env0 vs Portainer Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
env zero Cloud Compass
- Track IaC coverage
- Auto-Assess Risk
- IaC Code Generator
- Basic Drift Cause
- Drift Risk
- IaC Coverage Tracking
- Risk Assessment
- Email Support
env zero Cloud Navigator
- IaC automation & GitOps
- Basic Drift management (detection, cause, code-to-cloud redeployment)
- Managed self-service
- Basic visibility & dashboards
- Private registry
- Access controls (RBAC)
- Governance & Compliance
- Ready-to-use policies
- Basic integrations
- IaC Coverage Tracking
- Risk Assessment
- IaC Code Generator
- GitOps Workflows
- Deploy from PR Comments
- Custom Workflows
- Workflows
- Self-hosted Source Control (inc. Bitbucket, GitLab & GitHub)
- Drift Detection and Alerting
- Drift Cause Analysis
- Drift Remediation: Update your cloud
- Environment Discovery
- Slack/Teams and Email Notifications
- Environment Scheduling
- Environment Time to Live (TTL)
- Custom TTL Policies
- Cost Estimation (via Infracost)
- Monitoring Dashboards
- Deployment & Audit Log Forwarding
- Audit Logs
- Remote State Storage
- Remote Plan
- Remote Apply
- Self-hosted Remote State
- Private Module Registry
- Private Provider Registry
- Module Testing
- Role-Based Access Control
- OpenID Connect
- SAML Integration
- Team Synchronization from SAML
- Environment-Level Access
- Custom RBAC Roles
- Custom Approval Policies
- Access to SOC 2 Report
- Self-hosted Agent
- API Keys
- Plugins
- Terraform/OpenTofu Provider
- Email Support
- Dedicated POC Support
- Shared Slack/Teams Channel
env zero Cloud Pilot
- Cloud Analyst (AI agent & dashboards)
- Advanced Drift Cause Analysis, Remediation, & Monitoring
- Cost Management
- Self-hosted VCS
- Proof-of-Value Guarantee
- Advanced integrations into existing tools
- IaC Coverage Tracking
- Risk Assessment
- IaC Code Generator
- GitOps Workflows
- Deploy from PR Comments
- Custom Workflows
- Workflows
- Self-hosted Source Control (inc. Bitbucket, GitLab & GitHub)
- Drift Detection and Alerting
- Drift Cause Analysis
- Drift Monitoring Dashboard
- Drift Remediation: Update your cloud
- Drift Remediation: Update your code
- Environment Discovery
- Slack/Teams and Email Notifications
- Environment Scheduling
- Environment Time to Live (TTL)
- Custom TTL Policies
- Cost Estimation (via Infracost)
- Actual Cost Visibility
- Centralized Cost Tagging Controls
- Cost Alerts
- Budget Thresholds
- Monitoring Dashboards
- Deployment & Audit Log Forwarding
- Audit Logs
- Cloud Analyst (AI-powered insights)
- AI Summary
- Remote State Storage
- Remote Plan
- Remote Apply
- Self-hosted Remote State
- Private Module Registry
- Private Provider Registry
- Module Testing
- Role-Based Access Control
- OpenID Connect
- SAML Integration
- Team Synchronization from SAML
- Environment-Level Access
- Custom RBAC Roles
- Custom Approval Policies
- Access to SOC 2 Report
- Self-hosted Agent
- API Keys
- Plugins
- Terraform/OpenTofu Provider
- IDP
- FinOps
- Observability
- PAC/SAST
- Email Support
- Dedicated POC Support
- Shared Slack/Teams Channel
- Enterprise SLA
- env zero POC Guarantee
Starter
- Community support
- Max of 16 vCPUs per node
- The Starter plan(s) are available via online purchases only. Purchases cannot be made through Resellers.
Scale
- 9x5 next business day support
- Max of 24 vCPUs per node
- Vendor onboarding
- Purchases via Resellers
Enterprise
- Prioritized 9x5 next business day support
- Choose from 32 vCPUs - Unlimited vCPUs per node
- Production and Non-Production Node Options
- Customizable License Agreement
- Assigned Support Engineer
- Security Assessment Report
- TAA Compliance Certificate
- Managed Platform Services Option
- 24/7 Support Option
IIoT Professional
- All Business Edition features
- Onboarding assistance included
- 9×5 support
- Click-through license agreement
- Professional Services available (add-on)
- Async edge agent: offline-safe operation
- Fleet grouping and staged rollouts
IIoT Enterprise
- Everything in Professional
- Industrial App Portal ; included
- Prioritized 9×5 support
- Assigned support engineer
- Customizable license agreement
- Vendor onboarding available
- Multi-instance (prod, dev, test)
- Security assessment report
- Professional Services available (add-on)
Home & Student
- All Portainer Business Edition features
- Up to 15 nodes
- Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes support
- Full RBAC and access control
- GitOps and app templates
- Community support via GitHub Discussions
env0 vs Portainer FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Portainer is the cheaper option, starting at $105/mo vs $1500/mo for env0.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Portainer has a free plan. env0 doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. env0 uses usage-based pricing, while Portainer goes with hybrid. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. env0: At $1,500/month floor with no free plan, they're not fishing for scrappy startups — this is a mid-market and enterprise play competing with Terraform Cloud Business and Spacelift. They're positioning as a serious IaC orchestration platform, not a hobbyist tool, and the marketplace availability on AWS, Azure, and GCP signals they're targeting buyers with existing cloud spend commitments. Portainer: At ~$105-$209/mo for self-serve tiers, Portainer is positioned as an accessible mid-market option in the container management space — cheaper than enterprise Kubernetes platforms but priced above pure open-source alternatives. They're clearly targeting DevOps and infrastructure teams at growth-stage companies who've outgrown DIY but aren't ready for Rancher or OpenShift pricing.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for env0 and Portainer and let you know when something moves.