Data Cloud uses a flexible, consumption-based pricing model, so you only pay for what you use. Most costs come from Consumption Credits, which can be used across Data Cloud for actions like ingesting data, unifying profiles, and creating segments. Data Cloud also charges separately for data storage and offers premium add-ons.
Three components determine the total cost of Data Cloud.
Actions performed in Data Cloud consume credits. Credits can be purchased on an as-needed basis and are fungible across all features.
Storing data in Data Cloud results in a monthly fee based on a flat rate per terabyte (TB).
Specific features can be purchased to enhance Data Cloud functionality such as Data Spaces and Data Cloud One. Pricing varies for each add-on.
Discover how various actions inside Data Cloud consume credits and affect your overall price.
| Usage Type | Unit | Production* Batch |
Production* Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Data Pipeline | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 500 | 500 |
| (External) Data Pipeline | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Data Transforms | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 400 | 5,000 |
| Unstructured Data Processed | Per 1 MegaByte (MB) Processed | 60 | 60 |
| Data Federation or Sharing Rows Accessed | Per 1 Million Rows Accessed | 70 | 70 |
| Data Share Rows Shared (Data Out) | Per 1 Million Rows Shared | 800 | 800 |
| Private Connect Data Processed | Per 1 GigaByte (GB) Processed | 500 | 500 |
| Profile Unification | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Usage Type | Unit | Production* Batch |
Production* Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-second Real Time Events | Per 1 Million combined Events, API, & Actions | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Usage Type | Unit | Production* Batch |
Production* Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated Insights | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 15 | 800 |
| Inferences | Per 1 Million Inferences | 3,500 | 3,500 |
| Usage Type | Unit of Measure | Production* Batch |
Production* Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Queries | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 2 | 2 |
| Streaming Actions (including lookups) | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 800 | 800 |
| Usage Type | Unit of Measure | Production | Sandbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment Rows Processed | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 20 | 16 |
| Batch Activation (with or without related attributes) | Per 1 Million Rows Processed | 10 | 8 |
| Activate DMO - Streaming | Per 1 Million Inferences | 1,600 | 1,280 |
*Sandbox multipliers are charged at 20% lower rates than production.
Consumption Credits can be purchased in bundles of 100,000. Credits can be purchased on an as-needed basis, allowing you the flexibility to scale your purchases as your usage of Data Cloud increases.
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Preserve information from multiple sources within Data Cloud. The monthly cost for storing data in Data Cloud is based on a flat rate per terabyte (TB).
Based on overall storage needs
Salesforce customers can provision Data Cloud for free with a limited amount of storage and consumption credits. Visit our Get Started page to learn more and activate.
Customers can use Salesforce Digital Wallet, a free account management tool that gives you near real-time data and tools to monitor and manage how you use consumption-based Salesforce products like Data Cloud.
How Data Cloud usage impacts your billing is dependent on how your Data Cloud org is contracted. A Monthly Usage Summary is emailed to your account's billing contact each month. If you are unsure how your org is contracted, please reach out to your account team for clarification.
To get an estimate on the total number of credits and pricing you may need please use Data Cloud’s Pricing Calculator.
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