This page's audience our own tag's counts — open to see them

Period

–Visits

–Page views

–Clicks to vendors

–Time on page

–Reading now

Clicks to vendors, by tool

Top countries

Devices

– · visits, page views and clicks counted by our own tag, which counts more than our checked analytics; every figure rounded down · how we count

sh0

Freemium#4 of 38 in Preview Environment Software

sh0: A low-cost self-hosted option for full-stack pull-request previews. Ranked #4 of 38 in Preview Environment Software by our editors (8.7/10); pricing: Free plan; best for low-cost full-stack previews.

8.7/10Editor score

Visit sh0

sh08.7 Visit sh0

At a glance

Editor score
8.7 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
Low-cost full-stack previews
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$19/mo
Pull request previews
Yes
Facts checked
21 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Automatic pull-request deployments with cleanup after merge or closure
- Custom domains, automatic SSL, rollback, monitoring, and backups
- Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and Forgejo
Where it doesn't
- The documented product is self-hosted, so infrastructure remains user-controlled
- The Free plan is limited to 1 stack
- Unlimited stacks and broader managed services start at the $49/month Scale plan

Our verdict on sh0

sh0 is a self-hosted deployment platform for developers, agencies, and teams that need isolated environments for pull requests. It connects to Git repositories through webhooks, builds Docker images, detects stacks automatically, and creates preview deployments with unique URLs. The platform combines deployment, reverse-proxy configuration, automatic SSL, monitoring, backups, managed database containers, and infrastructure-as-code configuration in a single binary. Its web, API, and self-hosted interfaces suit teams that want control over the infrastructure running their applications.

The plan structure covers free experimentation through larger team deployments. Free includes 1 stack, unlimited deployments, 170+ templates, preview environments, API keys for CI/CD, and community support. Pro costs $19 per month and adds 1 stack with unlimited apps, database servers, S3-compatible file storage, a PostgREST API gateway, serverless functions, and email support. Scale costs $49 per month and adds unlimited stacks, managed database, storage, mail, auth, realtime, and functions, plus cloud backups, monitoring and alerts, uptime monitoring, and public status pages. Business costs $99 per month and adds multi-server BYOS clusters, unlimited team members, role-based access control, auto-scaling, priority support, and team-wide AI API keys. Yearly billing saves 17%.

Its ecosystem fit is broad for a self-hosted preview platform: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Forgejo, Docker, Let's Encrypt, and Caddy are supported. Preview environments can use configurable expiry, database containers for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis, and MongoDB, custom domains with automatic SSL certificates, blue-green deployments, and rollback support. Choose sh0 if infrastructure control, full-stack previews, and a low entry price matter. Teams seeking a fully hosted deployment service should look elsewhere, while larger organizations may need Business features for access control, team scale, and multi-server clusters.

Your product? Our editors can test sh0 in depth and publish a review, labelled as paid · from $149/mo →

sh0 pricing

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

See plans on sh0.dev

All 4 sh0 plans and prices →

sh0 fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	$19/mo
Pull request previews	Yes
Preview lifecycle	Both
Git providers	GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Forgejo
Custom domains	Yes
Database previews	Yes
Preview expiry controls	Configurable
Deployment	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web
Compliance & security	2FA
Support	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	8 integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Forgejo, Docker …
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	sh0.dev
Facts checked	21 Sep 2026

sh0 integrations

sh0 lists 8 integrations on its own site.

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Gitea
Forgejo
Docker
Let's Encrypt
Caddy

Alternatives to sh0

See all sh0 alternatives →

sh0 vs the competition

Compare sh0 with any tool side by side →

Used sh0? Be the first to review it

The editor score above is our own research. What this page doesn't have yet is a reader's view — what you used sh0 for, what worked and what didn't. No stars are seeded and no review is paid for; an editor reads every one before it appears.

Write a reviewTwo minutes · verified accounts only · read by an editor before it appears

Reviews come only from verified accounts. Sign in or create an account first — your e-mail is never shown.

Title

Your review

0 characters · at least 80, up to 3,000

Pros (optional · one per line)

Cons (optional · one per line)

Your name (shown with your review)

Role (optional)

Company (optional)

How long have you used it?

I've used sh0 myself and this is my honest opinion — nobody paid or asked me to write it.

Posted from your verified account. Reviews appear after an editor reads them, usually within two working days.

Featured on iTechGuides

sh0 is listed in our Preview Environment Software directory. Add the badge to your site — it links back to this page.

<a href="https://www.itechguides.com/products/sh0/"><img src="https://www.itechguides.com/best/badge/sh0.svg" alt="Featured on iTechGuides" width="230" height="46"></a>

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Last updated 7 Oct 2026 · How we research and update