Octopus Deploy is a continuous delivery platform for release orchestration, deployment automation, and runbook automation. Its release workflow covers versioning, promotion between environments, rolling, blue/green and canary deployments, configuration management, approvals, deployment freezes, and coordination across projects. It can deploy to Kubernetes, Linux and Windows virtual machines, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud through Tentacle, SSH, command line, or web service connections. Teams can self-manage it in their infrastructure or private cloud, or use hosted Octopus Cloud. Integrations include CI tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and TeamCity, as well as ITSM tools including ServiceNow and Jira Service Management. The Free tier has no time limit and includes up to 10 projects, tenants, machines, and users. Professional costs 4,330.00 USD per year and includes 20 projects; Enterprise costs 24,600.00 USD per year and includes 100 projects. Self-hosted Octopus Server runs on Windows Server or as a Linux container and requires SQL Server 2016+ or Azure SQL. Support ranges from community support on Free to 8/5 weekdays on Professional and 24/7 on Enterprise.
Who it is for
Octopus Deploy suits software teams managing release workflows across environments and deployment targets. The plans span a capped free tier, paid project tiers, and different support levels.
What is good
- Supports rolling, blue/green, and canary deployments
- Deploys to Kubernetes and major cloud platforms
- Available self-managed or as hosted Octopus Cloud
- Includes built-in encryption, auditing, and role-based access control
What to know first
- Free tier is capped at 10 projects, tenants, machines, and users
- Professional costs 4,330.00 USD per year
- Enterprise costs 24,600.00 USD per year
- Self-hosted Server requires SQL Server 2016+ or Azure SQL
Verdict
Octopus Deploy combines release orchestration and automation with self-managed and hosted options. Compare the tier limits, annual costs, and support coverage with your deployment needs.
Octopus Deploy plans and pricing
All plansCompared on deployment automation software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Approval gates
- Yes
