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Earthly Pricing

freemiumopen source · BSLlast verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Freemium reproducible build automation tool combining Makefile syntax with Docker container isolation (BSL/MIT open-core). Earthly CLI is 100% free for unlimited local and self-hosted CI execution. Earthly Cloud Free ($0/mo) includes 6,000 satellite build minutes/mo and shared caching. Earthly Pro is $20/user/mo (or usage-based satellite compute) adding high-concurrency cloud satellites and team caching. Enterprise tier offers custom pricing for dedicated VPC satellites, self-hosted Kubernetes clusters, SAML SSO, and SLAs.

Self-hosting cost

Earthly is open source under the BSL license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

Free & cheaper DevOps & Deployment

same category, free plan or open-source license

Ciliumopen sourceFree and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license (with dual GPL-2.0/BSD-2-Clause BPF datapath templates) as a CNCF Graduated project. Cilium has no software licensing fees for self-hosted or cloud Kubernetes deployments (including GKE Dataplane V2 and Azure CNI Powered by Cilium); organizations pay only for their compute infrastructure. For mission-critical enterprise environments, Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium (by Cisco) provides quote-based annual subscriptions (per-node/environment) with 24/7 SLA support, hardened LTS builds, Customer Testing Environments (CuTEs), enterprise BGP/EVPN, and advanced multi-cluster security and observability retention.OrbStackFree for personal and non-commercial use, educational studies, and open-source development. Commercial and business use (or individuals generating >$10,000/year) requires a paid Pro license at $8/user/month billed annually ($96/year) or $10/month monthly, covering up to 5 devices per user with priority support and a 30-day trial. Enterprise plans provide custom volume pricing, centralized billing, MDM/SSO directory integration, and 99.9% uptime SLAs.Rayopen sourceRay is a free and open-source distributed computing framework governed by the PyTorch Foundation under the Apache 2.0 license. It can be self-hosted on any cloud or on-prem cluster with zero licensing costs, while managed execution is available via cloud providers like Anyscale.Actopen sourceFree and 100% open source under the MIT license. Act has no licensing costs or subscription tiers; it runs locally via Docker and saves billable GitHub Actions runner minutes.
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FAQ

How much does Earthly cost?

Freemium reproducible build automation tool combining Makefile syntax with Docker container isolation (BSL/MIT open-core). Earthly CLI is 100% free for unlimited local and self-hosted CI execution. Earthly Cloud Free ($0/mo) includes 6,000 satellite build minutes/mo and shared caching. Earthly Pro is $20/user/mo (or usage-based satellite compute) adding high-concurrency cloud satellites and team caching. Enterprise tier offers custom pricing for dedicated VPC satellites, self-hosted Kubernetes clusters, SAML SSO, and SLAs. Paid pricing starts at $20/user/mo.

Does Earthly have a free plan?

Yes — Earthly has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Earthly for free?

Earthly is open source under the BSL license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

What are free or cheaper Earthly alternatives?

Cilium, OrbStack, Ray are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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