Our take
Pick Buf if aPI teams who will stay on Community Free (unlimited public repos) while they open a first Studio request, then buy Teams at $0.50 / type / month when private modules appear — or Pro at $5 / type / month ($3,000 minimum) for a private BSR instance. Pick BuildBuddy if bazel teams who will stay on Personal Free (10 users, 80 Linux cores, 100 GB cache) while they open a first invocation Timing tab, then pay
Best for
Buf Schemas and RPCs you start at $0
BuildBuddy Build logs and remote cache you start at $0
Free plan
Buf No free plan
BuildBuddy No free plan
Lowest paid
Buf Teams $0.50
BuildBuddy Mac remote execution $45
Coding agent
Buf Repositories
BuildBuddy
Runs where
Buf Hosted
BuildBuddy Hosted
Watch out
Buf Community Free is public repos
BuildBuddy Personal Free is 10 users, 80 Linux cores, 100 GB cache
Last checked
Buf 2026-10-23 · buf.build/pricing
BuildBuddy 2026-10-23 · buildbuddy.io/pricing
aPI teams who will stay on Community Free (unlimited public repos) while they open a first Studio request, then buy Teams at $0.50 / type / month when private modules appear — or Pro at $5 / type / month ($3,000 minimum) for a private BSR instance.
Read the Buf pagebazel teams who will stay on Personal Free (10 users, 80 Linux cores, 100 GB cache) while they open a first invocation Timing tab, then pay Mac cores at $45 / core or a Team quote when cache transfer exceeds 100 GB.
Read the BuildBuddy page
