Encore

Encore is ranked #3 of 36 in preview environment software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $49/mo.

Encore plans and pricing

All plans

Starter Free Free 2 free dev environments · 1M trace events/month · 7-day log and trace retention · 1 concurrent build · community support encore.dev · 28 Sept 2026

Pro $49/mo $49 / member + usage per month 20M trace events/month included, then $1.2 per 1M events · 30-day log and trace retention · 2 concurrent builds · additional charges for environments and resources encore.dev · 28 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom pricing Custom usage and retention · enterprise security, compliance, and support features encore.dev · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on preview environment software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $49/mo
Docker deployment: Yes
Git deployment: Yes
Persistent storage: Yes
Autoscaling: Yes
Deployment regions: multi

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Encore

Product: Encore automates infrastructure from local development through production for developers and AI coding agents.
Infrastructure SDK: Its open-source SDK lets developers declare backend resources such as services, databases, Pub/Sub, and caches in application code.
Cloud deployment: Encore provisions infrastructure in a user's own AWS or GCP account, and the same declarations can deploy to either cloud.
Development: Encore can run an entire backend locally with one command, including databases and Pub/Sub infrastructure.
Preview environments: Encore creates a dedicated temporary cloud environment for each pull request on supported plans.
CI/CD and observability: The platform includes GitHub-integrated CI/CD, distributed tracing, metrics, architecture diagrams, and API documentation generated from code.
Integrations: The integrations page features Polar, Better Auth, and Resend, and says Encore works with any npm package that runs in TypeScript.
Security: Encore says it is GDPR compliant, offers a DPA, encrypts data with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit, and targets a SOC 2 Type I audit for Q4 2026.
Access controls: Encore describes service-specific least-privilege IAM, environment-scoped secrets, infrastructure approval workflows, and audit trails linked to commits.
Enterprise features: Enterprise includes custom RBAC, custom network security, SOC 2 compliance assistance, a Technical Account Manager, and custom support SLAs.
Support: Starter includes Discord community support; Pro adds email support and free 14-day private onboarding, with private Slack support available as an add-on.
Limits and charges: Pro costs $49 per team member per month plus $99 per AWS/GCP environment and $2.50 per resource in each environment; cloud-provider charges are paid separately.
Languages: Encore currently supports TypeScript and Go with the full feature set; Python and Rust support is described as coming soon.
Audience: Encore describes users including backend and platform teams, startups building on AWS or GCP, regulated companies, and AI-native engineering teams.
Price from: $49/mo

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Preview Environment Software in 2026#3 of 36

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