Okteto review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Development and preview environments on Kubernetes
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Okteto report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for dev and preview environments on Kubernetes
Okteto runs development and preview environments on Kubernetes, with a free self-hosted Starter plan for up to 5 users. SSO, RBAC and cost controls need Scale, whose price isn't published, and it assumes you already run a cluster.
Who Okteto is for
- 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
Who Okteto is not for
- 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
Why Okteto gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter 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.
- BFree plan and trialStarter is free for up to 5 users with unlimited environments and no card. It is self-hosted with community forum support.
- CFeaturesDevelopment, preview and agent environments, Divert and Kubernetes manifests. Starter has no SSO, RBAC, templates or cost controls, and SAML is listed as coming soon.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. It needs a Kubernetes cluster and manifests, so it is self-hosted and command-line driven.
- CPlatforms and integrationsA program for computers only: Mac, Linux and Windows. It connects to Kubernetes, GitHub, Google Workspace and OpenID Connect.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Okteto's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Okteto's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 99 of 122) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Okteto’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 122, level with 65
- BFree plan and trialAbove 99 of 122, level with 21
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 122, level with 39
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Keep Okteto, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Okteto you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs and roles and permissions.
What this rests on. Okteto’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Okteto?
Okteto is a platform that gives developers self-service development, preview and test environments on Kubernetes, and isolated environments for coding agents. Scale and Enterprise are priced per user with no published figures, and a free Starter tier covers up to five users.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Okteto pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Okteto has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- 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
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | Up to 5 users, unlimited environments, self-hosted, community forum support. |
| Scale | Custom | Unlimited users, RBAC, SSO with GitHub and Google, SOC 2 Type 2, ticketing support. Priced per user; contact for pricing. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds OpenID Connect, an SLA, dedicated Slack support, and self-hosted or bring-your-own-cloud deployment. Contact sales. |
Read from okteto.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Okteto before you buy.
Works with
- Kubernetes
- GitHub
- Google Workspace
- OpenID Connect
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Common questions
Does Okteto have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Okteto is listed for macOS, Linux and Windows.
Does Okteto have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Okteto is listed for macOS, Linux and Windows.
Is Okteto open source?
Okteto is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Can Okteto be self-hosted?
Yes. Okteto's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.