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Portainer pricing

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Portainer costs from $155/yr on its cheapest paid plan; 5 plans in all, as listed on portainer.io — prices checked 22 Sep 2026.

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Portainer pricing at a glance

Plans Free plan · 45-day trialFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits below. Prices checked 22 Sep 2026.
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Portainer plans & pricing

PlanPriceKey limits
Business Edition — 3 Nodes FreeFree Free for up to 3 nodes
  • 3 nodes
Starter$1,045/device/yr
  • 5, 10, or 15 nodes
  • 16 vCPUs per node
Scale$2,095/device/yr
  • 5 to 25 nodes
  • 24 vCPUs per node
EnterpriseNot checked yet
  • 32 to unlimited vCPUs per node
  • Production and non-production nodes
Home & Student$155/yr personal, non-commercial use only
  • Up to 15 nodes

Prices as published by the vendor on portainer.io, checked 22 Sep 2026; taxes and regional pricing may differ. We do not change a plan's price or its limits — this table is what the vendor's own pricing page said on that date.

What the price includes

  • Free trial
    45 days · no card needed
  • Built for
    Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
  • Integrations
    7 integrations: LDAP, OAuth, Active Directory, Git, Helm, container registries …
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Paid from
    $155/yr
  • Control plane management
    Both

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Prices checked by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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