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freemiumopen sourcelast verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Freemium open-source AI-native SOAR platform. Self-hosting the core engine (via Docker Compose, Kubernetes Helm, or AWS Fargate) is 100% free under open-source licensing with no per-seat or event-ingestion fees. Tracecat Enterprise provides dedicated security engineering support, SCIM provisioning, advanced agent skill registries, and enterprise-grade human-in-the-loop governance controls.

Self-hosting cost

Tracecat is open source. 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.

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same category, free plan or open-source license

OpenLITopen source100% free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license ($0 self-hosted on Docker and Kubernetes). Features OpenTelemetry-native LLM tracing, GPU hardware metrics (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel), Prompt Hub, and security guardrails. Managed OpenLIT Cloud edition is available for hosted enterprise deployments.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.
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FAQ

How much does Tracecat cost?

Freemium open-source AI-native SOAR platform. Self-hosting the core engine (via Docker Compose, Kubernetes Helm, or AWS Fargate) is 100% free under open-source licensing with no per-seat or event-ingestion fees. Tracecat Enterprise provides dedicated security engineering support, SCIM provisioning, advanced agent skill registries, and enterprise-grade human-in-the-loop governance controls.

Does Tracecat have a free plan?

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

Can you self-host Tracecat for free?

Tracecat is open source. 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 Tracecat alternatives?

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

pricing is editorial catalog data (last verified September 6, 2026) — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.