MotherDuck pricing in 2026
Serverless cloud data warehouse built on DuckDB. How MotherDuck charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
MotherDuck plans and prices
2 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Lite
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 10 compute hours/month
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 3 users
Business
$250/ month
- Up to 10 users
- 99.9% availability SLA
- 90-day snapshot retention
Plus usage: Pulse compute $0.60/CU-hour, Standard $2.40/hr up to Giga $24/hr; storage $0.04/GB/month. Enterprise: custom.
Prices from MotherDuck's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
MotherDuck pricing questions
How does MotherDuck charge?
MotherDuck is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to MotherDuck's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Business $250 a month. Plus usage: Pulse compute $0.60/CU-hour, Standard $2.40/hr up to Giga $24/hr; storage $0.04/GB/month. Enterprise: custom. There is no fixed monthly fee on Lite.
How much is MotherDuck in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Business at $250 is about ₦333,575 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
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