DataStage

Create ETL and data pipeline services for real-time, micro-batch, and batch data orchestration.

Date of last update: 04/11/2025
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Plan	Features and capabilities	Pricing
Lite	Get started with fully managed, serverless data integration with the DataStage parallel engine • Try sample projects or design your own flows in a no-code, visual interface to transform and integrate data from multiple data sources • Preview and visualize data with options to customize and export views • Usage is based on number of Capacity Unit-Hours used to run DataStage jobs • Pre-packaged connectors to over 75 different data stores • Includes 15 Capacity Unit-Hours monthly • Only one job can run at a time with the Lite plan • DataStage as a service jobs will have a 60 second minimum billing duration. All job durations will be rounded up to the next minute for billing purposes. • Job run number of seconds and total vCPU in corresponding configuration determines CUH used • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud - no manual reconfiguration required.	Free
	IBM DataStage Lite Plan Lite plans are limited to 15 Capacity Unit-Hours per month. Lite plans are restricted so only one DataStage job can run at a time. Lite plan services are deleted after 30 days of inactivity. Lite plan services are deleted after 30 days of inactivity.			Get started with fully managed, serverless data integration with the DataStage parallel engine • Try sample projects or design your own flows in a no-code, visual interface to transform and integrate data from multiple data sources • Preview and visualize data with options to customize and export views • Usage is based on number of Capacity Unit-Hours used to run DataStage jobs • Pre-packaged connectors to over 75 different data stores • Includes 15 Capacity Unit-Hours monthly • Only one job can run at a time with the Lite plan • DataStage as a service jobs will have a 60 second minimum billing duration. All job durations will be rounded up to the next minute for billing purposes. • Job run number of seconds and total vCPU in corresponding configuration determines CUH used • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud - no manual reconfiguration required. IBM DataStage Lite Plan Lite plans are limited to 15 Capacity Unit-Hours per month. Lite plans are restricted so only one DataStage job can run at a time. Lite plan services are deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
Standard	Fully managed, serverless data integration with readily scalable DataStage parallel engine • Integrate and transform data across multiple sources by designing flows in a visual interface • Preview and visualize data with options to customize view and export views • View operational metrics on job execution – during or after job run completes • Pre-packaged connectors to over 75 different data stores • Usage is based on number of Capacity Unit-Hours used to run DataStage jobs • Job run number of seconds and total vCPU in corresponding configuration determines CUH used • DataStage as a service jobs will have a 60 second minimum billing duration. All job durations will be rounded up to the next minute for billing purposes. • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud - no manual reconfiguration required.	$1.828 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour
Small Enterprise Bundle	Fully managed, serverless data integration with readily scalable DataStage parallel engine with 5000 CUH included • Bulk purchase with same functionality as standard plan	$8,260.00 USD/Instance $1.828 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour
Medium Enterprise Bundle	Fully managed, serverless data integration with readily scalable DataStage parallel engine with 10000 CUH included • Bulk purchase with same functionality as standard plan	$14,600.00 USD/Instance $1.828 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour
Large Enterprise Bundle	Fully managed, serverless data integration with readily scalable DataStage parallel engine with 25000 CUH included • Bulk purchase with same functionality as standard plan	$32,000.00 USD/Instance $1.828 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour
DataStage-aaS Anywhere Extra Small Package	Deploy DataStage remote runtime engine(s) on any cloud or on-premises and pay for the VPCs you use • Pay for the VPCs you use with DataStage remote runtime engine(s) (there is no upper limit) • Deploy DataStage runtime engine(s) to your local environment - on any cloud, data center, or on-premises - to run integration jobs • Any VPC or capacity unit hour (CUH) usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates defined in this plan • Recommended for customers getting started with DataStage-aaS Anywhere --- Features --- • DataStage runtime engine is a containerized offering that is deployed in customers environment for enhanced performance and security • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud and run data integration tasks with your remote runtime engine. • Spin up one or multiple remote runtime engines with flexibility • Dynamically scale remote runtime engines up or down --- Notes --- • You cannot revert the execution style back to IBM Cloud serverless runtime once SaaS Anywhere is enabled for a Project. • If a job uses IBM Cloud serverless runtime, then it will be billed using CUH with the minimum duration for a job run being one minute Everything you need to get started with the DataStage remote runtime engine.	$725.00 USD/Virtual Processor Core $1.83 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour
DataStage-aaS Anywhere Small Package	Deploy DataStage remote runtime engine(s) on any cloud or on-premises with 12 VPCs included • 12 VPCs are included for the DataStage remote runtime engine(s); any additional VPCs deployed or capacity unit hour (CUH) usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates defined in this plan • Deploy DataStage runtime engine(s) to your local environment - on any cloud, data center, or on-premises - to run integration jobs • Recommended for customers planning to deploy at least 1 to 2 remote engine(s) --- Features --- • DataStage runtime engine is a containerized offering that is deployed in customers environment for enhanced performance and security • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud and run data integration tasks with your remote runtime engine. • Spin up one or multiple remote runtime engines with flexibility • Dynamically scale remote runtime engines up or down --- Notes --- • You cannot revert the execution style back to IBM Cloud serverless runtime once SaaS Anywhere is enabled for a Project. • If a job uses IBM Cloud serverless runtime, then it will be billed using CUH with the minimum duration for a job run being one minute DataStage-aaS Anywhere Small Package includes 12 VPCs and any additional VPCs deployed or CUH usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates.	$725.00 USD/Virtual Processor Core $1.83 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour $8,400.00 USD/Instance
DataStage-aaS Anywhere Medium Package	Deploy DataStage remote runtime engine(s) on any cloud or on-premises with 24 VPCs included • 24 VPCs are included for the DataStage remote runtime engine(s); any additional VPCs deployed or capacity unit hour (CUH) usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates defined in this plan • Deploy DataStage runtime engine(s) to your local environment - on any cloud, data center, or on-premises - to run integration jobs • Recommended for customers with moderate data volumes and/or more complex workloads --- Features --- • DataStage runtime engine is a containerized offering that is deployed in customers environment for enhanced performance and security • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud and run data integration tasks with your remote runtime engine. • Spin up one or multiple remote runtime engines with flexibility • Dynamically scale remote runtime engines up or down --- Notes --- • You cannot revert the execution style back to IBM Cloud serverless runtime once SaaS Anywhere is enabled for a Project. • If a job uses IBM Cloud serverless runtime, then it will be billed using CUH with the minimum duration for a job run being one minute DataStage-aaS Anywhere Medium Package includes 24 VPCs and any additional VPCs deployed or CUH usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates.	$725.00 USD/Virtual Processor Core $1.83 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour $16,200.00 USD/Instance
DataStage-aaS Anywhere Large Package	Deploy DataStage remote runtime engine(s) on any cloud or on-premises with 60 VPCs included • 60 VPCs are included for the DataStage remote runtime engine(s); any additional VPCs deployed or capacity unit hour (CUH) usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates defined in this plan • Deploy DataStage runtime engine(s) to your local environment - on any cloud, data center, or on-premises - to run DataStage jobs • Recommended for enterprise-size customers or those with large data volumes and/or complex integration workloads --- Features --- • DataStage runtime engine is a containerized offering that is deployed in customers environment for enhanced performance and security • Design ETL, ELT, or TETL pipelines on IBM Cloud and run data integration tasks with your remote runtime engine. • Spin up one or multiple remote runtime engines with flexibility • Dynamically scale remote runtime engines up or down --- Notes --- • You cannot revert the execution style back to IBM Cloud serverless runtime once SaaS Anywhere is enabled for a Project. • If a job uses IBM Cloud serverless runtime, then it will be billed using CUH with the minimum duration for a job run being one minute DataStage-aaS Anywhere Large Package includes 60 VPCs and any additional VPCs deployed or CUH usage will be billed with the per VPC and per CUH rates.	$725.00 USD/Virtual Processor Core $1.83 USD/Capacity Unit-Hour $32,100.00 USD/Instance

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DataStage

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