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Best Auto Scaling Software in 2026

Auto scaling software helps you set scaling targets, triggers and direction for workloads. This list covers tools deployed through web interfaces, APIs, Linux, self-hosted setups, Windows and macOS.

  1. 1

    Amazon Elastic Container Service

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2
    7.7 Visit site
  2. 2

    Azure Monitor

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.5 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
  3. 3

    Knative

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2

    Knative brings service scaling, traffic management, event routing, and functions together for Kubernetes workloads.

    7.2 Open source Visit site
  4. 4

    Kubernetes

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2

    Kubernetes provides a broad system for coordinating container deployment, scaling, networking, and storage. Teams should account for application-level services outside its built-in scope.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
  5. 5

    OpenFaaS

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $1,250/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  6. 6

    Render

    Free plan APIWeb

    Render brings application, website, database, and workflow deployment options together with several runtimes and infrastructure tools.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
  7. 7

    Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling

    Free plan Web
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
  8. 8

    Azure CNI

    Free plan LinuxWindows

    Azure CNI provides free container networking with policy, egress, and transit-encryption features.

    6.2 Free plan Visit site
  9. 9

    CAST AI

    Free trial Self-hostedWeb

    Choose CAST AI if your platform, SRE, or FinOps team needs Kubernetes automation alongside cloud cost controls.

    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
  10. 10

    Fly.io

    Free trial APILinuxWeb

    Fly.io offers application compute alongside managed Postgres and persistent environments for agent workloads.

    6.1 From $1.94/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
  11. 11

    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

    Paid APILinuxMac+2

    EKS combines managed Kubernetes control-plane operations with AWS compute, networking, and identity integrations.

    6.0 Free plan · paid from $1,500/mo Visit site
  12. 12

    AWS Auto Scaling

    Free plan Web
    6.0 Free plan Visit site
  13. 13

    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    OpenShift Pipelines is designed for CI/CD workflows within OpenShift, with Tekton-based definitions and console management.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  14. 14

    KEDA

    Free plan
    5.6 Free plan Visit site
  15. 15

    ScaleOps

    Free trial Self-hostedWeb

    ScaleOps focuses on workload-aware Kubernetes resource allocation, including CPU, memory, GPU, nodes, and cost visibility.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  16. 16

    Scaleway Serverless Containers

    Free plan Web
    5.6 Free plan Visit site
  17. 17

    Kubernetes Vertical Pod Autoscaler

    Free plan
    5.5 Free plan Visit site
  18. 18

    Heroku

    Paid APIWeb
    5.4 From $5/mo Visit site
  19. 19

    DigitalOcean Kubernetes

    Paid Web

    DigitalOcean Kubernetes offers managed cluster features alongside plans for varied resource configurations.

    4.7 From $12/mo Visit site
  20. 20

    Backup for GKE

    Paid Web
    4.3 From $9/mo Visit site
  21. 21

    Google Cloud autoscaler

    Paid Web
    4.2 Visit site
  22. 22

    Scaleway Instance Groups

    Paid Web
    3.9 Visit site
  23. 23

    StormForge Optimize Live

    Paid Web
    3.9 From $0.00 · 30-day trial Visit site
  24. 24

    Tencent Cloud Bare Metal Server

    Paid Web
    3.8 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Compare free plans, trial periods and paid starting prices. Check cloud support, deployment model and the scaling targets and triggers you need. If you need to read or change code, review the tool’s licence.

Questions

Are free plans available for auto scaling software?

Yes. A free plan is listed for Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling, AWS Auto Scaling, Azure CNI, Azure Monitor and Amazon Elastic Container Service.

Which tools list a free trial?

CAST AI offers a free trial. Azure Monitor lists a 30-day trial, and Fly.io lists a 7-day trial.

What platforms do these tools support?

The listed platforms are web, API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows and macOS. A specific tool may support one or more of these.

What paid starting prices are listed?

Listed prices include $1.94/mo for Fly.io, $5/mo for Heroku, $9/mo for Backup for GKE, $12/mo for DigitalOcean Kubernetes and $1,500/mo for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service.

What should I compare besides price?

Compare scaling targets, scaling triggers, cloud support, scale direction and deployment. Check the licence when reading or changing code matters.

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