Earthly Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
by Earthly Technologies · CI/CD
Is Earthly Worth It?
What You Get
- + Identical builds locally and in CI
- + Containerized and reproducible by design
- + Works with any CI system (GitHub Actions
- + Jenkins
- + CircleCI)
- + 10
- + 000+ GitHub stars
- + Active open-source community
What to Watch Out For
- - Different syntax requires team learning
- - Not a full CI/CD platform on its own
- - Cache warming can be complex to set up
CI/CD Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthly (this tool) | Freemium | Free (open source build tool); Earthly Lunar (AI governance) is the company's current commercial focus | Earthly Technologies |
| Argo CD | Free | Open source - free to use | Argo Project (CNCF) |
| Aviator | Freemium | Free for teams under 15 developers; paid plans from $12/active developer/month with volume discounts | Aviator Technologies |
| Axolo | Freemium | Free plan (up to 50 PR channels/month); Standard $8.30/seat/month, Business $13.30/seat/month, Enterprise custom (50-seat minimum) | Axolo |
| Azure DevOps Pipelines | Freemium | Free (1 parallel job, 1,800 min/month); $40/month per additional parallel job | Microsoft |
| Bitbucket Pipelines | Freemium | Free (50 build minutes/month); Premium from $6.60/user/month | Atlassian |
| Buildkite | Freemium | Free for unlimited public repositories, $15/user/month for private | Buildkite |
| CircleCI | Freemium | Free (30,000 credits/month, 5 users) | CircleCI |
| CloudBees | Enterprise | Custom enterprise pricing; CloudBees Unify is the current platform | CloudBees |
| Codefresh | Enterprise | Contact sales — pricing now handled through Octopus Deploy | Octopus Deploy (formerly Codefresh) |
| Dagger | Freemium | Dagger engine is free and open source; Dagger Cloud is free for individuals, Team plan $50/month for up to 10 users, Enterprise custom | Dagger |
Pricing FAQ
How much does Earthly cost?
Earthly uses a freemium pricing model. Plans start at Free (open source build tool); Earthly Lunar (AI governance) is the company's current commercial focus.
Does Earthly have a free plan?
Yes, Earthly offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans start at Free (open source build tool); Earthly Lunar (AI governance) is the company's current commercial focus.
Is Earthly worth the price?
Earthly offers identical builds locally and in ci and containerized and reproducible by design. However, consider that different syntax requires team learning. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
What are cheaper alternatives to Earthly?
Check our alternatives page for Earthly to find more affordable options in the CI/CD category.
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