Best Platform Engineering Software in 2026
27 platform engineering software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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16free plans on this page
$0.10/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Port Top pick · 9.1 Free plan · $30/mo
#2 Pulumi Runner-up · 9.0 Free plan · $40/mo
#3 Terraform Also great · 9.0 Free plan · $0.10/mo
- Free planFree trial apiextensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 30 /user/mo
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$30/mofirst paid tier About PortVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$40/mofirst paid tier About PulumiVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.10/mofirst paid tier About TerraformVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Self-service provisioning
- Yes
- Infrastructure as code
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$1,000/mofirst paid tier About UpboundVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 29 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$45/mofirst paid tier About CycloidVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Self-service provisioning
- Yes
- Infrastructure as code
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 24 /user/mo
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$24/mofirst paid tier About RoadieVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$499/mofirst paid tier About Devtron Release OrchestrationVisit site - apiWeb
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$1,979/mofirst paid tier About HumanitecVisit site - Web
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About PorterVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$299/mofirst paid tier About QoveryVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Self-service provisioning
- Yes
- Infrastructure as code
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$7/mofirst paid tier About SealosVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
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- RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which platform engineering software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Port is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 9.1. Pulumi is second and Terraform third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Terraform has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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