Kestrel

Web · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $100/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Kestrel is ranked #7 of 25 in AI DevOps assistants on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $100/mo.

Kestrel plans and pricing

All plans

Always free Free Always free Topology Map · Cloud Inventory · Integrations · Audit Log · SDK, CLI & MCP usekestrel.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Cloud AI Copilot $100/mo $100/mo Up to 150 messages/month, then $1/message · dashboard + Slack access · community support usekestrel.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Incident Response $200/mo $200/mo 1 Kubernetes cluster + 1 cloud account · 24/7 AI monitoring & detection · community support usekestrel.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Workflows Not published ~$0.50/ execution avg; example 200 blocks / month $38.00/mo 200+ pre-built actions · 40+ integrations · unlimited workflows usekestrel.ai · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on AI DevOps assistants

Free plan: Yes
Deployment mode: both
Incident response: Yes
Infra troubleshooting: Yes
Kubernetes support: Yes
Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI
Runbook automation: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Kestrel automates incident response, cloud provisioning, CI/CD, security, and developer requests with AI agents for platform engineering.
Workflow creation: Workflows can be built with natural language, a visual editor, the CLI, Python SDK, or MCP.
Deterministic execution: After configuration, workflows execute the exact defined code without a model in the runtime loop.
Integrations: Kestrel provides 40+ integrations and supports custom HTTP APIs and webhook triggers.
Incident detection: Kestrel detects Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and application incidents including CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, failed rollouts, IAM changes, and cost anomalies.
Security: Kestrel states that it is SOC 2 compliant, isolates tenant data, does not use customer data to train AI models, and keeps integrations read-only by default.
Access controls: The platform provides SAML/OIDC SSO, MFA, RBAC per workflow, approval gates, and immutable audit logs.
Deployment: Kestrel is available as cloud or self-hosted software, including fully air-gapped deployments on AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.
Trial: The 14-day trial requires no credit card and includes up to 100 workflow executions per day, one Incident Response unit, and up to 10 Cloud AI Copilot chats per day.
Setup: Kestrel says setup takes under five minutes using its Kubernetes operator installed via Helm, cloud account connections, and integrations.
Support: Incident Response and Cloud AI Copilot list community support.
Privacy: Kestrel's privacy policy describes Kestrel AI as an AI-native Kubernetes security platform that detects, analyzes, and remediates Kubernetes infrastructure risks.
Price from: $100/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026#7 of 25

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Sources

usekestrel.ai· checked 1 Oct 2026
usekestrel.ai/privacy· checked 1 Oct 2026