{"schemaVersion":"1","contentVersion":"2026-10-18.1","slug":"billing","manual":true,"title":"Understand plans and usage","summary":"Learn what's included in your Rumata plan, how usage is measured, and what happens when you reach your limits.","category":"Build & operate","minutes":6,"prerequisites":["Access to [Usage](https://app.rumata.dev/usage) in your Rumata account."],"sections":[{"id":"account","title":"1. Choose your plan","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rumata offers three standard plans — **Builder, Pro, and Team** — as well as Custom plans for businesses with specialized requirements."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Each standard plan is available in two configurations:"},{"type":"list","items":["**Building (Infrastructure + AI):** Includes infrastructure, AI credits, and development-machine hours.","**Infrastructure-only:** Includes the same infrastructure allowances without bundled AI credits or development-machine hours. These can be added separately."]},{"type":"heading","text":"Compare plan allowances"},{"type":"table","headers":["Resource","Builder","Pro","Team"],"rows":[["Factories","5","11","24"],["Development-machine hours*","80","160","320"],["Concurrent development machines","1","3","7"],["Database storage","5 GiB","11 GiB","24 GiB"],["File storage","10 GiB","22 GiB","48 GiB"],["Published frontend sites","2","5","11"],["Frontend requests / month","200K","440K","960K"],["Workflow executions / month","2,500","5,500","12,000"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Development-machine allowances are included in Building plans and available as an add-on for Infrastructure-only plans."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All standard plans include one project and a hosted PostgreSQL database. Resources and allowances are shared across the Billing Account."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Custom plans offer tailored infrastructure capacity and additional capabilities based on your requirements."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Visit [Pricing](https://app.rumata.dev/pricing) for the complete plan details."}]},{"id":"measurement","title":"2. How usage works","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Different resources are measured differently:"},{"type":"list","items":["**Development machines:** Count the time your machine is running.","**Databases and storage:** Use a fixed storage capacity, rather than a monthly allowance that accumulates.","**Workflows:** Count executions, including failed or cancelled runs.","**Frontend:** Count published sites, deployments, and application requests.","**AI:** Uses your available AI credits according to the models and operations you choose."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Monthly allowances reset each billing period. Unused allowances do not roll over."}]},{"id":"usage","title":"3. Check your usage","blocks":[{"type":"steps","items":["Open [Usage](https://app.rumata.dev/usage) from the sidebar.","Review how much of each resource you've used.","Compare your usage against your plan's allowances.","Check when your monthly allowances reset."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Some resources also have limits on how many can run simultaneously, even when monthly allowance remains."}]},{"id":"limits","title":"4. What happens when you reach a limit?","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rumata does not automatically charge for additional resource usage on standard plans."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When you reach a limit, the affected operation may be paused or blocked until additional capacity becomes available."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"You can:"},{"type":"steps","items":["Wait for your monthly allowance to reset.","Stop or remove unused resources to free capacity, where applicable.","Upgrade your plan or add available resources."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"**Your data is not immediately deleted when a limit is reached.** Available read, export, and recovery operations can remain accessible."}]},{"id":"more-resources","title":"5. Need more resources?","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"You can upgrade from Builder to Pro or Team as your application grows."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For specialized requirements, higher infrastructure capacity, or dedicated deployment configurations, contact Rumata about a Custom plan."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Visit [Pricing](https://app.rumata.dev/pricing) to explore your options."}]}],"technical":[],"related":["controls-billing","development","system-explorer-workflows","system-explorer-storage","troubleshooting"],"sources":["Rumata owner-provided plan and usage information — October 15, 2026"],"updated":"2026-09-29","audience":"general","media":[],"video":null,"url":"https://docs.rumata.dev/guides/billing"}