ControlMonkey Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
by ControlMonkey · IaC
Is ControlMonkey Worth It?
What You Get
- + KoMo AI generates policy-compliant Terraform from natural language
- + Connects to Git repos and live cloud state for context
- + Built-in drift detection and remediation
- + Unifies cloud and on-prem IaC management
- + AI copilot included with no separate license fee
What to Watch Out For
- - Pro and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
- - Per-stack pricing can be hard to predict at scale
- - Smaller ecosystem than HashiCorp Terraform Cloud
- - Newer platform with a shorter track record
IaC Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ControlMonkey (this tool) | Freemium | Free resilience assessment; Pro and Enterprise pricing on request (per stack) | ControlMonkey |
| Ansible | Freemium | Free for open source; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform from ~$5,000/year (100 nodes) | Red Hat |
| Atlantis | Free | Free | Runatlantis (Open Source) |
| AWS CDK | Free | Free (pay for AWS resources used) | Amazon Web Services |
| Brev.dev | Freemium | Now part of NVIDIA Brev — standalone Brev.dev pricing has been folded into NVIDIA cloud GPU pricing | NVIDIA (formerly Brev.dev Inc.) |
| CAST AI | Freemium | Free tier available; paid pricing is savings-based (~15-20% of realized savings) | CAST AI |
| Crossplane | Free | Open source | Crossplane Community (CNCF) |
| Digger | Freemium | Free tier available | Digger |
| env0 | Paid | From $1,500/month (~$18,000/year, Cloud Compass tier); free tier discontinued | env0 |
| Firefly.ai | Freemium | Free tier available (all features, unlimited users and cloud accounts); paid Standard from $2,499/month (billed annually, up to 20K assets); usage-based on cloud assets under management | Firefly Technologies |
| formae | Open Source | Free (open source, Functional Source License) | Platform Engineering Labs |
Pricing FAQ
How much does ControlMonkey cost?
ControlMonkey uses a freemium pricing model. Plans start at Free resilience assessment; Pro and Enterprise pricing on request (per stack).
Does ControlMonkey have a free plan?
Yes, ControlMonkey offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans start at Free resilience assessment; Pro and Enterprise pricing on request (per stack).
Is ControlMonkey worth the price?
ControlMonkey offers komo ai generates policy-compliant terraform from natural language and connects to git repos and live cloud state for context. However, consider that pro and enterprise pricing requires contacting sales. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
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