Peon review
A self-hostable deployment platform with a low-cost hosted control plane.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Peon is an open-source deployment platform for teams running applications on Linux servers they supply. It connects to hosts over SSH and supports Git-based apps, Docker images, Docker Compose stacks, static sites, and managed databases. Small teams that want control over their infrastructure can self-host its control plane for free; teams that prefer a hosted dashboard and pipelines can choose Peon Cloud. It is a PaaS-style deployment option, but it does not provide the servers that run workloads.
The deployment and operations feature set is broad for teams managing their own hosts. Peon supports Git push deployments, pull-request preview environments, prebuilt container deployment, custom domains with automatically renewed HTTPS, health checks, live logs, metrics, notifications, and rollbacks. Managed databases come with scheduled backups. Browser-based SSH, scheduled tasks, roles, and audit logs add operational controls. Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker Hub, and GitHub Container Registry, with S3-compatible storage also supported. This makes it a fit for teams whose workflow centers on those tools and who are comfortable administering or supplying Linux servers; teams seeking a service that also supplies application hosting should look elsewhere.
Pricing separates control-plane hosting from workload infrastructure. The Self-hosted plan costs $0 one-time and includes unlimited projects and servers with community support. Cloud costs $3 per project monthly, or $30 per project annually, and includes a hosted, updated dashboard and pipelines, unlimited servers per workspace, unlimited team members, and email support. Enterprise adds SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning, fine-grained RBAC, white labeling, on-premises or private-cloud deployment, and MSA/SLA with priority support. Choose Cloud for a managed control plane at a low per-project price; consider self-hosting if you want to operate that layer yourself. Enterprise is aimed at organizations needing identity and support controls beyond the smaller-team plans.
Questions about Peon
Does Peon have a free plan? Yes: the Self-hosted plan is free; paid plans start at $3/unit/mo (Cloud).
What does Peon run on? Web. It runs in the cloud, self-hosted and as a browser extension.
What does Peon integrate with? 8 integrations, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker Hub and GitHub Container Registry.
Who is Peon built for? Small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
Peon pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Deploy from Git or Docker, including pull-request previews
- Managed databases include scheduled backups
- Self-host the control plane free or use Cloud from $3 per project monthly
- Where it doesn't
- Application workloads require servers you supply
- Self-hosted plan includes community support only
- Enterprise features such as SSO/SAML require the Enterprise plan
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