# Costs

> Estimate the hardware investment and recurring operating cost categories for an on-premises deployment

This page describes a baseline production-grade on-premises deployment as of 2026. Actual costs vary by vendor, region, existing contracts, and operating model. Your IT organization or solutions integrator is responsible for hardware procurement, datacenter setup, and ongoing operations. Unity doesn't invoice these costs. An on-premises deployment usually requires a higher upfront infrastructure investment than a cloud-hosted deployment, but it can offer lower recurring infrastructure costs over time depending on your operating model and existing IT capabilities.

> **Note:**
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> Unity platform licensing and the Unity Asset Transformer SDK license when you use transformations, are provided by Unity and are separate from the infrastructure costs on this page.

## Indicative hardware requirements and costs

| Item                         | Description                                                        |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Compute servers              | 3 enterprise rack servers with 24–32 cores and 256 GB RAM each     |
| Storage                      | 8–12 TB enterprise NVMe or all-flash usable capacity               |
| Networking                   | 10/25 GbE switching, firewall, and cabling                         |
| Backup and disaster recovery | Backup appliance or backup integration                             |
| UPS and power protection     | Rack UPS and related power equipment                               |
| Optional GPU                 | NVIDIA L4 or equivalent, where transformation workloads require it |

## Monthly operating cost categories

Plan for the following recurring costs:

* Power and cooling
* Rack space or colocation
* Software and platform subscriptions
* Hardware support and maintenance
* Backup and off-site retention
* Network and operational overhead

To size your deployment for your usage profile, contact Unity through [this form](https://unity.com/contact-us).