# Zeabur

Official pricing: https://zeabur.com/pricing  
Category: paas · Isolation: container

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Bring or buy server; compute separately billed** (sizes): Tencent Lighthouse 2C2G (Silicon Valley) 2 vCPU/2 GiB $0.00411/h; Tencent Lighthouse 2C4G (Silicon Valley) 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.00548/h; Tencent Lighthouse 2C8G (Silicon Valley) 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.00822/h; Aliyun SWAS c4m8 (Virginia) 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.02329/h; Tencent Lighthouse 4C8G (Silicon Valley) 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.03014/h; Aliyun SWAS c4m16 (Virginia) 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.03562/h [alt]

## Features

Yes: persistent disk, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, custom domains, static egress IP, BYOC, GPU, Python, Node.js, EU data residency, spend limits, MCP server, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes

No: snapshots, memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, idle auto-stop, start from your own snapshot, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, egress allowlist, self-hosting, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/zeabur.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Runtime server prices vary by selected marketplace provider and location.
- 14-day Dev/Pro trial is promotional; no permanent free compute inferred.
- Team includes three seats; +USD 24/additional seat/month.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Server marketplace lets users choose provider and city; selection determines runtime location. Control-plane/support residency not established.
- Server billing mechanics: monthly prepaid, auto-renew charged from balance; on failed renewal the server is powered off (1 day after expiry for AWS Lightsail/GCP/Hetzner/Linode/DO; at expiry for Tencent/Aliyun/Volcengine) and deleted after ~7 / ~15 days. Upgrades are one-way (no downgrade). Refunds: prorated, as Zeabur credits; Tencent/Aliyun/Volcengine only one unconditional refund per account. Prepaid credits non-refundable. Zeabur resells Hetzner ABOVE Hetzner list (cpx32 $48 vs originalPrice $42.99) but Tencent/Aliyun/Linode below list.
- Shared (usage-billed) cluster deprecated: no new projects; existing shared-cluster projects stopped accepting new services on 2026-04-01. All compute is now Servers (fixed monthly) or BYO servers.
- Plan limits (pricing page): manageable own (BYO) servers Free 1 / Dev 3 / Pro 10 / Team unlimited; build CI 2C4G (Free/Dev) or 4C8G (Pro/Team); log retention 48h/7d/30d/90d. Dev and Pro: 14-day free trial ('$0 First 14 days free'). Team $79 = 3 seats, +$24/seat. Plan fees are on top of server costs.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Current pricing is management subscriptions plus separately purchased server/cluster compute. The 2C4G/4C8G labels on subscriptions are build-CI specifications, NOT included runtime machines. No reliable runtime unit tariff was extracted from current cluster toggle.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: USD. FX: 1 USD = 1 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: Server marketplace lets users choose provider and city; selection determines runtime location. Control-plane/support residency not established.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| managed-server | Bring or buy server; compute separately billed | allocated wall time; None second increment | USD None/vCPU-h + None/GiB-h → USD None + None; null means unknown | https://zeabur.com/pricing |
| subscription | Platform management | See rule | USD 0/5/19/79 per month Free/Dev/Pro/Team; these do not buy a 4/8 runtime. | https://zeabur.com/pricing |
| sales | Enterprise | See rule | Custom contracts and usage limits; no public quote. | https://zeabur.com/pricing |

## Gotchas
- Runtime server prices vary by selected marketplace provider and location.
- 14-day Dev/Pro trial is promotional; no permanent free compute inferred.
- Team includes three seats; +USD 24/additional seat/month.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Server marketplace lets users choose provider and city; selection determines runtime location. Control-plane/support residency not established.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- managed-server: compute **unknown**; cannot produce a comparable quote.
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://zeabur.com/pricing
- https://zeabur.com/docs/en-US/server/purchase