Fauna is a cloud-native serverless database that combines document, relational, and graph-like data models behind a single API. It uses FQL, a functional query language, to run transactions, indexes, and business logic close to the data. It is designed for developers who want a managed backend without provisioning servers.
Fauna uses usage-based pricing with a Free tier (about 5M reads, 100k writes, 1k queries, and 500k index reads), Pay-as-you-go plans billed per read/write/query/index read, and Team/Enterprise tiers with higher limits, backups, SSO, compliance, and support; rates vary by plan and region.
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Fauna’s main strengths are its serverless model, consistent transactions, and developer-friendly FQL. It is weaker for teams that need low-level database control, a huge ecosystem, or transparent predictable costs. Use it for modern web, mobile, SaaS, and event-driven apps where fast delivery and managed scaling matter more than self-hosting.
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