Billing
Simple unit pricing. No tiers, no bundles, no surprises.
Unit pricing
Gold Lapel uses simple unit pricing. Every database, every mesh node, every query pack is the same price. No tiers to navigate, no bundles to decipher.
| Item | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Database | $49/mo | $39/mo |
| Mesh node | $49/mo | $39/mo |
| Extra queries (per 1M) | $5/mo | $4/mo |
Every account includes 1M queries per month at no extra cost. Beyond that, add query packs in increments of 1M.
Annual discount
Commit annually and save 20% across the board. Annual billing is a lump sum payment for 12 months upfront. The discount applies to databases, mesh nodes, and query packs equally.
Auto-upgrade
Auto-upgrade ensures your queries stay optimized when you hit your query limit. Opt in during checkout, or toggle it on anytime from the billing portal link in your Gold Lapel welcome email.
When auto-upgrade is enabled and your query limit is reached, Gold Lapel automatically adds a 1M query pack at your current monthly rate. No interruption, no manual intervention.
Without auto-upgrade, queries that exceed your limit pass through to PostgreSQL unoptimized until your next billing cycle. Gold Lapel never drops or rejects queries — it simply stops optimizing them until capacity is available again.
Free trial
Every account starts with a 14-day free trial. All features, no credit card required. Run Gold Lapel against your production workload and see exactly what it does before you pay anything.
When the trial ends, Gold Lapel switches to passthrough mode — all queries flow directly to PostgreSQL without optimization. Your application continues working exactly as it did before Gold Lapel. Add a payment method to resume optimization.
Enterprise
For organizations that need SSO, SLA guarantees, priority support, audit logging, or dedicated onboarding: thewaiter@goldlapel.com.
Managing your subscription
Your Gold Lapel welcome email contains a personal link to the Stripe billing portal. One click takes you straight there — no separate login, no password to remember. From the portal you can add or remove databases, mesh nodes, and query packs, update your payment method, review invoices, or schedule a cancellation. Changes take effect immediately and are prorated for the current billing period.
If the link in your welcome email is no longer to hand, a word to TheWaiter@GoldLapel.com will produce a fresh one.