Side by side
Cycle vs Skyhook
Both stand on devops platforms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
Cycle brings infrastructure provisioning, deployment, networking, and observability together across multiple infrastructure types. Account for both the platform plan and separate provider charges, and note that server counts are limited by plan.
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Visit Skyhook The facts
| Cycle | Skyhook | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Lite: $500 a month | Premium: $1 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cycle.io | skyhook.io |
| On devops platforms | #13 of 28 | #9 of 28 |
Cycle: what it does well
- Supports cloud, on-premises, and bare-metal infrastructure.
- Includes load balancing, DNS, and isolated environment networks.
- Offers repeatable workflows through Pipelines or its API.
- Support and direct engineering-team access are included on every plan.
- No hard limit on container or virtual machine counts.
What to know first
- Kubernetes management is not supported.
- Plans limit the number of servers running workloads.
- Customers pay infrastructure providers separately for compute and bandwidth.
- Lite costs $500 a month.
Skyhook: what it does well
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