Use Case: Kraken Full-History Trades Cost Estimate
Flat Files Trades pricing for measured Kraken full-history Trades: one-time backfill vs ongoing monthly daily downloads.
Use Case: Kraken Full-History Trades Cost Estimate
This example estimates Trades (L2/L3/L4) Flat Files cost for measured full-history Trades on:
KRAKEN_SPOT_ETH_USDKRAKEN_SPOT_BTC_USD
Trades volume shares one daily tier for that data type, even across exchanges and symbols. Tier thresholds reset every calendar UTC day. Committed plans renew monthly and can be cancelled before the next renewal.
Measured dataset
| Symbol | Time range | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRAKEN_SPOT_ETH_USD | 2016-10-17 to 2026-06-03 | 2.35 GiB | 3,265 |
| KRAKEN_SPOT_BTC_USD | 2015-08-10 to 2026-06-03 | 3.93 GiB | 3,690 |
| Combined total | Full available history | 6.28 GiB | 6,955 |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Pricing table | Trades (L2/L3/L4) |
| Data type bucket | Trades (all exchanges/symbols that day) |
| Derived average size / file | 6.28 GiB ÷ 6,955 ≈ 0.000903 GiB |
Pay As You Go rates
| Daily tier / data type | Rate |
|---|---|
| First 0.5 GiB / day | $24.00 per GiB |
| Next 4.5 GiB / day | $12.00 per GiB |
| Above 5 GiB / day | $6.00 per GiB |
Scenario A: One-time historical backfill
Download the full measured 6.28 GiB on a single UTC day.
| Tier | Usage | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| First 0.5 GiB | 0.50 GiB | $12.00 |
| Next 4.5 GiB | 4.50 GiB | $54.00 |
| Above 5 GiB | 1.28 GiB | $7.68 |
| Total | 6.28 GiB | $73.68 |
Plan comparison for this one-time job
| Plan | Included credits / month | Estimated cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | N/A | $73.68 | Billed once as used |
| Committed 64 | ~75.29 UC | $64.00 | Covered by included credits |
| Committed 256 | ~341.33 UC | $256.00 | More expensive than needed |
| Committed 512 | ~731.43 UC | $512.00 | More than needed |
| Committed 1024 | ~1,575.38 UC | $1,024.00 | More than needed |
Recommendation: Committed 64 for one month ($64.00), then cancel before the next renewal. That is cheaper than Pay As You Go ($73.68) for this backfill, and you are not locked into further months.
Scenario B: Ongoing daily production
Download the latest file for both symbols every UTC day, using the measured average file size.
Assumption for a typical day with both symbols available:
2 × 0.000903 GiB ≈ 0.001806 GiB / day
Cost per UTC day
0.001806 GiB × $24.00 = $0.0433 / day
Cost per billing month (30 days)
$0.0433 × 30 = $1.30 / month
Optional 12-month projection
Use this only if you keep the same plan for 12 months. You can cancel earlier and pay only for the months used.
| Plan | Included credits / month | Monthly cost | Cost if kept 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | N/A | $1.30 | $15.60 |
| Committed 64 | ~75.29 UC | $64.00 | $768.00 |
| Committed 256 | ~341.33 UC | $256.00 | $3,072.00 |
| Committed 512 | ~731.43 UC | $512.00 | $6,144.00 |
| Committed 1024 | ~1,575.38 UC | $1,024.00 | $12,288.00 |
For this two-symbol Kraken feed alone, ≈ 1.30 UC/month fits inside every committed plan, but Pay As You Go is the clear fit for ongoing usage.
Note on day-by-day historical replay
If the same measured 6.28 GiB history were downloaded day-by-day instead of as one backfill, first-tier pricing would apply to the full volume:
6.28 GiB × $24.00 = $150.72 total
That is a finite backfill cost, not a monthly subscription. It is higher than the one-time bulk backfill ($73.68) because cheap higher tiers are never reached.
Result
| Workload | Best fit | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|
| One-time 6.28 GiB history backfill | Committed 64 for 1 month, then cancel | $64.00 |
| Ongoing daily 2-symbol Kraken feed | Pay As You Go | $1.30 / month |
| Day-by-day replay of the same 6.28 GiB history | Pay As You Go | $150.72 total |
Caveat
Actual daily Trades volume varies with market activity. Other Trades downloads on the same UTC day — including other exchanges or symbols — share this same daily tier. Larger exchange-wide Trades feeds will have much higher monthly usage than this two-symbol sample.
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