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Subscriptions offer an alternative to pay-as-you-go billing for teams and applications that want predictable, fixed-rate costs. Each plan provides monthly allowances for transactions, bandwidth, and storage, paid in SUI.

How subscriptions work

1

Choose a plan

Select a subscription tier that matches your expected usage from the Tusky dashboard.
2

Pay in SUI

Subscription fees are paid monthly in SUI. Payment is processed at the start of each billing cycle.
3

Use your allowances

Each plan includes monthly limits for transactions, bandwidth, and storage. Usage is tracked in real time on the dashboard.
4

Walrus costs remain pay-per-use

The subscription covers Tusky infrastructure costs. Walrus storage costs (WAL) are still deducted from your prepaid wallet balance on each upload.
A subscription covers Tusky’s infrastructure costs for the month. You still need WAL in your managed wallet for Walrus storage payments.

Plans

Tusky offers tiered subscription plans to fit different usage levels. The following tiers are representative — visit the dashboard for current pricing and limits.
StarterGrowthScale
Transactions / month1,00010,000100,000
Bandwidth / month10 GB100 GB1 TB
Storage50 GB500 GB5 TB
Best forSide projects, prototypesProduction apps, growing teamsHigh-volume platforms, enterprises
Plan limits and pricing are subject to change. Always check app.tusky.io for the latest plan details.

What’s included

Each subscription covers:

Tusky infrastructure

Your subscription covers API services, encryption, and aggregator hosting.

Aggregator bandwidth

File downloads served through your private aggregator count against your monthly bandwidth allowance.

API transactions

Every API call (upload, download, list, delete, etc.) counts toward your monthly transaction limit.

Storage capacity

Total data stored across all environments, measured at the Walrus blob level.

What’s NOT included

Walrus storage costs (WAL) are not included in the subscription. You still need WAL tokens in your managed wallet to pay Walrus storage nodes for each upload. The subscription only covers the Tusky infrastructure layer.

Overage behavior

When you exceed your plan’s monthly limits:
LimitBehavior
TransactionsAdditional requests may be throttled or charged at an overage rate depending on your plan.
BandwidthDownloads may be throttled once the monthly allowance is exhausted.
StorageNew uploads are blocked once the storage cap is reached. Existing files remain available.
Monitor your usage in the dashboard or via the usage API endpoint to avoid hitting limits unexpectedly. Upgrade your plan before reaching capacity for uninterrupted service.

Subscriptions vs pay-as-you-go

FeatureSubscriptionPay-As-You-Go
Pricing modelFixed monthly fee (SUI)Per-transaction (SUI via x402)
Tusky feeIncluded in subscriptionNone
Walrus cost (WAL)Pay-per-use from prepaid walletPay-per-use from prepaid wallet
Cost predictabilityHigh — fixed monthly rateVariable — depends on usage
Transaction limitsMonthly cap per plan tierUnlimited (pay per request)
Bandwidth limitsMonthly cap per plan tierUnlimited (pay per request)
Best forPredictable workloads, production appsVariable usage, experimentation
Overage handlingThrottled or overage chargesNo limits — always charged per use
CommitmentMonthly billing cycleNone — pay only when you use

Best for

Subscriptions are ideal when:
  • Your application has predictable traffic patterns and you want to budget costs in advance.
  • You prefer a fixed monthly bill over variable per-transaction charges.
  • You are running a production application and want to avoid per-request payment overhead.
  • You want a flat monthly rate covering infrastructure instead of per-request billing.
You can switch between subscription and pay-as-you-go at any time. When you cancel a subscription, you revert to pay-as-you-go billing at the end of the current billing cycle.

Managing your subscription

Navigate to Settings → Billing in the Tusky dashboard to:
  • View your current plan and usage
  • Upgrade or downgrade your plan
  • Cancel your subscription
  • View billing history

What’s next?