Billing /
Pricing on Northflank
Northflank offers transparent, usage-based billing, so you can scale both horizontally and vertically with no unexpected costs. Authorised users can manage billing from the account dashboard at any time to configure alerts, update plan selection, change payment method, or get up-to-date details on current and historical resource usage. For detailed information about our different plans, please visit our pricing page .
Please note: all users must add a payment method to start creating resources on Northflank, regardless of plan selection. This is to verify user identity, and prevent malicious usage of the platform. However, with our easily configurable billing alerts - you don’t need to worry about surprise bills.
You can manage billing for multiple teams using organisations.
Create a bespoke plan with our team to meet your requirements, and enable SSO and directory sync for organisations.
Deploy for free
You can test out Northflank with our Developer Sandbox plan. This free plan allows you to deploy:
- 2 services
- 2 jobs
- 1 addon
- Up to 1 BYOC cluster
Our free tier is a great way to explore the platform, spin up hobby projects, or test new ideas. However, it should not be used for production applications.
Please note, if you choose to bring your own cloud (BYOC), you will still incur charges from your cloud provider.
For a complete breakdown of Northflank’s different plans, please refer to our pricing page .
Change your billing plan
You will be prompted to select a plan when creating your team or organisation.
You can change your plan from the billing page by clicking the edit icon next to your current plan in the overview, or click here and select the account to change the plan for.
If you want to downgrade your plan, your team cannot contain more resources than your desired plan supports.
View Northflank's plans and costs for resources, storage, and networking .Usage-based billing on Northflank's managed cloud
Use Northflank's secure and scalable infrastructure to the fullest, and access all the platform's features while only paying for the resources you actually use.
Your running services and volumes will be prorated to the second of usage, and all costs clearly displayed by service, project, and account so there's no surprises at the end of your monthly billing cycle.
You can quickly and easily scale up or down resources and available instances for your build services, deployments, and storage to meet your needs at any given time.
Your quotas for resources available to your account depends on your billing plan.
Bring your own cloud
You can use your existing billing relationships with cloud providers (including commitments or credits) for infrastructure costs by deploying into your own cloud provider accounts.
Northflank will charge a flat fee for each cluster, vCPU, and GB of memory deployed using the platform, as well as any variable costs for network egress and storage on Northflank's infrastructure.
See infrastructure pricing for bring your own cloud fees and compare costs with Northflank’s managed cloud, and use the pricing calculator to estimate your monthly spend.
You can view the total number of clusters, vCPU, and memory provisioned in your cloud providers on your clusters page. Your BYOC usage will be displayed on your billing page, with your monthly spend broken down in your current usage and invoices.
You can trial deploying into your own cloud account on Northflank's Developer Sandbox plan and upgrade your plan for unlimited usage.
Next steps
Add a card
Add a credit or debit card to your user or team account, and select the card to charge.
Monitor spending
Monitor your current resource usage across services.
Configure billing alerts
Set up alerts to notify you if your spend exceeds a specified amount.
View invoices
View your monthly Northflank invoices with detailed breakdowns of usage and cost.
Pay an invoice
Find and pay an overdue invoice.
Add your tax ID
Add your VAT ID for your business.