Portainer is ranked #12 of 46 in container monitoring on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $12.92/mo.
Portainer plans and pricing
All plansBusiness Edition free tier Free up to 3 nodes · no credit card · full features · no time limit portainer.io · 30 Sept 2026
Home & Student $155/yr per year up to 15 nodes · non-commercial personal use only · Community Support · not available to companies portainer.io · 30 Sept 2026
Starter $1,045/yr billed annually 5, 10, or 15 nodes · Community support · up to 16 vCPUs per node · online purchase only portainer.io · 30 Sept 2026
Scale $2,095/yr billed annually 5 to 25 nodes · 9x5 next business day support · up to 24 vCPUs per node · vendor onboarding portainer.io · 30 Sept 2026
Enterprise Not published priced for your organization 32 to unlimited vCPUs per node · prioritized 9x5 support, 24/7 option · production and non-production nodes · assigned support engineer portainer.io · 30 Sept 2026
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