Fair Usage Policy for Free MongoDB

What You Need to Know

Galaxy offers a free MongoDB database to help you prototype, learn, and build personal projects. We love supporting developers getting started, but to keep things sustainable for everyone, there are some boundaries.

Think of it like this: the free tier is your sandbox. It's perfect for learning, testing ideas, and shipping personal projects. It's not meant for production apps or commercial services.

The Key Limits

Data storage: You get up to 500MB of storage on the free tier. That's plenty for most prototypes and learning projects. If you're building something bigger, that's a signal to upgrade to a paid database, which gives you way more space and resources.

Uptime expectations: We don't guarantee the same reliability for free databases as we do for paid tiers. Your free database might experience occasional downtime. If uninterrupted service is critical for you (running a business, hosting a customer app), you'll want to move to a paid plan.

What it's for: Learning, prototyping, testing, personal projects. Not commercial use. If you're earning money from your app or using it for a business, upgrade to a paid tier. It's genuinely affordable and way more reliable.

What's Not Allowed

There are a few activities we explicitly don't allow on the free tier, even if you somehow stay under your storage limit:

• Cryptocurrency mining or blockchain operations
• Any behavior that significantly strains shared resources, even if it technically fits the numerical limits

We reserve the right to review your usage and restrict access if something looks out of line with typical use cases.

Next Steps

Not sure if you need to upgrade? Check how much storage you're actually using in your Galaxy dashboard. If you're running low or need production reliability, explore our paid database options.

Already on the free tier and running great? Perfect. Keep building. And if you hit the limits, upgrading is super straightforward.