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Prisma Accelerate Free Tier

Free Tier Killed — March 2025

Reviewed byRoman K· 2025-03-01

What was it?

Global database cache and connection pooler. Free tier with 10k cached queries/month.

What happened?

Prisma moved Accelerate to paid-only. Free tier removed as part of company restructuring and layoffs.

Migration Guide

Supabase connection pooler (Supavisor, free). Neon pooler built-in. PgBouncer self-hosted.

Timeline & context

Prisma Accelerate Free Tier free tier killed in March 2025, 1 year ago. It sat in the databases category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.

FAQ

Why did Prisma Accelerate Free Tier shut down?

Prisma moved Accelerate to paid-only. Free tier removed as part of company restructuring and layoffs.

What should I migrate Prisma Accelerate Free Tier to?

No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the databases category for current options.

Is there a free alternative to Prisma Accelerate Free Tier?

Not among the tracked alternatives.

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