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Name: Porter
Price: 6 USD

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What Porter is

Porter deploys and manages applications in a customer's AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud account, with infrastructure operations handled by Porter. Users can deploy from Git or Docker, and Porter says it works with any framework. It supports web, worker, and job services, including cron jobs, and can deploy into a customer's VPC. Features include automatic builds and CI/CD, zero-downtime deployments, pull-request preview environments, autoscaling, cost optimization, CVE patches, and cluster version upgrades. Porter also lists API audit logs, controls for monitoring and revoking browser and CLI sessions, and expiring session-based credentials for AWS and Google Cloud. Standard is pay per use at $6 a month per GB RAM and $13 a month per vCPU; the cloud provider's bill is separate. Porter has no free tier, but offers a two-week free trial. Enterprise pricing is available by contacting sales.

Who it suits

Porter may suit teams deploying web, worker, or job services in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud accounts who want Porter to manage infrastructure operations. Its Enterprise plan lists options such as advanced RBAC, SAML-based SSO, and on-prem installation.

What it does well

Deploys from Git or Docker.
Supports AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Includes automatic builds and CI/CD.
Provides API audit logs.
Offers a two-week free trial.

What to know first

No free tier.
Underlying cloud costs are billed separately.
Standard pricing varies with RAM and vCPU usage.
Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.

Limits

Porter has no free tier. Standard billing is pay per use at $6 a month per GB RAM and $13 a month per vCPU, while the underlying AWS, Azure or Google Cloud bill is charged separately.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Standard	$6 per month GB RAM ($0.009 per hour); $13 per month vCPU ($0.019 per hour) · Pay per use; unlimited applications; price excludes underlying cloud provider costs	$6 a month
Enterprise	Volume discount available; contact sales for pricing · Starting at 40 vCPU and 80GB RAM; premium support; advanced RBAC; SAML-based SSO; custom alerts; on-prem installation	On request

As porter.run lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open the Porter website
Start the two-week free trial
Connect an AWS, Google Cloud or Azure account
Choose Git or Docker as the deployment source
Select a web, worker or job service
Deploy into your cloud account or VPC
Choose Standard pay-per-use billing or contact sales for Enterprise

Verdict

Porter combines application deployment with infrastructure management in the customer's cloud account. Consider the separate cloud bill and pay-per-use pricing alongside its deployment, automation, and operations features.

Questions

How much does Porter cost?

The Standard plan is pay per use at $6 a month per GB RAM and $13 a month per vCPU. Cloud-provider charges are separate.

Is there a free plan or trial?

Porter has no free tier, but a two-week free trial is offered.

Which clouds does Porter support?

It supports AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, including deployment into a customer’s VPC.

What can Porter deploy?

Porter supports web, worker and job services, including jobs and cron jobs, deployed from Git or Docker.

Does Porter provide audit and security controls?

Yes. It lists queryable API audit logs, browser and CLI session controls, session-based cloud tokens and scoped workload permissions.

What is included in Enterprise?

The Enterprise plan lists premium support, advanced RBAC, SAML-based SSO, custom alerts and on-prem installation. Pricing requires contacting sales and starts at 40 vCPU and 80GB RAM.

Facts from Porter's own pages

Access controls: Porter provides queryable API audit logs and lets administrators monitor and revoke browser and CLI sessions. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Automation: The product provides automatic builds and CI/CD, zero-downtime deployments, and preview environments for pull requests. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Cloud credentials: Porter uses session-based, auto-expiring cloud tokens for AWS and Google Cloud, and supports scoped cloud permissions for workloads. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Clouds: Porter supports AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, including deployment into a customer's VPC. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Deployment: Users can deploy from Git or Docker, and Porter says it works with any framework. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Founded: 2020 · porter.run, 28 Sept 2026
Integrations: Porter's published integrations include Tailscale, Helicone, Doppler, and Infisical; its add-ons include n8n and Quivr. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Operations: Porter lists autoscaling, cost optimization, CVE patches, and cluster version upgrades among its management features. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Pricing limit: Porter pricing excludes the underlying AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud bill, which is charged separately by the cloud provider. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Product: Porter deploys and manages applications in a customer's AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud account, with infrastructure operations managed by Porter. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Security: Porter advertises SOC 2 Type II and built-in SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance in the customer's cloud account. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Support: The Enterprise plan includes premium support, and eligible higher-usage customers can qualify for private support. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Trial: A Porter tutorial states that the product offers a two-week free trial and has no free tier. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026
Workloads: Porter supports web, worker, and job services, including jobs and cron jobs. · porter.run, 29 Sept 2026