How much does Hatchet cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: Hatchet is Apache 2.0 open-source and free to self-host. Hatchet Cloud has a free tier of 1,000 monthly task executions, Starter at $25/month plus $0.001 per execution above the included quota, and quote-based Growth and Enterprise tiers for higher volume.
Hatchet uses a usage-based model on Hatchet Cloud and is free for self-hosting under the Apache 2.0 license. As of May 2026, the published tiers are:
Published tiers (verified 2026-05-08)
- Free (Cloud): 1,000 task executions/month, 1 production environment, community support
- Starter (Cloud): $25/month, 100,000 included executions, then $0.001 per execution
- Growth (Cloud): Quote-based, higher included volume, multi-region, SSO, priority support
- Enterprise (Cloud): Quote-based, dedicated infrastructure, SOC 2 attestation, custom SLAs
- Self-hosted (open source): Apache 2.0 license, no quotas, requires Postgres and worker hosting
What counts as a task execution
Each invocation of a task counts as one execution. Workflows that fan out into multiple child tasks consume one execution per child. Failed retries count against the quota — successful retries after transient failures bill normally.
Self-hosting cost
Self-hosting Hatchet on a small Postgres instance plus 2-4 worker containers typically costs $30-$80/month on Render or Fly.io for low-volume workloads. The break-even point with Hatchet Cloud Starter is roughly 50,000-100,000 executions/month depending on infrastructure pricing.
Comparison to alternatives
For a team running 100,000 background tasks per month:
- Hatchet Cloud Starter: $25/month (100K included)
- Inngest Basic: $20/month (200K step runs)
- Trigger.dev Pro: $50/month
- Self-hosted Hatchet: ~$50/month infrastructure
Hatchet Cloud is competitively priced for low-to-mid volumes and self-hosting becomes attractive once monthly executions cross approximately 500,000.