# Dapr Ops Dashboard Plans and Support
Dapr Ops Dashboard is available for free. Teams running Dapr in production can add paid support for higher, configurable limits and Dapr open source support. Use this page to see what is included, how limits are enforced, and where to go for additional capacity.
## Dapr Ops Dashboard Free
The Free plan carries the full Dapr Ops Dashboard feature set, including cluster advisories, advisory reports, custom alert rules, notification channels, the Kubernetes operator, managed certificates, and custom Dapr profiles. It has no time limit, and support is provided through the community.
[Sign up now ↗](https://diagrid.ws/get-dapr-ops-dashboard)
Need higher limits or a pricing quote for paid support? Reach out to [sales@diagrid.io](mailto:sales@diagrid.io).
## Feature comparison and limits
Use the table below to compare how the Free plan and paid support handle pricing, user access, resource quotas, data retention, and networking throughput.
| | Free Plan | Paid Support | Details |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Pricing | Free | Capacity based | |
| Plan Duration | Unlimited | Yearly contract | |
| Maximum Clusters Allowed | 10 | 20 1 | Represents the number of connected Dapr Kubernetes clusters. Production and non-production clusters have separate allowances: 5 and 5 on Free, 10 and 10 with paid support. |
| Users Limit | 20 | 20 1 | Role-based access control applies on every plan. |
| API Keys Allowed | 5 | 20 1 | API keys are required for Kubernetes operator, non-interactive CLI, and querying Metrics API. |
| Single Sign-On | Not Available | Available | One SSO connection per organization. Available on request for organizations that need it. |
| Architecture Consultations | Not Available | Available | Can be included as part of the contract. |
| Dapr OSS Support | Community | Available | Can be included as part of the contract. See [Dapr support](../dapr-support.mdx) page for details. |
| Dapr Ops Dashboard Support | Community | 1-hour response time | See [Dapr Open Source](https://docs.diagrid.io/dapr-open-source) for paid support details. |
| SLA | No SLA | 99% | |
| **Applications** | | | |
| Maximum Applications (per cluster) | 250 | 250 1 | An application represents an app and its associated Dapr sidecar running on a Kubernetes cluster. See below for details on how this is counted. |
| Actor Types (per cluster) | 1000 | 1000 1 | |
| Components (per cluster) | 1000 | 1000 1 | |
| Configurations (per cluster) | 1000 | 1000 1 | |
| Subscriptions (per cluster) | 1000 | 1000 1 | Does not include programmatic subscriptions. |
| Resiliency Policies (per cluster) | 1000 | 1000 1 | |
| **Metrics** | | | |
| Metric Series | 1M | 10M 2 | Latency histogram series are stored on every plan, so latency percentiles such as p95 are available on the Free plan too. |
| Alert Rules | 25 custom rules | 100 custom rules 2 | |
| Alert Channels | 10 | 20 2 | Webhook and email channels are available on every plan. |
| **Data Retention** | | | For data collected see [Security page](../security-guide.md#data-collection-and-storage) for details. |
| Metrics | 7 days | 30 days | Higher limits available for production clusters upon request. |
| Alert Notifications | 5 days | 5 days | Includes logs, metrics, and advisory alert notifications. |
| Audit Logs | Available | 3 months | Audit logs are readable on every plan. |
| **Networking** | | | |
| Unique Log Entries (per hour) | 20 | 800 2 | Represents the rate at which unique log entries are ingested and displayed in Dapr Ops Dashboard. |
| Unique Metrics (per hour) | 10K | Unlimited 2 | Represents the rate at which metrics are ingested and displayed in Dapr Ops Dashboard. |
| HTTP API requests/min per IP | 30 | 60 | Represents the rate of requests to Dapr Ops Dashboard Console API |
| GRPC API requests/min per IP | 30 | 60 | Represents the rate of requests from Dapr Ops Dashboard agent to Dapr Ops Dashboard API |
| Metrics API requests/min per IP | 30 | 60 | Represents the rate of requests to Metrics API from Dapr Ops Dashboard Console or 3rd party monitoring tool |
| Logs API requests/min per IP | 30 | 60 | Represents the rate of requests to Log API used by Dapr Ops Dashboard Console and Dapr Ops Dashboard agent. |
:::note
- Unless stated otherwise, all limits are enforced at the organization level.
- 1 Limits are set according to your support contract.
- 2 With paid support, limits can be increased upon request. Contact
[sales@diagrid.io](mailto:sales@diagrid.io) for details.
:::
## FAQs
**How are application limits determined and enforced?**
Applications exceeding the specified limits are not monitored or managed by Dapr Ops Dashboard. Selection is based on alphabetical order of the `dapr.io/app-id` annotations, with the top applications within the plan's limit being chosen. The same approach is applied to Dapr resources and metrics associated with the selected applications. Resources exceeding these limits are not tracked. Application replicas do not count toward limits, but each replica generates unique metrics and logs that do count toward metric limits.
**How are networking limits enforced?**
Networking limits control the amount of data transmitted or requested within a specific time period. When these limits are exceeded, network requests are rejected, which can degrade the experience (for example, outdated metrics or missing data). Stay below the thresholds noted in the table above to avoid disruptions.
**How are metrics limits calculated and enforced?**
Metrics limits are set at the organization level and cover series across all clusters, the control plane, and applications. Dapr Ops Dashboard prioritizes the control plane and whatever applications it manages. Metrics beyond the limit are not recorded or included in datasets, resulting in missing points or stale graphs.
**How can the number of metrics be reduced?**
Metric volume depends on the number of applications, features in use, and Dapr configuration. Lower the cardinality by following Dapr’s metrics guidance: https://docs.dapr.io/operations/observability/metrics/metrics-overview/.
**What is the effect of connecting a Dapr Kubernetes cluster running more applications than my plan limits allow?**
Dapr Ops Dashboard manages applications and resources up to the defined limits and ignores the rest. Going over limits for metrics or networking can cause degraded experiences. Paid support comes with customizable limits, so email sales@diagrid.io to request higher quotas.