I’ve got a question about the workload tiers and was hoping someone here might have some insight. Right now I’m on the $299 tier, but it feels like a bit of a waste for me. I only end up using about half of that tier’s capacity, yet the $99 tier isn’t enough for my needs. So I’m stuck in this situation where I’m paying extra for something I’m not fully using.
My question is: if I start the month on a lower tier and then move up to a higher tier only when I actually need it, will I be charged proportionally for the time I use each tier? Or will I end up being charged based on the highest tier I hit during the month? From what I’ve calculated, it seems like I’m always paying the maximum anyway, which is a bit frustrating and feels like a flaw in how Bubble’s pricing works.
I’d love to know if I’m doing something wrong or if there’s a smarter way to manage this so I’m not overpaying for what I don’t use.
If you’re using half of your $299/mo plan, that’s ~1.25M WUs
You can stay on the $99/mo for 750k and then have overages for the remaining 500k @ $0.14/1k
Bubble charges prorated when you upgrade mid-cycle — so if you start at $99 and upgrade to $299 halfway through the month, you pay $99 for the first half and ~$150 (prorated $299) for the second half.
Strategy that might work for you:
Start the month on $99 tier (750K WU)
Monitor your usage in Settings → App metrics
When you approach 750K, upgrade to $299 — you’ll only pay prorated for the remaining days
Before your next billing cycle, downgrade back to $99
Repeat
The math: If you typically use ~1.25M WU and upgrade mid-month, you’d pay roughly $99 + $150 = ~$249 instead of flat $299. Not huge savings, but something.
Alternative: Stay on $99 and pay overages. At $0.14/1,000 WU, an extra 500K WU would cost ~$70 in overages. So $99 + $70 = $169 — potentially cheaper than $299 if your overage is predictable.
Worth running the numbers based on your actual usage patterns.
