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Easel

Freemium#23 of 38 in Preview Environment Software

Easel: A focused preview and deployment platform with strong protection and GitHub fit. Ranked #23 of 38 in Preview Environment Software by our editors (6.3/10); pricing: Free plan; best for gitHub teams wanting protected previews.

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At a glance

Editor score
6.3 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
GitHub teams wanting protected previews
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$20/mo
Pull request previews
Yes
Facts checked
21 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Automatic pull request previews with immutable deployment URLs
- Built-in CDN, WAF, DDoS mitigation, and deployment protection
- Promotion, rollback, logs, metrics, traces, and diagnostics
Where it doesn't
- GitHub is the only listed repository integration
- Custom domains route only to current production deployments
- Advanced collaboration and enterprise controls require higher tiers

Our verdict on Easel

Easel is a cloud deployment platform for building, deploying, delivering, and operating modern web applications. Its preview workflow targets GitHub teams that need automatic deployments for non-production branches, pull request URLs, deployment status, and protected review environments before changes are merged. The platform also supports server-side code, managed domains and TLS, preview and production environment variables, production promotion and rollback, and frameworks including Next.js, Nuxt, React Router, SvelteKit, TanStack Start, and Vite.

The published plans give teams a free starting point through Hobby, which includes repository import and deployment, automatic CI/CD, a web application firewall, a global automated CDN, concurrent functions, and DDoS mitigation. Pro is listed at $20 per month and adds $20 in included metered usage, advanced spend management, team collaboration with free viewer seats, faster builds with no queues, cold start prevention, and enterprise add-ons. Enterprise adds guest and team access controls, SCIM and Directory Sync, managed WAF rulesets, multi-region compute and failover, a 99.99% SLA, and advanced support. This progression makes the free tier suitable for initial preview workflows, while paid plans address usage, collaboration, performance, and organizational controls.

Easel’s strongest fit is a GitHub-centered workflow where preview lifecycle management and operational safeguards matter as much as deployment itself. Unique immutable URLs, environment variables, diagnostics, CDN and edge delivery, firewall controls, and rollback workflows give reviewers and release teams a broad set of deployment controls in one web platform. The tradeoff is ecosystem breadth: GitHub is the listed integration, and custom domains route only to current production deployments rather than preview environments. Choose Easel for protected GitHub pull request previews and managed production promotion; consider an alternative if preview custom domains or broader Git-provider coverage are essential.

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Easel pricing

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices checked 21 Sep 2026.

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Easel fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	$20/mo
Pull request previews	Yes
Preview lifecycle	Both
Git providers	GitHub
Custom domains	No
Database previews	Not verified
Preview expiry controls	None
Deployment	Cloud
Platforms	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	1 integrations: GitHub
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	easel.sh
Facts checked	21 Sep 2026

Easel integrations

Easel lists 1 integrations on its own site.

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