Cloud 66 vs Okteto (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cloud 66 grades higher than Okteto: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloud 66 grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloud 66
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts
Which one is for you
Pick Cloud 66 if
- Fits if you deploy a small app or two to your own cloud servers
- Works for teams that want one console across several clouds
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need more than 1 server on the free plan, or 5 deployments a day
- Pricey if you add servers, which cost $12 a month each, or sites at $10 a month
- Watch out: extra team members are $5 a month and extra build minutes $0.03 each
- Watch out: prices shown are annual, and only Team lists a monthly price
Pick Okteto if
- Fits if your team already runs Kubernetes and wants per-developer environments
- Makes sense if you have 5 or fewer developers and can self-host
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't run Kubernetes, since every tier is self-hosted
- Tight if you need SSO or RBAC, which start at Scale with no published price
- Watch out: OpenID Connect and the SLA need Enterprise
- Watch out: Starter has no cost controls or environment templates
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACloud 66Fair | 2.0GPAOktetoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CDeveloper is $23 a month billed annually for 2 servers, just above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting. Your cloud servers are billed separately. | CStarter is free for up to 5 users but self-hosted, so it needs your own cluster, which counts as C. Scale and Enterprise prices aren't published. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with 1 server, 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours and 1 team member, no card. Light use fits inside it. | BStarter is free for up to 5 users with unlimited environments and no card. It is self-hosted with community forum support. |
| Features | CDeploys to any cloud, native and containerised apps, zero-downtime deploys, databases and backups, static sites and team controls. Plans cap servers at 1, 2, 4 and 7. | CDevelopment, preview and agent environments, Divert and Kubernetes manifests. Starter has no SSO, RBAC, templates or cost controls, and SAML is listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts and set up servers and apps. | DNo store rating on record. It needs a Kubernetes cluster and manifests, so it is self-hosted and command-line driven. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Slack, and has an API. | CA program for computers only: Mac, Linux and Windows. It connects to Kubernetes, GitHub, Google Workspace and OpenID Connect. |
| Best for | deploying apps to servers in your own cloud account | dev and preview environments on Kubernetes |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloud 66 and Okteto. How we grade
Where they differ
- Okteto is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cloud 66 also covers databases.
- Okteto also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Cloud 66 | Okteto | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team) | Not published |
| Free plan | 1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required. | Starter is free for up to 5 users with unlimited environments, no credit card needed, self-hosted, with community forum support. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Cloud66, Inc. | Okteto |
| Price read from | cloud66.com | okteto.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cloud 66
- Cloud servers are not included; you pay your cloud provider separately.
- Plans cap servers (1, 2, 4 and 7) and static sites; extra servers cost $12 per month and extra sites $10.
- Extra team members cost $5 per month and extra build minutes $0.03 each beyond the plan's allowance.
- Prices shown are the annual rate, and only Team lists its monthly-billed price on the page.
Okteto
- Scale and Enterprise prices are not published; you contact the vendor.
- Starter has no SSO, RBAC, environment templates or cost controls; those need Scale.
- OpenID Connect and the SLA need Enterprise, and SAML 2.0 is listed as coming soon.
- All tiers are self-hosted; Enterprise adds a bring-your-own-cloud option.
Key features
Cloud 66
- Deploy to any cloud
- Connect a Git repository and a cloud provider such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, or deploy to your own servers or a mix of both.
- Native and containerized apps
- Runs apps directly on virtual machines or in containers, with background jobs, scheduled tasks and deployment hooks.
- Zero-downtime deployments
- Health checks and zero-downtime deployments are part of the platform, with failover groups and autoscaling listed on the plan comparison.
- Managed databases and backups
- Managed databases are listed on every plan. Managed backup storage is billed at $0.38 per GB on paid plans.
- Static sites and preview deployments
- Hosts sites built with generators such as Jekyll and Hugo, and the comparison table lists preview deployments from branches, tags or pull requests.
- Team controls and API
- Full API access, audit logs, live logs and cost management alerts are listed, with SAML SSO and user provisioning in the comparison table.
Okteto
- Development environments
- Self-service environments on Kubernetes with local-to-cloud code synchronization and remote debugging.
- Preview environments
- Shareable environments created with each pull request, and test environments that run tests directly inside them.
- Agent environments
- Coding agents run in their own isolated environments, with integration for coding agents on every tier.
- Divert
- Share one environment and deploy only the services you change, per the vendor's feature list.
- Cost controls
- Garbage collection and a resource manager on Scale and Enterprise; pricing is per user, never per environment.
- Access and audit
- Role-based access control, namespace and environment sharing, and audit logs of every action.
Plans
Cloud 66
Free$0
1 server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 50 build minutes, 1 GB of static-site traffic, 1 hour of metrics.
Developer$23
per month, billed annually
Up to 2 servers and 2 static sites, 50 deployments per 24 hours, 200 build minutes, 100 GB static-site traffic, Slack support.
Team$47
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Up to 4 servers and 5 static sites with unlimited deployments, 10 team members and 1,000 GB static-site traffic.
Business$80
per month, billed annually
Up to 7 servers and 10 static sites, 30 team members, 5,000 GB of static-site traffic and 30 days of metrics.
EnterpriseCustom
For more than 50 servers: on-prem and dedicated options, onboarding support, a dedicated account manager and invoicing.
Okteto
Starter$0
Up to 5 users, unlimited environments, self-hosted, community forum support.
ScaleCustom
Unlimited users, RBAC, SSO with GitHub and Google, SOC 2 Type 2, ticketing support. Priced per user; contact for pricing.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds OpenID Connect, an SLA, dedicated Slack support, and self-hosted or bring-your-own-cloud deployment. Contact sales.
Ways to pay less
Cloud 66
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with annual billing
The pricing page shows a 20% saving for annual billing; for example, Team is $47 per month billed annually versus $59 billed monthly.
- Startups
Startup and education pricing
The FAQ says qualified startups and educational institutions get special pricing, arranged through the sales team.
Okteto
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloud 66 or Okteto?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cloud 66 starts at $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team), and Okteto publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Cloud 66 or Okteto?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cloud 66 and Okteto have a free plan.
Which platforms do Cloud 66 and Okteto run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cloud 66 lists a web app and only Okteto lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.