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Porter

Name: Porter
Price: 6 USD

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · API · paid plans from $6/mo

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Two barsScore 5.2

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Porter is ranked #27 of 36 in preview environment software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $6/mo.

Porter plans and pricing

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Standard $6/mo $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 porter.run · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published 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 porter.run · 29 Sept 2026

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Paid from: $6/mo

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The record

Product: Porter deploys and manages applications in a customer's AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud account, with infrastructure operations managed by Porter.
Deployment: Users can deploy from Git or Docker, and Porter says it works with any framework.
Automation: The product provides automatic builds and CI/CD, zero-downtime deployments, and preview environments for pull requests.
Operations: Porter lists autoscaling, cost optimization, CVE patches, and cluster version upgrades among its management features.
Workloads: Porter supports web, worker, and job services, including jobs and cron jobs.
Clouds: Porter supports AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, including deployment into a customer's VPC.
Integrations: Porter's published integrations include Tailscale, Helicone, Doppler, and Infisical; its add-ons include n8n and Quivr.
Security: Porter advertises SOC 2 Type II and built-in SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance in the customer's cloud account.
Access controls: Porter provides queryable API audit logs and lets administrators monitor and revoke browser and CLI sessions.
Cloud credentials: Porter uses session-based, auto-expiring cloud tokens for AWS and Google Cloud, and supports scoped cloud permissions for workloads.
Support: The Enterprise plan includes premium support, and eligible higher-usage customers can qualify for private support.
Pricing limit: Porter pricing excludes the underlying AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud bill, which is charged separately by the cloud provider.
Trial: A Porter tutorial states that the product offers a two-week free trial and has no free tier.
Founded: 2020
Price from: $6/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Preview Environment Software in 2026#27 of 36
Best Platform Engineering Software in 2026#19 of 30
Best Kubernetes Deployment Tools in 2026#21 of 27

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Sources

porter.run· checked 29 Sept 2026
porter.run/blog/how-to-deploy-golang-applications-· checked 29 Sept 2026
porter.run/changelog/tailscale-integration-cost-op· checked 29 Sept 2026
porter.run/changelog/api-audit-logs-cli-and-browse· checked 29 Sept 2026
porter.run/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026