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The monthly free tier limits listed below assume the entire free tier is used on that component alone. Limits will vary when using multiple components together.
Serverless
Build APIs, workflows, and backend services without managing infrastructure.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions | Function execution | $0.000016 / GB-second | 25,000 GB-seconds |
| AppSail | Container runtime | $0.0013 / GB-minute | 900 GB-minutes |
| Circuits | State transition | $0.00002 / state transition | 2,000 state transitions |
CloudScale
Store, retrieve, search, and manage application data at scale.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Store | Storage | $0.00072 / GB-days | 2 GB-days |
| SELECT query | $0.00006 / request | 10,000 requests | |
| INSERT row | $0.0001 / request | 5,000 requests | |
| UPDATE row | $0.00008 / request | 1,000 requests | |
| DELETE row | $0.00008 / request | 1,000 requests | |
| Bulk write | $0.00004 / row | 10,000 rows | |
| Bulk read | $0.00002 / dataset | 5 datasets (1 dataset = 40K rows) | |
| Truncate | $0.00002 / row | 10,000 rows | |
| OLAP storage | $0.00072 / GB-days | 2 GB-days | |
| OLAP fetch | $0.00008 / request | 10,000 rows | |
| Stratus | File download | $0.0000004 / request | 10,000 requests |
| File upload | $0.000005 / request | 1,000 requests | |
| File update | $0.000005 / request | 1,000 requests | |
| File storage | $0.02 / GB | 5 GB | |
| NoSQL | Insert | $0.0000013 / request | 5,000 requests |
| Update | $0.0000012 / request | 5,000 requests | |
| Delete | $0.00000015 / request | 1,000 requests | |
| Consistent Read / Query | $0.00000045 / request | 10,000 requests | |
| Eventual Read / Query | $0.0000003 / request | 10,000 requests | |
| Index Query | $0.00000035 / request | 5,000 requests | |
| Table Storage | $0.005 / day | 1 GB | |
| Index Storage | $0.005 / day | 1 GB | |
| Cache | Cache GET | $0.00004 / request | 1,000 requests |
| Cache PUT | $0.00006 / request | 5,000 requests | |
| Cache UPDATE | $0.00006 / request | 5,000 requests | |
| API Gateway | API request | $0.000001 / request | 100,000 requests |
| Web Client Hosting | Hosting request | $0.0000004 / request | 300,000 requests |
| Email sent | $0.0001 / email | 100 emails | |
| Push Notifications | Notification sent | $0.00002 / notification | 500 notifications |
| Search | Search query | $0.00004 / query | 1,000 queries |
Slate
Deploy and operate modern frontend applications globally.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend | Build & deploy (2vCPU 4GB) | $0.01 / GB-minutes | 12 GB-minutes |
| Hosting: CDN Storage | $0.0001 / MB | 500 MB | |
| Function invocations | $0.00016 / GB-second | 25,000 GB-seconds | |
| CDN & origin requests | $0.000004 / request | 300,000 requests | |
| ISR read | $0.0000003 / request | 100,000 requests | |
| ISR write | $0.000003 / request | 50,000 requests |
QuickML
Add predictive and generative AI capabilities to your applications.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickML | Data storage | $0.00003 / GB-hour | 1 GB |
| Single prediction | $0.0005 / call | 500 prediction calls | |
| LLM input tokens | $0.20 / million tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | |
| LLM output tokens | $0.40 / million tokens | 500,000 tokens | |
| VLM input tokens | $0.80 / million tokens | 250,000 tokens | |
| VLM output tokens | $1.20 / million tokens | 175,000 tokens | |
| Model training: CPU | $0.0004 / vCPU-second | 1,800 CPU-seconds |
Zia
Text and sentiment analysis, OCR, barcode scanner and more with Zia.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zia APIs | Face analytics | $0.001 / request | 100 calls |
| Image moderation | $0.001 / request | 100 calls | |
| Optical character recognition | $0.001 / request | 100 calls | |
| Object recognition | $0.001 / request | 100 calls | |
| Barcode scanner | $0.001 / request | 100 calls | |
| AutoML prediction | $0.001 / request | 100 calls | |
| Text analytics | $0.001 / request | 100 calls |
SmartBrowz
Automate testing, scrape websites and generate PDFs/screenshots in bulk with templates.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartBrowz | Headless browser | $0.00005 / GB-seconds | 7,200 GB-seconds |
| PDFs & screenshots | $0.0033 / PDF | 50 conversions | |
| Browser Logic | $0.000002 / invocation | Bundled into Functions free tier (25,000 GB-seconds) |
DevOps
Track app performance, debug issues, setup application alerts and monitor your app's health in real time without leaving the platform.
| Category | Operation | Unit price | Monthly free tier limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testing | Automation testing | $0.005 / request | 100 test cases |
| Alerts | Application alerts | $0.0005 / request | 100 alerts |
| CI/CD pipelines | Build & deploy | $0.01 / GB-minute | 1,200 GB-minutes |
FAQs
Catalyst's free tier helps you get started quickly with the least amount of hassle. Since the free tier renews every month, it's available for an unlimited period of time.
Catalyst's free tier is available to use for anyone accessing Catalyst from any DC.
Catalyst's free tier is available for every Catalyst user, both new and existing. The usage limit for each component is the same across all users.
No, you don't need to provide your card details to sign up to Catalyst's free tier. Once you exhaust your free tier limits, you can add your credit or debit card details, to avail free credits.
You'll be notified if your free tier account's monthly usage crosses 90% of the limit for any Catalyst component. Once any component usage crosses the specified limit, a minimum billing of per project will be charged, after which a pay-as-you-go pricing model kicks in. You'll get this notification in your Catalyst console at an account level.
Once the free tier is exhausted, you'll be taken to a pay-as-you-go pricing model. If you would like to take up a subscription-based pricing model instead, please write to support@zohocatalyst.com.
You can use our pricing calculator to estimate the cost of Catalyst services and components.
We support all the payment methods supported in Zoho.
All Catalyst users, including the free tier users, have access to our support team through support@zohocatalyst.com. All accounts have unlimited support for billing-related issues, account-related issues, technical (troubleshooting) questions, and incident reports.
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