Billing Overview
Bult keeps billing clear: you pay the subscription fee in advance, and usage charges are billed at the end of each monthly period. Credits and included usage cover usage costs but do not apply to subscription fees.Plans & Compute Sizes
Bult offers several subscription plans along with different compute sizes. Each compute size has fixed resources and pricing.Free Trial
- Price: $0
- Duration: 7 days
- Included: One-time $5 credits, applied only to usage charges.
- Compute Size Available:
- XS (Static Sites) — 0.1 vCPU / 256 MB RAM — $2.70 / month
- S (Small Apps) — 0.25 vCPU / 512 MB RAM — $5.40 / month
- Volume Size Available: 512MB
- End of trial:
- Ends automatically after 7 days, or
- Ends earlier if the $5 trial credits are fully used. Deployments are paused unless you upgrade to a paid plan. On upgrade, remaining credits are carried over to the paid plan.
Starter
- Price: $5 / month (paid up front at start of cycle)
- Best for: Developers moving into production workloads.
- Compute Sizes Available:
- M (Web Apps) — 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB RAM — $12.00 / month
- L (APIs) — 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM — $24.00 / month
- XL (Databases) — 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM — $48.00 / month
- Volume Size Available: Up to 50GB
- Included usage: $5 worth of usage covered each month (non-accumulative, resets each cycle).
Pro (coming soon)
- Price: $20 / month (paid up front at start of cycle)
- Best for: Teams or heavier users needing larger compute and collaboration features.
- Compute Sizes Planned:
- 2XL (High Traffic) — 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM — $96.00 / month
- 3XL (Enterprise) — 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM — $192.00 / month
- Volume Size Planned: Up to 250GB
- Included usage: $20 worth of usage covered each month (non-accumulative, resets each cycle).
Plan Comparison
| Plan | Subscription Fee | Included Usage Coverage | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | $0 | One-time $5 credits (usage only) | 7 days |
| Starter | $5 / month (paid up front) | $5 usage / month | Monthly |
| Pro (soon) | $20 / month (paid up front) | $20 usage / month | Monthly |
Compute Sizes Reference
Here are the compute sizes you can pick from, and their pricing:| Compute Size | vCPU | RAM | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS Static Sites | 0.1 | 256 MB | $2.70 / mo |
| S Small Apps | 0.25 | 512 MB | $5.40 / mo |
| M Web Apps | 0.5 | 1 GB | $12.00 / mo |
| L APIs | 1 | 2 GB | $24.00 / mo |
| XL Databases | 2 | 4 GB | $48.00 / mo |
| 2XL High Traffic | 4 | 8 GB | $96.00 / mo |
| 3XL Enterprise | 8 | 16 GB | $192.00 / mo |
Credits
- Every new account starts with $5 free credits during the trial.
- Credits apply only to usage charges, not to subscription fees.
- If trial credits are used up, deployments will stop unless you upgrade to a paid plan.
- Unused trial credits carry over when upgrading.
- Credits are non-refundable once used.
Usage
- Usage includes computes (CPU / RAM) and storage.
- Paid plans include usage coverage equal to the plan’s subscription fee, which resets every cycle.
- Usage charges above the included coverage are billed at the end of the month.
- To protect against extreme usage, occasional mid-cycle invoices may be issued when usage grows unusually high.
Example 1: Free Trial Credits Exhausted
- During trial you use consume all trial $5 in usage.
- Trial ends and deployments stop unless upgraded.
Example 2: Usage Below Included Coverage
- You are on Starter plan ($5/month) with $5 included usage.
- You use $2.70 in usage.
- That usage is fully covered. The leftover $2.30 of included usage is waived for that cycle.
- You pay only the $5 subscription fee.
Example 3: Usage Above Included Coverage
- You are on Starter plan ($5/month) with $5 included usage.
- Usage = $7.00.
- First $5 covered, $2 billed in usage.
- Total you pay $5 for subscription fee and $2 for extra usage.
Refunds
- Contact [email protected] within 14 days of the charge.