Citus

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PostgreSQL extension for distributed database scaling with sharding, columnar storage, and parallel query execution, available open-source or on Azure.

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Active plans

Total changes

Last change

Aug 4, 2026

Price trend

no history

What we know about Citus’s pricing

Stable

Changes in 12 months

Cadence

Every 7 days

Direction

Recently restructured

Category position

Cheaper than 92% of Data Engineering tools (451 compared)

Current pricing

Citus Open Source

monthly

Free

Open source
New cluster activity views
Query your database cluster from any Citus node

Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL

usage based

$0.27

Starting at ~$0.27/hr

Fully managed on Azure
Pay only for what you use
Reserved capacity option
Varies by region

Price history

Last 2 changes

Date	Plan	Change	Old	New	Δ%
Aug 4, 2026	Citus Open Source	restructure	$0	$0	—
Jul 28, 2026	Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL	restructure	—	$0.27	—

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