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Pricing is quote-based.
The pricing page lists no free plan or free trial, though the homepage offers a “Get Started Free” call to action; ask Astronomer what that access includes. Apache Airflow is open source, but Astro’s hosted service is metered. Developer deployments start at $0.35 per deployment per hour, and Team starts at $0.42. Workers and optional services add costs, while several production tiers require a quote.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | — | Quote | Teams building and testing pipelines |
| Team | — | Quote | Teams running production pipelines |
| Team (quote) | — | Quote | Teams needing quoted production plans |
| Business | — | Quote | Teams running mission-critical pipelines |
| Enterprise | — | Quote | Teams managing Airflow at scale |
| Enterprise Business Critical | — | Quote | Platform teams needing resiliency |
| Astro Private Cloud | — | Quote | Teams running Airflow in their environment |
Add-ons and overages
- Dedicated clusters start at $2.40/hr
- Workers start at $0.13/hr; 7 sizes, A5 to A160
- Astro Observe costs a percentage of deployment and worker compute
- AI token usage has additional costs; rates not published
- Cloud-provider networking costs are passed through
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Worker compute
Workers start at $0.13 per hour across seven sizes, A5 to A160. Estimate worker hours and sizing alongside deployment costs.
Dedicated clusters
Dedicated clusters start at $2.40 per hour. Check whether your production architecture requires them and include their running time.
Observe and AI usage
Astro Observe costs a percentage of deployment and worker compute. AI token charges apply, but the rates are not published.
Networking and quotes
Cloud-provider networking costs are passed through. Team (quote) and higher tiers require quotes; Astro Private Cloud pricing is custom.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Developers building or testing pipelines | Developer | Starts at $0.35 per deployment per hour and includes API access, rollbacks, AI DAG assistance and scale-to-zero compute. |
| Teams running production Airflow | Team | Starts at $0.42 per deployment per hour and adds dedicated clusters, high availability, observability and 24x5 support. |
| Organizations with strict controls | Enterprise | Quote-based pricing includes Business features plus remote execution agents, custom RBAC, SCIM and IP access lists. |
04Is Astro worth the money?
Astro’s hourly entry prices are useful for estimating a small deployment, but they are not a complete production budget. Worker compute, dedicated clusters, Astro Observe, AI tokens and pass-through networking can raise the bill, while most enterprise tiers require a quote. It is worth paying for teams that want managed Airflow operations and can value those services against their own infrastructure work. For teams that only need Airflow itself, the open-source project may be enough; confirm the terms behind Astro’s “Get Started Free” offer before treating it as a free hosted option.
Astro pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest Astro package?
Developer is the lowest-priced listed Astro plan, with deployments starting at $0.35 per deployment per hour. The pricing information lists no free plan or free trial. Ask whether your project qualifies for the homepage’s “Get Started Free” offer and what limits apply.
How does Astro charge for compute?
Developer and Team are priced per deployment per hour, starting at $0.35 and $0.42 respectively. Workers start at $0.13 per hour, and dedicated clusters start at $2.40 per hour. Workers, clusters and deployment runtime all affect the bill.
Are Astro's annual prices lower?
The pricing page offers Monthly and Annual views but does not publish annual equivalents. Ask Astronomer for an annual quote and confirm whether billing commitments change the hourly rates, minimum usage or cancellation terms.
What costs are not included in the starting prices?
The starting prices do not cover every possible charge. Workers and dedicated clusters are priced separately, Astro Observe is a percentage of deployment and worker compute, AI token rates are not published, and cloud-provider networking costs are passed through.