Usage-based pricing and credits

Usage-based pricing

Every dataset or data feed is priced in $/GB. Every month, you pay only for the data that you've used. There is no monthly subscription fee.

Historical data

Historical data is billed per byte consumed. Databento meters data by its uncompressed size in binary encoding. For no additional charge, you can also request data in CSV and JSON encodings. We convert the data from binary, so you only pay for the data sized in the smaller encoding. For historical data, all delivery methods (like HTTP and FTP) incur no additional charge.

Streaming and batch download

You can receive data through either streaming or batch download. Here's how billing works for each method:

• Streaming. You're billed for every outbound byte of data that's sent on our network. If connection cuts out in the middle of a streaming request, you won't be charged for the remaining unsent data that you had requested.
• Batch download. You're billed once for the request. Then, you can download the data as many times as you want over 30 days — with no charge.

See also

See the streaming vs. batch download FAQ for more information on the differences between these download methods.

Pricing quotes

You can find estimated quotes for datasets by searching for them on the Browse page of your Databento portal, and then clicking on the dataset detail page. For a definitive quote, select and then customize your data request on the Data request page.

Data credits

All new users receive $125 in free credits upon signup. Credits can be used on historical data, or can be used towards the cost of the first month of a subscription plan. These credits are shared across your team and expire after 6 months. Each team is eligible for one set of credits. Credits are automatically applied before any charges are made to the user. The amount credits remaining can be found on the billing page.