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Plans and prices
Open dataset downloads stay free forever. Paid products are free to every account through December 31, 2026 (midnight US Eastern). From January 1, 2027, paid plans apply only to accounts that choose one, and the free API key and free tier continue.
Free for everyone
| Access | Limits | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Download | No limit | Arctic, Lakes and Storms files are on Zenodo, Kaggle and Hugging Face. No form or sign-up |
| API and MCP key | 60 requests a minute, with a burst of 20 requests in 5 seconds, and 1,000 a day | Every free dataset through the API and the MCP server for AI assistants |
Plans
Plans from January 1, 2027
Paid products are free to every account through December 31, 2026 (midnight US Eastern). From January 1, 2027, paid plans apply only to accounts that choose one, and the free API key and free tier continue. Until December 31, 2026 every account has the paid features, so everyone can save up to 100 areas. From January 1, 2027 Free has 3, Pro 25 and Team 100. Storm reports for storms already in the published tables, and the extras listed for those tables, are free with a free account. Licensed products are by quote. Open dataset downloads stay free forever. Storm reports are included in Pro and Team. The weekly lake watch is planned. Per-lake and per-report prices are not sold on their own.
| Plan | Price | Who it is for | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Students, reporters, anyone trying it | Every open dataset as full files. API and MCP: 60 requests a minute, with a burst of 20 requests in 5 seconds, and 1,000 a day. Historic data only. 3 saved areas. |
| Pro | $49 a month ($490 a year) | One analyst or developer | 10,000 requests a day. Weekly lakes (planned). 25 saved areas. Storm county reports as downloads. 1 seat. |
| Team | $299 a month ($2,990 a year) | A team at a utility, insurer, consultancy or newsroom | 100,000 requests a day. Everything in Pro. 100 saved areas, 5 seats (each extra seat $25 a month). |
| Enterprise | From $1,500 a month, by quote | Firms that put our data in their own product | License to redistribute or resell, higher limits, single sign-on, invoice with net 30, named contact. |
Paid access
- API and MCP
- Free: 60 requests a minute, with a burst of 20 requests in 5 seconds, and 1,000 a day. Pro: 10,000 requests a day. Team: 100,000 requests a day. File downloads do not count toward the limit.
- Teams
- Plans belong to your organization. Invite colleagues, with roles for owners, admins, members and billing contacts.
- Terms
- Purchases are licensed for internal use by your organization under the Customer Terms and Data License.
- Paying
- Card or U.S. bank account at checkout, or an invoice with net-30 terms and a purchase-order number for agencies and universities.
- Changes
- Upgrades apply immediately. Downgrades and cancellations take effect at the end of the paid period, and nothing you created is deleted.
- Founding customers
- Founding offer: accounts created before January 1, 2027 get 25% off the first year of Pro or Team.
Organizations and licensed products
- Licensed data
- Site screening evidence, the federal review milestone feed and portfolio monitoring are priced to your scope. See licensed data.
- Single sign-on
- Single sign-on is part of Enterprise.
- Contract terms
- Custom areas, higher limits and service agreements by arrangement. Get started.
Storm Blackout and Restoration 1.2 is published. The weekly lake watch is planned. Next release: the disaster catalog and data-center intelligence. Licensed products are by quote. Paid plans start January 1, 2027. To pay by invoice, contact us. Prices for other datasets are added as each one is released.