Limits and plans

OpenWAF is free during early access. These are the limits that apply to every organization, domain, record, token and sign-in.

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Plans

OpenWAF is free during early access, with every feature included and up to 100 domains per organization by default. There are no request quotas and no overage charges; use must follow the Acceptable use policy (external link).

  • Paid plans will come later; prices are not set yet. We will email you at least 30 days before any paid plan applies to your account, and nothing is charged without your agreement.
  • Early access has no service-level agreement (SLA).
  • Need more domains? Write to [email protected].

See Pricing (external link) for the current terms.

Organizations and domains

LimitValue
Domains (zones) per organization100 by default; more on request. Beyond it: 403 zone_limit
Domains per bulk upload1,000; public records are imported automatically for uploads of up to 50
Pending domain never delegated or verifiedDeleted automatically 14 days after it was added
Delegated domain whose nameservers moved awayDisabled after 7 days in Moved away
Names with their own settings, per zone100
Merged zone kept read-only (undo possible)14 days
Security events retention30 days

DNS records

LimitValue
TTL60 to 86,400 seconds; 3,600 when not set
TXT content4,096 bytes
Record comment100 characters
Record tags10 per record, 1–32 characters each (a-z, 0-9, :, _, -)
Operations per record batch500
Records per bulk create request1,000
BIND zone file import1 MiB

See Record types and validation.

Changes and API

LimitValue
Change reason1–500 characters, required on every configuration change
Request body1 MiB
Audit log page100 entries by default, up to 500

Accounts, sessions and tokens

LimitValue
Sign-in code6 digits, valid 15 minutes, 5 attempts
Sign-in codes requested5 per hour per email address, 20 per hour per IP address
Sign-ups5 per day per IP address
Dashboard session30 days, or 7 days without activity
InvitationValid 7 days
API token expiry1–365 days; 90 by default
API token name200 characters

White label and clients

LimitValue
Brand display name100 characters
LogoSVG or PNG, 256 KB; PNG up to 4096×4096 pixels
Client name200 characters, unique in the organization
Client note2,000 characters
Own nameservers after you stop using themReserved for your organization for 30 days

Limits of other products (WAF rules, rate limits, cache, analytics) are listed on each product's pages.

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