Plans & Pricing
Get the best Kubernetes developer experience
for teams of any size
For developers looking to use CNCF community projects
For developers actively building apps on Kubernetes
Paid plans start at $5 per month
For teams developing and managing cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.
For large organizations with sophisticated governance requirements.
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Open Source | Developer | Business | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinite-Scale Development Environments with Telepresence | Free | Up to 10 Active Namespaces | More than 10 Active Namespaces |
| Fast, easy debugging | |||
| Instant feedback loop for code changes | |||
| Use your preferred IDE and tools for development | |||
| Share cloud development environments with selective intercepts | |||
| Cloud dashboard | |||
| Collaborative development with preview URLs | |||
| Service Catalog | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Visualize Kubernetes services across all clusters | |||
| Annotate Kubernetes services with human-readable metadata | |||
| Traffic Management with Edge Stack | Unlimited | Up to 5 Requests per Second | More than 5 Requests per Second |
| Route and load balance HTTP/1, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, WebSockets, gRPC, and TCP | |||
| Circuit breakers, automatic retries, timeouts | |||
| Distributed tracing support | |||
| Real-time metrics on service performance | |||
| Integrate with Consul, Istio, or Linkerd service meshes | |||
| Security with Edge Stack | Unlimited | Up to 5 Requests per Second | More than 5 Requests per Second |
| Authentication API | |||
| Rate Limiting API | |||
| Filters and filter management | |||
| Integrated JWT, OAuth2/OpenID Connect, or custom authentication | |||
| Integrated rate limiting with developer-oriented workflow | |||
| Developer Portal | |||
| Real-time, customizable API Catalog | |||
| Publish Swagger and OpenAPI documentation | |||
| Customizable look-and-feel | |||
| Self Service | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Manage all aspects of Ambassador via declarative CRDs | |||
| Integrate Ambassador into your GitOps workflow | |||
| Comprehensive developer documentation and tutorials | |||
| Cloud dashboard and management UI | |||
| Support Community | |||
| 8x5 Support from Cloud-native experts | 2 business day response time (paying users only) | As fast as 4 business hours | |
| Priority Support (24x7x365 coverage, 2 hour response time) | Contact Sales |
Billing FAQ
- What is an Active Namespace?
“Active Namespace” means concurrent namespaces where you are doing operations, e.g., a rollout, intercept, etc.
- What is an Active Service?
“Active Service” means an intercept, rollout, etc. has been performed on the service in the last 28 days.
- What is an Active Developer?
“Active Developer” means developers who have write permissions; unlimited read only users.
- How do I know how many Active Namespaces I’m currently using?
You will be able to track and manage your Active Namesapes from within Ambassador Cloud.
- If I end up needing fewer active namespaces, can I downgrade to a cheaper plan? Do I get a credit for unused namespaces?
Yes, you can request a downgrade to a cheaper Developer Edition plan by deleting namespaces from within your Cloud account. The downgrade will be effective at the next renewal date of your existing subscription (monthly or annual term).
- How much does it cost for additional namespaces?
Developer Edition Pricing Tiers
Active Namespaces Annual Billing Monthly Billing 1 Free Free 2 $5 per month ($60 billed annually) $7 per month 3 $10 per month ($120 billed annually) $14 per month 5 $20 per month ($240 billed annually) $28 per month 10 $40 per month ($480 billed annually) $56 per month - What forms of payment are accepted?
Major credit cards are accepted. Charges will be billed in US Dollars.