--- title: Temporal Cloud Pricing description: Temporal Cloud pricing plans, Actions, Storage, and support tiers. Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts. Start with $1,000 in free credits. Essentials from $100/mo, Business from $500/mo. canonical: https://temporal.io/pricing.md source: https://temporal.io/pricing --- # Temporal Cloud Pricing > Source: https://temporal.io/pricing > Temporal is a durable execution platform that lets developers build reliable, long-running applications and workflows as code. Temporal Cloud is the fully managed version — no infrastructure to operate. Temporal Cloud uses consumption-based, pay-as-you-go pricing. You pay for what you use: **Actions** (compute), **Storage** (workflow history), and a **Plan** that determines your support tier and base allocations. All new accounts receive **$1,000 in free credits** that expire after 90 days. No commitment required to get started — you can cancel at any time. For interactive cost estimation, use the pricing calculator. For detailed technical documentation, see [docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing). --- ## Plans Temporal Cloud offers four plans. Essentials and Business are available via self-serve signup. Enterprise and Mission Critical require contacting sales. ### Essentials — from $100/month For basic workflows and getting started in production. **Included in plan fee:** - 1M Actions per month - 1 GB Active Storage (744 GBh) - 40 GB Retained Storage (29,760 GBh) **Platform:** - 99.9% SLA; 99.99% HA options available - Multi-cloud & multi-region - User roles, service accounts & API keys, audit logging, workflow management - On-Demand capacity (500 Actions Per Second (APS), auto-scales based on 7-day usage) **Plan fee:** Greater of $100/mo or 5% of monthly usage spend **Support:** 1-business-day P0 response, core platform configuration Get started with Essentials --- ### Business — from $500/month Everything in Essentials, plus: **Included in plan fee:** - 2.5M Actions per month - 2.5 GB Active Storage (1,860 GBh) - 100 GB Retained Storage (74,400 GBh) **Additional features:** - Commitment discounts available (1, 2, or 3-year terms) - SAML SSO included - SCIM available as add-on (+$500/mo) - Provisioned capacity (TRU-based) available **Plan fee:** Greater of $500/mo or 10% of monthly usage spend **Support:** 2-business-hour P0 response, workflow troubleshooting, worker configuration, SDK implementation guidance Get started with Business — or talk to an expert --- ### Enterprise — contact sales Everything in Business, plus: **Included in plan fee:** - 10M Actions per month - 10 GB Active Storage (7,440 GBh) - 400 GB Retained Storage (297,600 GBh) **Additional features:** - SCIM included (no add-on fee) - Commitment discounts available **Plan fee:** Annual commitment; contact sales for details **Support:** 24/7, under 30 minutes for P0 response, private Slack channel, usage optimization, technical onboarding, design review, worker tuning, senior support staff, cost reviews, security and contract reviews Contact sales --- ### Mission Critical — contact sales Everything in Enterprise, plus: **Included in plan fee:** - 10M Actions per month - 10 GB Active Storage (7,440 GBh) - 400 GB Retained Storage (297,600 GBh) **Additional features:** - Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) included (1 unit) **Plan fee:** Annual commitment; contact sales for details **Support:** 24/7, under 15 minutes for P0 response, private Slack channel, dedicated support engineer Contact sales --- ## Usage Pricing Beyond plan allocations, you pay for additional Actions and Storage on a consumption basis. ### Actions Actions are the primary unit of compute pricing. They represent billable operations between your application and Temporal Cloud. The main categories are: - **Workflow operations** — starting, resetting, or continuing a workflow (via Continue-As-New or Child Workflow) - **Activity executions** — each Activity start or retry; all Local Activities within a single Workflow Task count as one Action - **Timers** — each timer started, including implicit timeouts set via SDK (e.g. `AwaitWithTimeout`, `condition`) - **Signals** — each signal sent to a workflow, whether from a client or another workflow - **Updates** — each accepted or rejected workflow update request - **Queries** — each query request sent to a running workflow Some platform features also generate Actions beyond standard workflow operations: - **Export** — exporting closed workflow histories to external storage generates billable Actions. See the Export documentation. - **Nexus** — Temporal Nexus calls between namespaces are billed as Actions. See the Actions reference for details. - **Scheduled Workflows** — each Scheduled Workflow contributes to both Action and Storage usage. Inputs, outputs, and failures from scheduled runs all count. - **Batch jobs** — Batch Workflow executions consume both Actions and Storage. Note: Actions generated during Workflow Replay do not count toward billing. Replay reconstructs workflow state on the Worker side and produces no new server-side operations. For the complete reference of every billable Action type and metric name, see [docs.temporal.io/cloud/actions](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/actions). Each plan includes a monthly Actions allocation (1M on Essentials, 2.5M on Business, 10M on Enterprise/Mission Critical). Overage Actions beyond your plan's allocation are billed at the rates below, with volume discounts applied automatically as usage scales within a calendar month: | Actions beyond plan allocation (per month) | Price per Million Actions | | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | | First 5M | $50 | | Next 5M (up to 10M) | $45 | | Next 10M (up to 20M) | $40 | | Next 30M (up to 50M) | $35 | | Next 50M (up to 100M) | $30 | | Next 100M (up to 200M) | $25 | | Over 200M | Contact sales for additional discounts | **Example**: An Essentials account uses 12.25M Actions in a month. 1M is included in the plan; the remaining 11.25M is billed as overage: - 5M × $50 = $250 - 5M × $45 = $225 - 1.25M × $40 = $50 - **Overage total: $525** ### Storage Temporal stores workflow event history. Each plan includes a monthly Storage allocation (see plan details above). Storage is measured in gigabyte-hours (GBh); 1 GB of allocation = 744 GBh. Overage beyond your plan's allocation is billed as follows: | Storage Type | Price per GBh | | ---------------- | ------------- | | Active Storage | $0.042 | | Retained Storage | $0.00105 | - **Active Storage**: Storage used by open (in-progress) workflow executions - **Retained Storage**: Storage used by closed workflow histories, kept for a configurable retention period (up to 90 days on Temporal Cloud). For longer retention, use the Export feature. ### Plan fee The plan fee is charged monthly as the **greater of** the minimum plan price or a percentage of your total consumption spend (Actions + Storage): | Plan | Minimum Monthly | % of Consumption | | ---------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------- | | Essentials | $100/mo | 5% | | Business | $500/mo | 10% | | Enterprise | Annual (contact sales) | — | | Mission Critical | Annual (contact sales) | — | **Example**: On Essentials with $3,000 in monthly usage spend → plan fee = max($100, 5% × $3,000) = **$150**. --- ## Capacity Modes All namespaces start in **On-Demand** mode. You can optionally switch to **Provisioned** capacity. - **On-Demand**: Capacity automatically scales based on your 7-day usage history. Starts at 500 APS. No additional cost beyond standard Action pricing. - **Provisioned**: Set your own capacity using Temporal Resource Units (TRUs). Each TRU adds 500 APS. Each additional TRU (beyond the default) requires a minimum of 360,000 Actions per hour to avoid idle capacity charges. Useful for handling predictable or sudden traffic spikes. --- ## Fairness Pricing Task Queue Fairness is an optional feature that enables priority-based routing across workflows and activities within a namespace. When Fairness is enabled on a namespace, an additional **0.1 Actions** is charged per Action in that namespace for each hour the feature is active — regardless of whether individual workflows or activities use fairness keys. **Example**: A namespace generating 10,000 Actions/hour with Fairness enabled incurs 10,000 + 1,000 (10%) = **11,000 billed Actions** for that hour. This charge applies to the entire namespace, not just workflows using fairness keys. If you enable Fairness but don't use it, the surcharge still applies. It's advisable to disable Fairness when not in active use. --- ## Commitment Pricing For Business, Enterprise, and Mission Critical plans, you can commit to a minimum annual spend in exchange for additional discounts. Commitments are paid using **Temporal Credits** (1 Credit = $1 USD). Credits apply to all Temporal Cloud consumption, including plan fees, Actions, and Storage. Key discount levers: - Account Action volume over 200M Actions/month - Commitment duration: 1, 2, or 3 years Unused credits roll over when you renew at the same or greater commitment level. If downsizing, up to 10% of the original purchase rolls over. Commitments can also be purchased via AWS Marketplace. --- ## Compare Plans | Feature | Essentials | Business | Enterprise | Mission Critical | | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | | **Recommended for** | Developers & small teams getting started | Teams scaling to production | Enterprise with compliance & uptime requirements | Mission-critical workloads needing highest-touch support | | Starting price | $100/mo | $500/mo | Contact sales | Contact sales | | Self-serve signup | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | | Included Actions (per month) | 1M | 2.5M | 10M | 10M | | Included Active Storage | 1 GB | 2.5 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB | | Included Retained Storage | 40 GB | 100 GB | 400 GB | 400 GB | | SLA | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | | 99.99% HA option | Available | Available | Available | Available | | Commitment discounts | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | SAML SSO | — | Included | Included | Included | | SCIM | — | Add-on (+$500/mo) | Included | Included | | P0 response time | 1 business day | 2 business hours | under 30 min, 24/7 | under 15 min, 24/7 | | Private Slack channel | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | | Dedicated Support Engineer | — | — | Add-on | Included (1 unit) | | Technical onboarding & design review | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | --- ## Workload Size Estimates Not sure how many Actions you'll use? These rough benchmarks can help. All estimates include the Essentials plan fee (minimum $100/mo): | Workload Size | Est. Monthly Cost | Actions/month | Typical Use Cases | | ------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Starter | ~$100 | < 1M (< 0.38 APS avg) | General automation, human-in-the-loop, nightly batch jobs — likely within plan allocation | | Medium | ~$100–$2,000 | < 40M (< 15 APS avg) | Transaction/order systems, payment processing, infrastructure automation | | Large | ~$2,000–$15,000 | < 400M (< 150 APS avg) | Data sync, retail order systems, KYC & fraud detection | | Web Scale | $20,000+ | 1B+ (400+ APS avg) | Large-scale SaaS platforms, high-frequency event-driven services | These are estimates based on Actions alone and don't account for Storage. Use the pricing calculator for a full estimate, or contact our team for a scoped projection. --- ## High Availability Options Temporal Cloud supports same-region, multi-region, and multi-cloud replicas for workloads with stringent uptime requirements. Enabling HA replicates workflow execution data and metadata for near-seamless failover. **HA pricing**: Apply a 2× multiplier to Actions and Storage in any replicated namespace. The multiplier applies only to Actions and Storage generated while the replica is active. --- ## Free Trial and Credits - **$1,000 in free credits** are included with every new Temporal Cloud account. Credits expire after 90 days. - No credit card required to explore Temporal via the open-source quickstart. A credit card is required to sign up for Temporal Cloud. - Your card will not be charged during your trial as long as you have remaining credits. - You can cancel your account at any time from the billing center in Temporal Cloud settings. --- ## Startup Program Startups with less than $30M in funding can apply for **$6,000 in free Temporal Cloud credits** through the Temporal Startup Program. --- ## Open Source / Self-Hosted Temporal is open source. You can run the full Temporal platform on your own infrastructure at no cost from Temporal. Includes: - Temporal Service - Temporal SDKs (Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Ruby, PHP) - Temporal CLI - Temporal UI - Community support via Slack and the community forum Get started locally --- ## Billing FAQs ### When am I billed? Temporal Cloud issues invoices on the 3rd of each month for the previous month's usage. ### What payment methods are accepted? Credit card, ACH, wire transfer, and UPI. You can also purchase Temporal Cloud via AWS Marketplace or, by request, via Google Cloud Marketplace. ### What happens if I cancel? You can cancel your account at any time from Settings > Billing > Plans in Temporal Cloud. Once canceled, account data is deleted and cannot be restored. To return to Temporal Cloud, you would sign up as a new customer. ### Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan? Yes. Essentials and Business plans can be changed via self-serve in the Temporal Cloud billing settings. Enterprise and Mission Critical plans require contacting sales. ### Is there a minimum spend? The Essentials plan starts at $100/month. This is the minimum cost to run Temporal Cloud. Additional Actions and Storage beyond plan allocations are billed on a consumption basis. ### Does Temporal charge sales tax or VAT? Temporal charges applicable sales tax in US jurisdictions as required by law. ### Where can I view my usage and billing? Account Owners and Finance Admins can view detailed billing data at any time in Temporal Cloud under Settings > Billing. --- For full pricing documentation, see [docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/pricing). For pricing questions or custom estimates, talk to an expert.