Flagger Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
Completely Free
Open source - free to use
by CNCF / Flux community (originally Weaveworks) · CI/CD
Is Flagger Worth It?
What You Get
- + Automated progressive delivery with canary analysis
- + Supports multiple service mesh platforms and ingress controllers
- + Built-in metric analysis and automated rollbacks
- + Comprehensive testing capabilities with webhooks
- + Strong Kubernetes-native integration
What to Watch Out For
- - Requires service mesh or ingress controller setup
- - Learning curve for configuration and setup
- - Limited to Kubernetes environments
- - Metric analysis configuration can be complex
CI/CD Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagger (this tool) | Free | Open source - free to use | CNCF / Flux community (originally Weaveworks) |
| 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 Flagger cost?
Flagger uses a free pricing model. Plans start at Open source - free to use.
Does Flagger have a free plan?
Yes, Flagger is completely free to use.
Is Flagger worth the price?
Flagger offers automated progressive delivery with canary analysis and supports multiple service mesh platforms and ingress controllers. However, consider that requires service mesh or ingress controller setup. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
What are cheaper alternatives to Flagger?
Check our alternatives page for Flagger to find more affordable options in the CI/CD category.
Not sure about Flagger?
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