> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ngrok.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Usage Charges and Metrics in ngrok Plans > Learn how ngrok applies feature and usage metrics to each payment plan. ## Usage metrics | Feature or Metric | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Online Endpoints**
The number of endpoints you can have online at the same time. | Up to 3 endpoints at a time. | Up to 3 endpoints at a time. | Unlimited. Each endpoint is counted toward usage. | | **Development endpoint hours**
Public endpoints started with your development domain do not accrue endpoint hours. | Unlimited. | Unlimited. | Unlimited. | | **Active endpoint hours**
An endpoint is active if it has outgoing traffic during the hour. | Dev domain endpoints do not accrue. Other endpoints consume your one-time free credit. | Dev domain endpoints do not accrue. Additional active endpoint hours are charged against your monthly credit. | Per active endpoint hour. | | **Wildcard endpoints**
Create a wildcard endpoint (for example, `https://*.example.com`). You are charged one active endpoint hour for the wildcard. | Not available | Not available | Available. For billing details, see [wildcard endpoints pricing](/pricing-limits/#wildcard-endpoints). | | **Endpoint Protocols**
Endpoints use one of the supported protocols (HTTP/S, TCP, TLS). | HTTP/S, TCP (with credit card verification). TLS not available. | HTTP/S, TCP, and TLS. | HTTP/S, TCP, and TLS. | | **Load Balancing (Endpoint Pooling)**
Combine multiple endpoints to a single domain or address for load balancing. | Yes, each endpoint in a pool counts toward your limit. Regular limits apply. | Yes, each endpoint in a pool counts toward your limit. Regular limits apply. | Yes; no limit. Each endpoint is billed separately. | *** ## Domains and TCP addresses | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | **Development domain**
Your account's dev domain; endpoints on it do not accrue endpoint hours. | 1 | 1 | 1 | | **ngrok-branded domains**
Use any ngrok-branded domain from ngrok's pool for public endpoints. | Assigned dev domain only | 10 ngrok-branded domains | Unlimited | | **Bring your own custom domains**
Use domains you own with ngrok. Pay-as-you-go: 744 hours included, then \$0.01/hour. | Not available | Not available | 744 hours included, then \$0.01 per hour | | **TCP Addresses**
Create public TCP endpoints on a fixed address (for example, 1.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:12345). | Randomly assigned with credit card verification | 1 | 100 (contact ngrok for more) | *** ## Network transfer | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | **Data Transfer Out**
Total outbound data from ngrok to clients (includes traffic to agents). | Limited to 1 GB/month | 5 GB included (more with credit) | 5 GB included, then \$0.10/GB (volume discounts) | *** ## Traffic | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | **HTTP(S) Requests**
Maximum HTTP/S requests to your account's endpoints per month. | Limited to 20,000/month | 100,000 included (more with credit) | 100,000 included, then \$1 per 100k (volume discounts) | | **TCP/TLS Connections**
Connections to your TCP or TLS endpoints per month. | Limited to 5,000/month | 5,000 included (more with credit) | 5,000 included, then \$2 per 100k (volume discounts) | *** ## Rate limits (per minute) | Metric | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------- | | **HTTP Request Rate Limit**
Maximum HTTP requests across all endpoints per minute. | 4,000/min | 20,000/min | 20,000/min (contact ngrok for higher rates) | | **TCP Connection Rate Limit**
Maximum TCP connections across all endpoints per minute. | 100/min | 150/min | 600/min (contact ngrok for higher rates) | *** ## TLS features | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ | | **Bring your own certificates**
Upload your own TLS certificates instead of ngrok-provisioned certs. | Not available | Not available | \$200 per cert/month | | **End-to-End TLS**
Terminate TLS at your upstream or at the agent for end-to-end encryption. | Not available | Not available | Contact ngrok | | **Mutual TLS (mTLS)**
Client and server authenticate each other using certificates. See [Traffic Policy](/traffic-policy/). | Not available | Not available | Available (see Traffic Policy) | *** ## Traffic Policy | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | **Traffic Policy Units (TPUs)**
Actions, macros, and variables applied to requests (WAF, mTLS, etc.). Billed in 100k blocks. | \$1 per 100k (against credit) | \$1 per 100k (against credit) | \$1 per 100k with volume discounts | *** ## Traffic identity | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | **Traffic Identities (OAuth/SAML/OIDC)**
End users that authenticate via Traffic Policy. Measured in Monthly Active Users (MAUs). | 3 MAUs/month | 5 MAUs/month | 5 MAUs included, then \$1 each (volume discounts available) | *** ## Traffic observability | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------- | | **Traffic Inspector Retention**
Number of hours your traffic data is retained in Traffic Inspector. | 24 hours | 72 hours | 72 hours (purchase add-on for more retention) | | **Traffic Log Exporting**
Export event logs to S3, Datadog, Azure Logs, CloudWatch Logs, and more. | Not available | Not available | \$0.25 per 2k events | *** ## Secure tunnels | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | **Concurrent Agents**
Number of agents that can be connected at the same time. | 3 | 3 | Unlimited | | **Dedicated Agent Connect IPs**
A constant, dedicated IP for your account's agents. | Not available | Not available | \$900 per month per region (contact ngrok) | | **Custom Agent Connect URLs**
Customize the URL that the agent connects to. | Not available | Not available | \$250 per month per URL (contact ngrok) | | **Remote Agent Update Operations**
Run ngrok as a service; remotely stop, restart, or update agents from the Dashboard. | Stop, Restart | Stop, Restart | Stop, Restart, Update | *** ## Identity & access | Feature | Free Plan | Hobbyist Plan | Pay-as-you-go Plan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | **Users**
Members of your account who can view or create endpoints. | 1 | 1 | 3 included, then \$5 per user | | **Service Users**
Accounts for automated systems (agents, API). Do not count as users. | Not available | Not available | Unlimited at no extra charge | | **SSO/RBAC**
Federate auth to your IdP with SAML or OpenID Connect. | Not available | Not available | \$10 per user/month (must be applied to all users) | | **Identity and Access Governance Suite**
SCIM, Domain Controls, Account-Wide IP Restrictions, Audit Logs. | Not available | Not available | \$15 per user/month (all users) | | **Authtoken ACLs**
Restrict what endpoints an authtoken can create. | Not available | Not available | Included |