Plans & Billing - Encore

Encore offers a Free plan for teams that want a simple development workflow and collaboration features. If you want access to all features and want to use Encore's DevOps automation tools for AWS & GCP, there's a paid Pro plan available.

See the pricing page for a feature comparison between each plan and complete pricing information.

When do I need to upgrade to a paid plan?

The Free plan comes with certain limitations, and should your needs exceed one or more of them, you may wish to upgrade to a paid plan:

When you need more than 2 cloud environments
When you want to automate DevOps in your cloud on AWS/GCP
When you want Preview Environments for each Pull Request
When you want to use a Custom Domain
When you need multiple concurrent builds
When you need guaranteed logs & tracing retention
When you want access to private support & onboarding assistance
When you want custom configuration for environments hosted on Encore Cloud

There is a free 14-day trial of the Pro plan, available to all new Encore users. It's a great way to try out all the features and learn if the Pro plan suits your needs. You can activate your trial from the pricing page.

Do I need to pay for hosting?

All plans come with free use of Encore Cloud, subject to Fair Use limits. Encore Cloud is intended for development environments and limited scale professional use that does not require specific SLAs.

For production use, you can connect your own cloud account on AWS/GCP and use Encore to deploy there, including provisioning infrastructure and managing IAM. When you connect your own cloud account, you pay for usage directly to your cloud provider.

If you prefer to manage deployment yourself, you can export your application as a standalone Docker image and deploy in any way you prefer. (Learn more)

Payments & Billing FAQ

What is the price of the paid plan?

See the pricing page for complete pricing information.

If you are a large organization with specific needs, please email us or book a 1:1 to discuss your needs and get a custom price quote.

Can I pay with a credit card?

Yes, we offer payments via Stripe using all major credit cards. You can upgrade your account via the pricing page.

What happens if my payment fails?

If your payment fails, everything will keep working as normal! We will reach out to you with instructions on how to update your payment information so that we can try to process your payment again. We will not downgrade your account without prior notice.