Billing for Meteor Apps
Plan Options
Galaxy offers four flexible plan tiers designed to meet different application needs:
- Free Plan
- Essential
- Professional
- Custom
Every Meteor.js App on Galaxy can start with the Free Plan. You can seamlessly upgrade to a paid plan after deploying your application.
Galaxy plans are app-based with no subscription fees and no pay-per-user fees.
Galaxy Plan Comparison
Free Plan
Perfect for learning, pet projects, and prototypes.
Price: $0 / hour per GB¹
Features:
- Unlimited users
- Free MongoDB Shared Hosting
- Push to Deploy¹
- Automatic HTTPS/SSL
- Only Meteor Domains
- One Command Deploy
- 4 business days response time
Essential Plan
For MVPs, starter projects, or small applications.
Price: $0.08 / hour per GB¹
Includes all Free features, plus:
- Prerender SEO Optimization
- Instant Versions Rollback
- Unlimited Containers
- Unlimited Custom Domains
- DDoS Mitigation
- Activity Notifications
- 1 business day response time
Professional Plan
For production applications with the power to scale.
Price: $0.11 / hour per GB¹
Includes all Essential features, plus:
- IP Whitelisting
- Triggers (Autoscaling)
- Monti APM Access
- Custom DDoS Mitigation
- Galaxy API Access
- IPv6 Support
- 1 business day response time
Custom Plan
For custom requirements or large-scale applications.
Price: Contact Sales
Includes all Professional features, plus all the optional:
- Scaling Discounts
- Private Cluster
- VPC Peering (MongoDB/Redis)
- Custom Container Sizes
- Custom Configuration
- Premium Support (24x7x365 for urgent matters)
Understanding Your Bill
- Precise billing calculated to the second based on actual container usage
- Paid plans are invoiced at the beginning of the following month for the previous month's usage
- Pay only for active containers - no charges when all apps are stopped or deleted
- Usage charges stop immediately when you pause or remove an app
Note: Free accounts include one Tiny container per application at no cost.
Container Options and Pricing
Container | Memory | CPU | Essential | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny | 256MB | 0.3 ECU | $0.0125 / hour | $0.025 / hour |
Compact | 512MB | 0.5 ECU | $0.04 / hour | $0.055 / hour |
Standard | 1GB | 1 ECU | $0.08 / hour | $0.11 / hour |
Double | 2GB | 2 ECU | $0.16 / hour | $0.22 / hour |
Quad | 4GB | 4 ECU | $0.32 / hour | $0.44 / hour |
Octa | 8GB | 8 ECU | $0.64 / hour | $0.88 / hour |
Monthly Cost Estimates
The following estimates represent a container running continuously for 30 days:
Container | Essential | Professional |
|---|---|---|
Tiny | $9 | $18 |
Compact | $29 | $40 |
Standard | $58 | $79 |
Double | $115 | $158 |
Quad | $230 | $317 |
Octa | $461 | $634 |
Pricing Factors
What Determines Your Cost:
- Selected plan tier (Free, Essential, Professional, or Custom)
- Number of active containers
- Container sizes in use
What Doesn't Affect Your Bill:
- Application traffic volume
- Number of deployments
- User count
- Environment type (Development, Testing, Staging, or Production)
Push to Deploy deployments follow the same pricing structure as your application's plan.
Cost Optimization - Savings Plan
For significant savings on predictable workloads, consider our Savings Plan options.
Updated on: 14/04/2025