written	Network ingress to the WarpStream cluster
Compressed GiB read	Network egress from the WarpStream cluster

Cluster Tiers

In addition to the consumption metrics above, WarpStream also bills for cluster tiers.

The available cluster tiers, their pricing, and features can be found here: https://www.warpstream.com/pricing#clustertiers

Free trial

All new WarpStream signups receive $400 in free credit automatically. This free credit can be utilized for any WarpStream product, and applies to all billing dimensions.

A payment method is not required to get started with WarpStream. To get started with a free trial of WarpStream, sign up for a WarpStream account.