Pricing
Free to start. $50 a database. Simple on purpose.
No tiers to decode, no seats, no usage metering. Guided setup on your first database, flat pricing on every one after — and a human conversation when you want hands-on help.
Your first database
Free
Forever. No strings attached.
Connect one database and get the full product forever: every detection path, the full 90-second cadence, complete diagnoses. If it never finds anything worth paying for, you never pay.
Get the free softwareEvery database after that
$50 /db/mo
Flat. No seats.
The product and the docs — once your first database is set up with you, you add the rest yourself: a read-only user, a connection string, 90 seconds. No PoC hand-holding at this price; it doesn't need any.
- Detection paths every 90 seconds, 24/7
- Root cause + diagnostic evidence + resolution steps on every finding
- All five SQL systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server), mixed freely
- Read-only on-prem agent — data never leaves your network
Enterprise & service packages
Let's talk
When you want humans too.
Large fleets, volume terms, PoC support, integration help, or a service package where database experts work the diagnoses with your team. Messages go straight to the founder.
Get in touchThe math
What diagnosis capacity actually costs
| Option | Monthly cost | Coverage | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| dbexpertAI, 5 databases | $200 (first one's free) | 24/7, every 90 seconds | Root cause + evidence + resolution steps, all five SQL systems |
| Junior DBA | $15,000–25,000 (fully loaded) | Business hours, 1–2 engines | Investigation capacity; still needs tooling |
| Emergency consultant | $300–500/hour when it's already on fire | After the incident starts | A post-mortem and an invoice |
The point isn't to replace your DBA — it's that root-cause investigation is the worst use of their hours. dbexpertAI does the firefighting so the humans do architecture.
Pricing FAQ
Fair questions
- Is setup included?
- Yes, for your first database. You leave your email or phone number on the free-software page, our experts call you back, and on a screen share of about 20 minutes you create the account, run the read-only agent and connect the database — you read your first diagnosis before the call ends. After that the $50/month price buys the product and the docs: adding further databases is a connection string and a read-only user, which you do yourself. PoC support, integration work and experts working your diagnoses with you are the enterprise and service packages.
- What counts as one database?
- One connected database instance (one connection string the agent monitors diagnostically). A cluster's primary and its replicas count individually only if you connect them individually — most customers start with the primary.
- Is the free database a trial?
- No. Your first connected database is free forever: same detection paths, same 90-second cadence, same full diagnoses as paid databases. It converts you by being useful, not by expiring.
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes. Billing is monthly per database; disconnect a database and it stops billing at the end of the cycle. Your free-for-life database stays free either way.
- What about MongoDB, Redis, or vector databases?
- Not yet — dbexpertAI currently covers the five SQL systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL Server. More engines are on the roadmap; if yours is the reason you can't sign up, tell us via the contact page and we'll factor that into prioritization honestly.
- When is it the enterprise conversation?
- Three cases: you run a large fleet and want volume terms; you want PoC support or integration help beyond the first-database setup; or you want a service package where our experts work your diagnoses with you. All three start with a short conversation on the contact page.
Start with the free one.
Connect your gnarliest database first — the one that pages people. If dbexpertAI can't tell you something true and useful about it in 90 seconds, it cost you nothing.
Free for your first database, forever. No credit card. No strings attached.
Runs on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu, inside your network. You decide what gets applied. Enterprise fleet or want humans in the loop beyond setup? Talk to us.