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+title: "Tier Comparison"
+description: "Side-by-side comparison of all three Federated Enterprise tiers, including plan fees, Core pricing, and add-on rates."
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+date: "2025-05-27T00:00:00-00:00"
+lastmod: "2025-05-27T00:00:00-00:00"
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+
+Use this reference to compare all three Federated Enterprise tiers side by side — including plan fees, Core pricing, and all add-on rates.
+
+## Plan Pricing
+
+| | Enterprise | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Monthly membership fee | $400.00 / mo | $200.00 / mo | $0.00 / mo |
+| Per-Core / month | $10.00 | $15.00 | $55.00 |
+| Account credit at signup | $100.00 | $40.00 | $0.00 |
+| Core limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
+
+## Core Add-on Pricing (per Core, per month)
+
+| Add-on | Enterprise | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Monitoring | $8.00 | $10.00 | $15.00 |
+| Backup | $10.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
+| Customer Service | $15.00 | $20.00 | $22.00 |
+| Technical Support | Included | Included | Included |
+
+## Subscription Add-on Pricing (flat rate per month)
+
+| Add-on | Enterprise | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Go-to-Market Support | $2,500.00 | — | — |
+
+## Platform Features
+
+| Feature | Enterprise | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| SSH key provisioning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Provisioner API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Technical support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Federated Domains option | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Custom domain registration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Go-to-Market Support add-on | Yes | — | — |
+
+## Cost Examples
+
+To illustrate the difference between tiers, here are example monthly costs for an account running 10 active Cores with no add-ons:
+
+- **Enterprise:** $400 membership + (10 × $10) = **$500/mo**
+- **Consultant:** $200 membership + (10 × $15) = **$350/mo**
+- **Pay-As-You-Go:** $0 membership + (10 × $55) = **$550/mo**
+
+At higher Core counts, Enterprise becomes more economical due to its lower per-Core rate. At very low Core counts (1–3 Cores), Pay-As-You-Go or Consultant may be more cost-effective than paying the Enterprise membership fee.