Platform Pricing

Each time we create a workspace for you we provision computing, storage, database, our GraphQL engine and more. Charging per workspace allows you to maintain a combination of production-grade workspaces while also maintaining more development-grade workspaces for small projects or simply getting started. In this way, you really only pay for what you use.

Every paid plan comes with its own "overages" for each metered resource. At the end of each month, you'll be billed for your selected workspace plan + any overages above the included limits. This makes sure that limits/quotas will NOT affect the performance or availability of your workspace!

These limits differ significantly by plan. That said, they refer to the total number of database rows created in a workspace (across tables) and the aggregate file-size of all uploaded media assets (videos, pictures, .pdfs, etc).

A "User" (Client App User) is someone who signs-up/registers for the application you build. For example, if you build a mobile app or website and 50 people sign-up/register in the first month (creating an "App User" record in 8base), that would count as 50 users.

Every 8base workspace gets its own unique API endpoint through which all data/resources can get fetched and updated. Everytime a request is made to that endpoint, we count it as 1-request – whether a single record or list of records are being queried, updated, or deleted.

"Subscriptions" are websocket connections that allow for real-time data feeds to be established and utilized. For example, a messaging app could use subscriptions to get a notification every time a new message gets sent!

External Data Requests are requests made to external systems through our primary GraphQL engine. For example, 8base has a powerful integration with Salesforce.com. Every request made through your GraphQL API endpoint to your Salesforce.com instance counts as an External Data Request. Any external data requests made through standard webhooks using 8base serverless functions do not count against your quota of External data Requests.

Our interests are aligned with yours — we want you up and running quickly on the 8base Platform and successfully executing on and growing your business.

To this end, 8base typically works on projects on a fixed time / fixed price basis. We go the extra mile up-front to ensure there is a very good understanding of needs to be built before committing; however, we also understand that clients don't always know everything they need/want when they start. Our unique approach allows you to change your mind along the way, within reason, and still operate under a predefined budget. 

We sometimes carve out certain aspects of the project, such as integrations with legacy systems, on a time-and-materials basis, due to the uncertainty of time and effort required.

After the initial project is over the 8base Design and Development Team can either transition the project to you or remain involved on either a fixed-price, per-sprint or per-hour basis.