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Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
RuntimeOpen source process manager · real-time web interfaceFree
PM2 Runtimeopen-source process manager · real-time web interface · zero-downtime reloads · terminal monitoringFree
PlusEssential monitoring features for Node.js production applications$79 a month
PM2 PlusStarts at $79/ Month · web monitoring · bug and exception tracking · custom metrics · V8 monitoring · email/Slack notifications · server health checks · AI Assistant (MCP)$79 a month
EnterpriseAdvanced optimization and profiling features · contact for detailsOn request
PM2 EnterpriseContact us for more details · profiling · transaction tracing · up to one year retention · shared cloud or on-premise installation · rule-based alerting · custom dashboards · Go and Python integrationOn request

As pm2.keymetrics.io lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Facts from PM2's own pages

AI integration
PM2 advertises an OAuth-secured MCP endpoint for Claude, Cursor and other compatible assistants, with 44 AI tools. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Alerts
PM2 Plus lists email and Slack notifications; Enterprise adds advanced rule-based alerting. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Cluster mode
Cluster mode spreads networked Node.js applications across available CPUs without application code changes. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Company attribution
The site footer identifies PM2 and shows a 2014–2026 copyright notice. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Company facts
LinkedIn lists Keymetrics as founded in 2014, headquartered in Paris and employing 11–50 people. · linkedin.com, 14 Oct 2026
Company legal structure
The terms identify KEYMETRICS as a French SAS in Paris and a wholly owned subsidiary of KEYMETRICS Inc. in New York. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Container integration
The pm2-runtime command acts as a container-oriented replacement for the Node binary and handles process signals and graceful shutdown. · github.com, 14 Oct 2026
Container use
PM2 documents pm2-runtime as a way to run Node.js applications in containers with process fallback, flow control, monitoring, and source-map support. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Deployment
The deployment system provisions bare-metal servers, updates releases, executes commands, supports rollback and can target multiple hosts. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Documentation depth
The documentation includes runtime guides, CLI reference, configuration, cluster mode, deployment, integrations, advanced APIs, modules, FAQ and troubleshooting. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Enterprise deployment
Enterprise lists cloud-shared or on-premise installation, Go and Python integration, profiling, transaction tracing, and up to one year of data retention. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Extensibility
Keymetrics publishes an API client, monitoring agents, server monitoring and log-rotation modules in its public GitHub organization. · github.com, 14 Oct 2026
External status check
SaaSHub’s unofficial status page reported PM2 up, 100% availability over its displayed 30-day period and no reported issues in the prior 24 hours. · saashub.com, 14 Oct 2026
Headquarters
Paris, France · pm2.keymetrics.io, 23 Sept 2026
Integrations
Official integration documentation covers Docker, Heroku, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, cloud providers, Nginx, transpilers and Capistrano-style deployments. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Licence
PM2 Runtime is free software distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. · github.com, 14 Oct 2026
Limit: GUI free tier
A G2 reviewer wanted a free graphical interface tier for managing processes and helping small projects or nontechnical users. · g2.com, 14 Oct 2026
Limit: process overages
The pricing FAQ says processes beyond a plan limit are automatically ignored, with the excess selected randomly. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Limits
The pricing FAQ says that when a plan's process limit is exceeded, the system automatically ignores randomly chosen excess processes. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Limit: stateless applications
The cluster documentation warns that applications should be stateless and use shared stores such as Redis or MongoDB for sessions and other state. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Log management
The CLI provides standard, raw, JSON and formatted log output plus commands to flush and reload logs. · github.com, 14 Oct 2026
Memory protection
PM2 can reload an application when it exceeds a configured human-readable memory threshold, with checks running every 30 seconds. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026
Monitoring
PM2 Plus lists a web monitoring interface, application overview, issue tracking, custom metrics, server health checks, and Node.js V8 monitoring. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 29 Sept 2026
Notable release
The PM2 7 release added native Bun support, OpenTelemetry tracing and dependency-supply-chain reductions. · pm2.keymetrics.io, 14 Oct 2026

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