How much does Hatchet cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: Hatchet is Apache-2.0 open source and free to self-host. Its Cloud pricing as of July 2026: a free Developer tier, Team at $500/month plus usage (10 users, 5 tenants, 500 RPS, 3-day retention), Scale at $1,000/month plus usage (unlimited users/tenants, audit logs, HIPAA, 7-day retention), and custom Enterprise. This replaced the earlier Free/Starter $25/Growth naming — the Cloud entry paid tier is now materially higher. Self-hosting on Postgres plus worker containers typically costs $30-$80/month for low volumes.
Hatchet is an Apache-2.0 distributed task queue, free to self-host, with a managed Hatchet Cloud. As of July 2026, the Cloud tiers are:
Published tiers (verified July 2026)
- Developer (Free): Cloud free tier, 1 production environment, community support
- Team: $500/month + usage — 10 users, 5 tenants, 500 RPS, 3-day retention
- Scale: $1,000/month + usage — unlimited users/tenants, audit logs, HIPAA, 7-day retention
- Enterprise: custom — dedicated infrastructure, SOC 2, custom SLAs
- Self-hosted (open source): Apache-2.0, no quotas, requires Postgres + worker hosting
The 2026 change renamed and repriced the Cloud tiers: the old "Starter $25" is gone, and the entry paid tier is now Team at $500/month (with Scale at $1,000). Self-hosting remains the low-cost path.
Self-hosting cost
Self-hosting on a small Postgres instance plus 2-4 worker containers typically runs $30-$80/month on Render or Fly.io for low-to-mid volumes. Given the Cloud entry tier is now $500/month, self-hosting is attractive for cost-sensitive teams at almost any volume that can run Postgres.
How Hatchet compares
| Tool | Cloud entry paid | Self-host |
|---|---|---|
| Hatchet | Team $500/mo | Free (Apache-2.0) |
| Inngest | Pro from $99/mo | Free (Apache-2.0) |
| Trigger.dev | Hobby $10 / Pro $50 | Free (Apache-2.0) |
| Temporal Cloud | from $100/mo | Free (MIT) |
Editor's Note: Hatchet's appeal is a Postgres-backed distributed task queue you can self-host cleanly, which suits teams that want durable execution without a managed bill. Re-checked July 2026: Hatchet Cloud repriced — the old $25 Starter is gone, and the paid entry is now Team at $500/month (Scale $1,000) — which makes the free Apache-2.0 self-host the obvious choice for cost-sensitive teams, since running Postgres plus a few workers is $30-$80/month. Reserve Cloud for teams that specifically want the managed control plane, HIPAA, or audit logs. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen