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Signadot vs Temps
Both stand on preview environment software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+2
Choose Signadot if you need isolated Kubernetes sandboxes, local checks against real dependencies, or test-suite validation in Kubernetes. Individual developers can start on Starter; teams needing more capacity can consider Business, while Enterprise pricing is custom.
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Free plan APILinuxMac+3
Temps combines deployment and observability features with managed databases in a self-hosted platform. Self-hosting is available now, but the listed cloud plans are not yet available.
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| Signadot | Temps | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Business: $250 a month | Starter: $29 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | signadot.com | temps.sh |
| On preview environment software | #16 of 38 | #20 of 38 |
Signadot: what it does well
- Free Starter plan includes 50 sandboxes per month.
- Connects local workstations to Kubernetes clusters through its MCP server and CLI.
- Jobs run Playwright, Cypress, or custom test suites.
- Validation plans support custom actions and deterministic flows.
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and coding agents.
What to know first
- Starter is limited to one Kubernetes cluster.
- Starter includes 100 test invocations per month.
- Business costs $250 a month.
- SSO is a 250 USD per month Business add-on.
Temps: what it does well
- Free self-hosted plan with unlimited projects, deployments and users.
- Supports pull request previews and zero-downtime rollouts.
- Analytics and operational data remain on the operator's infrastructure.
- Provisions PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis and RustFS.
What to know first
- Temps Cloud plans are marked coming soon.
- Temps states it is not SOC 2 certified.
- Starter plan at $29 a month is marked coming soon.
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