If your Artifactory bill is higher than the price on the plan, the usual cause is the meter. JFrog charges a base fee, then a per-gigabyte rate on storage and downloads together.
This article shows where the cost sits, with figures from JFrog’s own pages. Each JFrog page is linked with the date we read it (2026-10-06). We keep the sales pitch to the end.
Tip
For the full rate tables and worked examples, see our JFrog Artifactory Pricing Guide. This article covers the costs that sit outside the base fee.
Where the money goes
| Cost | What drives it | Where JFrog says so |
|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Storage at its monthly peak, plus everything downloaded | Usage documentation |
| Plan upgrades | Features such as SSO and federation sit on higher plans | |
| Support | 24/7 SLA support is listed on higher plans | |
| Scanning and governance | Xray comes with some plans, other products are add-ons |
Cost 1: the consumption meter
JFrog’s pricing page lists Artifactory Cloud Pro at $150 a month. It includes 25 GB of consumption. Everything above that is billed per GB:
| Total GB consumed in the month | Price per GB |
|---|---|
| First 25 GB | Included |
| 25 to 1,024 GB | $1.25 |
| 1,024 to 2,024 GB | $1.00 |
| Above 2,024 GB | $0.75 |
JFrog says “storage and data transfer counts towards total monthly consumption”, and its usage documentation defines consumption as “the sum of the peak storage and the total amount of data transferred during the calendar month”.
Warning
Data transfer counts as consumption. Every artifact downloaded from your repository, including by your CI/CD pipelines, adds to the meter.
The pricing page prints the first boundary as 1,204 GB. JFrog’s checkout page prints 1,024 GB, and so does the worked example on both pages. We use 1,024, and every example here stays under it.
A typical team
- 10 developers
- 50 builds a day, 200 MB downloaded per build
- 100 GB of stored artifacts
These are our assumptions. Substitute your own.
Storage: 100 GBTransfer: 50 builds x 200 MB x 30 days = 300 GB─────────────────────────────────────────────────────Consumption: 400 GB a month
Base price (list): $150.00First 25 GB: includedNext 375 GB x $1.25: $468.75─────────────────────────────────────────────────────Monthly total at list: $618.75Annual total at list: $7,425.00How it scales
The same assumptions at three team sizes, 200 MB per build, 30 days a month, at list price:
| Team size | Builds a day | Stored | Transfer a month | Consumption | Monthly at list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 devs | 25 | 50 GB | 150 GB | 200 GB | $368.75 |
| 15 devs | 75 | 100 GB | 450 GB | 550 GB | $806.25 |
| 30 devs | 150 | 100 GB | 900 GB | 1,000 GB | $1,368.75 |
Pricing your whole team for a year? Open the ROI calculator
Past 1,024 GB the rate falls to $1.00 a GB, so the bill keeps rising, only more slowly. In this example, transfer is three-quarters of consumption.
Important
Storage counts at its monthly peak. Deleting old artifacts mid-month does not lower that month’s storage figure.
Cost 2: support depends on the plan
JFrog’s pricing page lists “24/7 SLA Support” under Enterprise X and under the self-managed Pro X. The Pro cloud plan card shows no support level, and the FAQ on that page says “Community Support - Available for Free solutions and Pro subscriptions”. JFrog’s support page says its ticket portal is “available to all Pro X, Enterprise and Enterprise+ customers”.
We found no published price for upgrading support, so we cannot give you a percentage. Ask JFrog what support your plan includes, how fast they respond, and what a higher level costs.
Cost 3: moving up from Pro
The next plan up is Enterprise X, from $950 a month with 125 GB included. JFrog’s Pro page says Enterprise X “adds code & binary SCA, ML model security, artifact federation, automated cleanup, SSO, and dedicated support for larger organizations.”
The base fee is the visible change. Enterprise X’s rates start at the same $1.25 a GB, then step down more times, to $0.33 a GB above 20,124 GB.
For the 400 GB team above, the cloud bill moves like this, at list prices:
Enterprise X base price: $950.00First 125 GB: includedNext 275 GB x $1.25: $343.75─────────────────────────────────────────────────────Monthly total: $1,293.75Annual total: $15,525.00That is the same usage and the same rate, with a higher base fee and a larger allowance. If SSO or federation is a requirement, plan for this figure, not the $150.
Cost 4: scanning and governance
JFrog’s Xray page says you have Xray “if your SaaS (Cloud) or Self-Hosted subscription is Pro X, Enterprise X or Enterprise+”. Pro on the cloud is not on that list.
JFrog Advanced Security and Curation are described in JFrog’s usage documentation as add-ons for Enterprise X and Enterprise+. The pricing page sells Unified Security and Ultimate Security bundles with a base of 200 developers, with “additional Devs as needed”, and publishes no price for them.
If scanning is a requirement, ask what is in your plan, what is an add-on, and how each is priced.
Cost 5: running it yourself
JFrog’s self-managed plans start at $27,000 a year for Pro X (1 server) and $51,000 a year for Enterprise X (3 servers), per the pricing page. Self-managed means you run the servers, so hardware or cloud costs and administration time come on top.
How to audit your Artifactory spend
If you already use Artifactory Cloud, the numbers are in MyJFrog.
Step 1: read your consumption
In MyJFrog, open Usage Explorer. JFrog’s documentation lists Data Transfer, Data Storage and Consumption tabs. The monthly Consumption view shows the figure that is billed for a calendar month.
Step 2: split storage from transfer
Use the Data Storage tab for your peak storage and the Data Transfer tab for downloads. If transfer is the larger part, your CI/CD is the main driver.
Step 3: apply the rates
For Pro, with c as your consumption in GB and B as the first tier boundary your contract uses (1,024 on JFrog’s checkout page, 1,204 on its pricing page):
Up to 25 GB: base25 GB to B: base + (c - 25) x $1.25B to 2,024 GB: base + (B - 25) x $1.25 + (c - B) x $1.00Above 2,024 GB: base + (B - 25) x $1.25 + (2,024 - B) x $1.00 + (c - 2,024) x $0.75Step 4: add the rest
Add support, add-ons and any plan upgrade your contract carries. Then compare the total with your invoice.
Questions to ask before you renew
About consumption
- What is my monthly consumption, split into storage and transfer?
- Which boundary ends the $1.25 tier, 1,024 GB or 1,204 GB?
- Can I cap consumption or set an alert before I pass a threshold?
About support
- What support does my plan include?
- What are the response times at each level?
- What does a higher level cost?
About the plan
- Which features sit on a higher plan, and what is the price of that plan for my usage?
- Which scanning products are included, and which are add-ons?
About the contract
- What are the commitment period and the cancellation terms?
- Are there price protections at renewal?
- How will my cost change if my team doubles?
Write the answers down. They matter at renewal.
A flat-price alternative
CloudRepo does not meter downloads by the gigabyte. Each plan has a flat price, a storage amount and a monthly transfer allowance. Prices below are from our pricing page.
| Cost | JFrog Artifactory Cloud Pro | CloudRepo Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Base price | $150/month list | $99/month billed annually |
| Included | 25 GB of storage and transfer combined | 10 GB of storage and 250 GB of transfer a month |
| Beyond that | $1.25, then $1.00, then $0.75 per GB | We reach out first. Sustained overage is $120 per TB |
| Users | No per-user fee is listed for Artifactory plans | Unlimited users, no per-user fees |
| Support | Community support, per the pricing page’s FAQ | Real engineers, included on every plan |
For the 400 GB team above (100 GB stored, 300 GB downloaded a month), the Team plan fits: 250 GB of storage and 3 TB of transfer.
For that team, JFrog’s matching plan is Enterprise X, the JFrog plan with SSO:
| Option | A month | Twelve months |
|---|---|---|
| JFrog Enterprise X (JFrog's plan with SSO), list price at this usage | $1,293.75 | $15,525 |
| CloudRepo Team, billed annually | $499/month billed annually | $5,988/year billed annually |
| CloudRepo Team saves | $794.75/month | $9,537/year |
Pricing your whole team for a year? Open the ROI calculator
Enterprise X is for organizations who need multi-site capabilities, uptime and support guarantees, and enterprise access controls (ie. OAuth, SAML, CName).
JFrog’s pricing page, archived
At list, for that month: JFrog Enterprise X (JFrog's plan with SSO) is $1,293.75 a month, list price at this usage; CloudRepo Team at $499/month billed annually saves $794.75 a month. As downloads grow, JFrog’s meter grows with them while our price stays flat inside the allowance.
As downloads grow
The 400 GB team is a light case. With more stored and downloaded, the meter decides the bill:
JFrog publishes monthly prices for Pro and Enterprise X. CloudRepo’s column is the cheapest plan that holds the storage, plus its transfer overage ($120 per whole TB past the allowance, rounded down) when there is one. 1 TB is 1,000 GB.
| Stored and downloaded a month | JFrog Enterprise X (JFrog's plan with SSO): list price at this usage | CloudRepo | Difference a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 GB stored, 500 GB downloaded | $1,543.75 | Team: $499/month billed annually | CloudRepo costs $1,044.75 less |
| 500 GB stored, 2 TB downloaded | $3,480.75 | Business: $999/month billed annually | CloudRepo costs $2,481.75 less |
| 1 TB stored, 6 TB downloaded | $6,680.55 | Business: $999/month billed annually | CloudRepo costs $5,681.55 less |
| 25 GB stored, 50 GB downloaded | $950.00 | Starter: $199/month billed annually | CloudRepo costs $751.00 less |
Enterprise X is for organizations who need multi-site capabilities, uptime and support guarantees, and enterprise access controls (ie. OAuth, SAML, CName).
JFrog’s pricing page, archived
Competitor figures were read on 2026-10-06 from: JFrog pricing ( archived ) , JFrog Pro checkout ( archived ) , JFrog Cloud Pro ( archived ) . Vendors change prices and plans, so check each page before you decide.
CloudRepo includes single sign-on and human support from the people who build CloudRepo on every plan.
| Feature | JFrog Pro | CloudRepo, every plan |
|---|---|---|
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Not in Pro: JFrog lists SAML and OAuth sign-on for Enterprise X Enterprise X is for organizations who need multi-site capabilities, uptime and support guarantees, and enterprise access controls (ie. OAuth, SAML, CName). JFrog’s pricing page, archived | Included |
| Support | Community support: public documentation, a knowledge base and Stack Overflow Community Support - Available for Free solutions and Pro subscriptions - JFrog maintains public documentation, knowledge base, and engages in conversations on Stack Overflow. JFrog’s pricing page, archived | Human support from the people who build CloudRepo |
Tip
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On Artifactory, one command moves a server’s local Maven repositories and checks every file it moves: pipx install cloudrepo-migrate installs our migration tool, and cloudrepo-migrate artifactory --artifactory-url https://artifactory.example.com/artifactory --org your-org --dry-run lists what would move and uploads nothing. The Artifactory migration guide has the steps.
Making the decision
JFrog Artifactory is a capable product with broad format support and features that large organizations need. Its cost is a formula, not a number. Know your consumption, the plan your features need and the support you will rely on.
If you mainly need Maven, Python, npm or Docker repositories at a price you can predict, compare CloudRepo’s plans or start a 14-day free trial. No credit card is required.
Want a straight number for your team? Ask Chris
JFrog figures were read on 2026-10-06 from jfrog.com/pricing (archived), jfrog.com/buy-now/pro (archived), jfrog.com/cloud-pro (archived), jfrog.com/support (archived), jfrog.com/xray (archived) and JFrog’s usage documentation (archived). Vendors change prices, so check the pages before you decide.