Same Console plans as New Project: Free Cloud, Pro, and Dedicated. Open source stays free forever on your infrastructure.
Free Cloud · Pro $25/project · Dedicated from $45 · Open source $0
Free Cloud for learning — 2 projects of either type. Pro is $25/mo for 10 general + 3 shared SaaS.
Your own VM. From $45/mo (2 GB RAM). Database-per-tenant lives here.
Run Engine + Console yourself. Unlimited projects. No license fees.
Same cards as Console → New Project
Pricing on the website matches what you see in Apito Console. No separate starter/business tiers.
Exploration & prototyping
forever — 2 projects, General or shared SaaS
Production applications
per month · billed via Paddle (not per project)
SaaS that needs database-per-tenant
per month — your own Studio VM
Open Source · $0 forever
Unlimited local projects. Bring compute, database, and storage. Same Schema → Review → Publish contract as Cloud.
Dedicated · GCP catalog × 2.0 margin
Estimates match Console Dedicated options. Exact monthly price updates as you pick machine, disk, and region.
e2-small · 0.5 vCPU · 2 GB RAM
60 GB SSD
Fair use: 25 projects / 50 tenant DBs
e2-medium · 1 vCPU · 4 GB RAM
60 GB SSD
Fair use: 50 projects / 200 tenant DBs
e2-standard-2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM
80 GB SSD
Fair use: 100 projects / 500 tenant DBs
Open Source · Free Cloud · Pro · Dedicated
| Capability | Open Source | Free Cloud | Pro | Dedicated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||||
| REST + GraphQL | ||||
| Auth · storage · realtime · functions | Limited | Higher limits | ||
| Schema versioning · CLI · Sync · MCP | ||||
| Hosting | Yours | Apito shared | Apito managed | Your Studio VM |
| Projects | Unlimited | 2 of either type | 10 general + 3 SaaS | Within dedicated resources |
| Shared-tenant SaaS | ||||
| Database-per-tenant | — | — | ||
| Operate | ||||
| Production backups | You own | — | ||
| Slow-query analytics | — | — | ||
| Custom domains | Your edge | — | — | |
| Support | Community | Community | Standard | Priority |
Feature · not a SKU
Freelancers start a bounded sandbox on Day 1. The client accepts and adds a card by Day 7. They own billing. First charge stays on the original Day 30. Your sponsored slot frees on accept or Day-7 freeze.
2 pending slots
5 pending slots
20 pending slots
Free Cloud includes 2 projects total — each may be General or shared-tenant SaaS — with REST + GraphQL, auth, schema versioning, CLI, Sync, and MCP. Database-per-tenant is Dedicated or self-host.
Pro is $25/month flat via Paddle — not per project. You get 10 general + 3 shared-tenant SaaS. Subscribe in Console on New Project.
Dedicated is an account-level Studio VM (engine + console at /admin/). Pricing is $45 / $69 / $118 (e2-small 2 GB, e2-medium 4 GB, e2-standard-2 8 GB). Unlimited projects within those resources, plus database-per-tenant. Fair-use ceilings ship with the SKU. 7-day trial, then subscribe.
Yes for the engine contract. Self-host with Docker/CLI for unlimited local projects and community support. Cloud editions add managed hosting, quotas, and Dedicated isolation.
Self-host and Dedicated support choosing/connecting databases you control. Free Cloud and Pro use Apito-managed project databases with plan limits.
No. It is a feature of Free (2 sponsored slots), Pro (5), and Enterprise (20). The client pays the Pro, Dedicated, or Enterprise SKU you selected. Accepted work does not consume your quota.
Website pricing mirrors Console New Project — Free Cloud, Pro (Paddle), or Dedicated GCP trial.