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layout: changelog
title: "Appwrite Cloud: Realtime usage limits and billing enforcement"
date: 2026-03-23
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P2 Frontmatter date doesn't match filename

The file is named 2026-03-19.markdoc, which conventionally represents March 19, 2026, but the date field in the frontmatter is set to 2026-03-23 (March 23). Every other entry in this directory follows the convention of matching the filename to the frontmatter date (e.g., 2025-03-19.markdoc has date: 2025-03-19). If the changelog is sorted or keyed by the date field, this file will appear to belong to March 23, not March 19, leading to confusing ordering. The date should be corrected to match the filename, or the filename should be renamed to 2026-03-23.markdoc.

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date: 2026-03-23
date: 2026-03-19

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Starting **April 15, 2026**, we will begin actively enforcing Realtime usage limits and billing on Appwrite Cloud.

Since launching Appwrite Cloud in beta, we have not actively enforced Cloud limits for Realtime. We are now transitioning to full enforcement so that usage is measured and billed according to your plan. This change ensures fair usage across the platform and allows us to continue investing in Realtime and the rest of the Cloud offering.

**Realtime limits:**

- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro include 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
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P2 Subject-verb agreement error

"Pro include 6M messages/month" is missing the third-person singular 's'. It should be "Pro includes 6M messages/month" to be grammatically correct and consistent with "Free plan includes" at the start of the same sentence.

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- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro include 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro includes 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.

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Fix subject-verb agreement.

The phrase "Pro include 6M messages/month" should be "Pro includes 6M messages/month" to maintain proper subject-verb agreement.

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-- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro include 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
+- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro includes 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
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- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro include 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
- **Messages:** Free plan includes 2M messages/month; Pro includes 6M messages/month. Additional messages are billed at $2.50 per 1M.
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In `@src/routes/changelog/`(entries)/2026-03-19.markdoc at line 13, Fix the
subject-verb agreement in the changelog entry by replacing "Pro include 6M
messages/month" with "Pro includes 6M messages/month" so the verb agrees with
the singular subject "Pro" in the sentence that reads "**Messages:** Free plan
includes 2M messages/month; Pro include 6M messages/month. Additional messages
are billed at $2.50 per 1M."

- **Concurrent connections:** Free 250, Pro 500. Additional connections are $5 per 1,000.
- **Max message size:** 256 KB on Free; 3 MB on Pro.

Bandwidth consumed by the Realtime service also counts toward your plan’s **general bandwidth** allowance—the same pool used by your other Appwrite Cloud traffic (for example, API and Storage). See your plan’s bandwidth limits on the [pricing page](/pricing).

You can view your current Realtime usage in the **billing usage breakdown** in the Appwrite Cloud console. Full details and plan comparison are on our [pricing page](/pricing).

To improve performance and reduce costs, we recommend using [Realtime queries](/blog/post/announcing-realtime-queries) to filter events server-side so your app receives only the updates it needs. Fewer messages mean lower usage and a better experience for your users.

{% arrow_link href="/pricing" %}
View pricing and limits
{% /arrow_link %}

{% arrow_link href="/blog/post/announcing-realtime-queries" %}
Reduce messages with Realtime queries
{% /arrow_link %}
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