Platform pricing
Start small.
Keep building.
Start with 30 vCPU of platform usage included. Pay for additional usage as you grow. Your infrastructure provider bills cloud resources separately.
No credit card required for the platform free tier.
Your platform estimate
Room to build. Room to grow.
Choose your plan and the capacity you manage.- Included at no cost
- 30 vCPUFirst 30 included
- Billable capacity
- 20 vCPU€0.010 / vCPU / hr
€0.20 / hour · based on 720 hours
Your cloud infrastructure is billed separately.
Free
30 vCPU free for life. Perfect for getting started.
- 30 vCPU included forever
- Unlimited team members
- AI-powered automation
- Community support
- No uptime commitment
- USD 10/mo AI allowance
Startup
Scale without limits.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited clusters
- 99.5% uptime SLA with service credits
- Priority email support
- 9-5 weekday support
- 24-hour response time
- USD 50/mo AI allowance
Enterprise
Advanced security & compliance features. 12-month commitment.
- Everything in Startup
- 99.9% uptime SLA with service credits
- SSO (Microsoft & Google)
- 9-5 weekday support
- 4-hour critical response time
- USD 200/mo AI allowance
- 24/7 support upgradable
- Custom terms by agreement
- Priority feature requests
Homebuilder
Free access for homebuilders. Sign up, then apply from the Billing page in the app - the Ankra team reviews every application.
- Full platform access
- 500 vCPU included
- Free for a single user
- USD 3/mo AI allowance
- Bring your own AI provider key
- Community support
The cheapest compute power on the internet.
Playgrounds are development and evaluation Kubernetes environments on Ankra-hosted infrastructure. Pick a size, pay one flat price with storage included, and be billed by the second only while it exists.
| Size | vCPU / RAM | Storage | Price | Works out to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | 1 vCPU / 2 GB | 20 GB | FreeFree | One per organisation |
| Small | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | 50 GB | €0.007/hr€5.21/month | €2.61 per vCPU, €1.30 per GB RAM |
| Medium | 4 vCPU / 8 GB | 100 GB | €0.011/hr€8.06/month | €2.02 per vCPU, €1.01 per GB RAM |
| Large | 8 vCPU / 16 GB | 200 GB | €0.021/hr€15.19/month | €1.90 per vCPU, €0.95 per GB RAM |
| Extra large | 16 vCPU / 32 GB | 400 GB | €0.038/hr€28.01/month | €1.75 per vCPU, €0.88 per GB RAM |
- Billed pro-rata by the second, from the moment the environment is ready until you destroy it.
- The price you order at is your price of record. Later catalogue changes apply to new orders only.
- Storage is bundled. No per-vCPU, per-GB, egress, IP or GPU charges, and playgrounds never count toward your plan's worker vCPUs.
- One free Trial per organisation, which expires when the organisation goes idle. Paid playgrounds count against an 8 GB memory budget per organisation unless a limit increase has been approved.
Enterprise Add-ons
Optional packages for Enterprise customers
Enterprise is the only plan with negotiable terms. Every paid plan's uptime commitment, response times and service credits are set out in theService Level Agreement, which applies automatically when you upgrade.
24/7 Support
Upgrade from 9-5 weekday support to round-the-clock dedicated support with guaranteed response times.
On-Prem Setup
Deploy Ankra in your own infrastructure with dedicated setup, maintenance, and support.
Managed Architecture
Let our team design, deploy, and manage your Kubernetes architecture end-to-end with expert guidance.
Common questions
What counts as a vCPU?
You're billed on the total vCPU capacity of your worker nodes beyond the 30 free vCPUs included with the Free, Startup, and Enterprise plans (Homebuilder includes 500). Rates are €0.01/hr (€7.20/mo) per vCPU on Startup and €0.03/hr (€21.60/mo) per vCPU on Enterprise. For example, 50 worker vCPUs on Startup means 20 billable vCPUs: €0.20/hr, or €144/month.
Are controller nodes billed?
No. Only worker node vCPUs are counted toward billing. Controller nodes are free.
What is an annual commitment?
An annual commitment locks in a 20% lower per-vCPU rate for 12 months - €0.008/hr on Startup and €0.024/hr on Enterprise. You still pay monthly based on actual usage, with no large upfront payment. Enterprise plans require a 12-month commitment.
How does AI pricing work?
Every plan includes a monthly allowance of Ankra-funded AI usage that resets at the start of each calendar month - USD 10 on Free, USD 50 on Startup, USD 200 on Enterprise. You can also set your own daily spend limit. When the allowance runs out, connect your own model provider key and keep going at your provider's rates, or wait for the reset. Usage on your own key is unlimited and never counts against the allowance.
Can I upgrade or downgrade anytime?
Yes. Changes take effect immediately and we prorate any billing differences. If you have an annual commitment, the discounted rate applies for the remainder of the term.
What's included in the free tier?
30 vCPU free for life with full platform access. That's enough for about 5 typical clusters, completely free forever.
Do you offer a free plan for homebuilders?
Yes. The Homebuilder plan gives qualifying homebuilders free access to the full Ankra platform for a single user, with 500 vCPU included and a smaller included AI allowance than the paid plans. Sign up for free, then apply from the Billing page in the app with a short note about your company - the Ankra team reviews every application.
How are Playground environments priced?
Playgrounds are development and evaluation Kubernetes environments on Ankra-hosted infrastructure, sold as a flat monthly list price per size in EUR, excluding VAT: Small (2 vCPU / 4 GB, 50 GB storage) is €5.21, Medium (4 vCPU / 8 GB, 100 GB) is €8.06, Large (8 vCPU / 16 GB, 200 GB) is €15.19 and Extra large (16 vCPU / 32 GB, 400 GB) is €28.01. Storage is bundled and there are no per-vCPU, per-GB, egress, IP or GPU charges. You are billed pro-rata by the second from the moment the environment is ready until it is destroyed, and the price you order at is your price of record. Every organisation gets one free Trial (1 vCPU / 2 GB, 20 GB storage), which expires when the organisation goes idle. Playgrounds are for development and evaluation only, not production, and are excluded from the SLA.
Does a Playground count against my free 30 vCPU?
No. Playgrounds are priced per size and are excluded from the worker-vCPU metering behind the Free, Startup and Enterprise plans. Your 30 free vCPU stay available for your own clusters, and a paid playground adds only its flat size price to your bill.
Your next chapter
You built it.
Let’s get it live.
Give your application a path to production.
Give your team a simpler way to run it.
First 30 vCPU of platform usage included.
No credit card required.
From something you built
to something people use.
- Deploy from your repository
- Run on infrastructure you choose
- Operate with your team and agents