Free Lite plan 

The IBM® Db2® on Cloud Lite plan provides basic resources for you to develop or learn about Db2 without charge.

There is no time limit on the Lite plan, but users must re-extend their Lite plan every 30 days.

Only community support is available.



  Architecture 

Unlike other Db2 on Cloud plans, the free Db2 on Cloud Lite plan runs on a multi-tenant system.

The Lite plan uses one database schema.

For more information about the free Db2 on Cloud Lite plan, see the [FAQ](https://ibm.biz/db2oc_free_plan_faq).





  Regional availability 

The Lite plan is available in the Dallas and London regions. If you do not see the Lite plan listed in the catalog, select either Dallas or London region.





  Restrictions 

It is recommended that you use an enterprise-level service plan rather than a Lite service plan for mission-critical or performance-sensitive workloads.

The following table contains Db2 on Cloud Lite plan restrictions:



Table 1. Db2 on Cloud Lite plan restrictions

 Category                Item                                                                   Restriction                                                                                              

 Resources               Storage                                                                200 MB of storage per user                                                                               
                         Connections                                                            15 connections per user                                                                                  
                         Performance                                                            Performance might fluctuate due to workloads run by other users on the multi-tenant system               
 Features & functions    Federation                                                             Not supported                                                                                            
                         Oracle compatibility                                                   Not supported                                                                                            
                         User-defined extensions (UDFs)                                         Not supported on any Db2 on Cloud plans, including the Lite plan                                         
                         User management                                                        User not given administrative authority                                                                  
                         Row and column access control (RCAC)                                   Not supported                                                                                            
                         IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for use in loading data                Not supported                                                                                            
 Networking environment  IBM Cloud Integrated Analytics                                         Not supported                                                                                            
                         IBM Cloud Dedicated                                                    Not supported                                                                                            
 Security compliances    Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)  Not supported. Refer to your Service Description.                                                        
                         EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)                           Not supported. Refer to your Service Description.                                                        
 Account management      Reactivation                                                           Reactivation required every 30 days. If not reactivated, Lite plan services are deleted 60 days later.