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Pricing

Every feature on every plan.
Pay only for scale.

Delta Forge includes the full platform on every tier: SQL engine, graph analytics, geospatial, healthcare formats, connectors, and pipelines. Plans differ by capacity, included usage, and support.

Usage & Metering

Full Cost Transparency

Know exactly what you're paying for. No hidden charges, no idle cluster costs.

DFCU = (wall_clock_seconds × cores) / 3600

1 DFCU = 1 core-hour of actual compute. The formula is transparent and auditable.

Pay for query execution only

You're billed for actual compute time (DFCU). No waiting for clusters to spin up, no paying for idle time after your query finishes.

No cluster management

No provisioning, no auto-scaling decisions, no minimum cluster sizes. Run a query, pay for the query. Done.

Real-time usage dashboard

See your consumption instantly: total DFCU consumed, estimated cost, active compute nodes and core count, queries executed, and data processed.

Daily trend charts

Track DFCU usage over time, spot anomalies, and plan capacity with clear daily breakdowns.

Cost breakdown by node

See exactly which compute nodes consumed what: cores, queries, compute time, data I/O, DFCU, and cost share.

Filter by user, pipeline, schedule, node

Drill down into who consumed what and when. Full visibility across your entire organization.

Traditional Cloud Data Platform

Spin-up 2m
Query 5s
Idle 8min
Query 3s
Idle 5min
Shutdown 1m

You pay for: ~16 minutes of cluster runtime

Delta Forge

Query 5s
Query 3s

You pay for: 8 seconds of actual compute

A query that takes 5 seconds of compute costs 5 seconds. Not the 10 minutes your cluster was running.

FAQ

Common questions

Are features restricted by plan?

No. Every plan includes the full platform: SQL engine, graph, geospatial, healthcare formats, connectors, and pipelines. Plans differ only by scale and support.

Can I start with Community and upgrade later?

Yes. The Community license is designed for that. Validate your workload first, then move to a paid tier when usage justifies it.

What is a DFCU?

A Delta Forge Compute Unit measures query and pipeline execution. Paid plans include a monthly DFCU allowance with per-unit overage pricing.

What is the refund policy?

All paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If it's not the right fit, you get a full refund.