How Alation pricing works
Buy one pool of Alation Consumption Units and spend it where the work is, across every AI capability on the platform, including the ones we ship next.

Flexible by design
Pay for what you need now
Size a pool to the work you’re planning first, then scale it as adoption grows. You’re funding outcomes, not shelf space.
Spend across the platform, not per product
Every AI capability draws from the same balance. A heavy month in one area and a quiet month in another settle inside one number.
Try what’s next without a new contract
New AI capabilities draw from the pool you already have. Pointing credits at something new is a decision, not a procurement cycle.
Control where your credits go
You control how credits are allocated across products and teams, with usage visible capability by capability. That detail is what makes chargeback and internal budgeting possible instead of guesswork.
Get an ACU estimate
Tell us what you’re planning and we’ll size a pool with you.