Cycle
Cycle is a control plane for provisioning infrastructure and deploying containers, virtual machines, and functions across providers.
What Cycle is
Cycle is a control plane for provisioning infrastructure and deploying containers, virtual machines, and functions across providers. It brings cloud, on-premises, and bare-metal resources into one system, with load balancing, DNS, automatic node discovery, and isolated networks for each environment. Zero-configuration telemetry, real-time logs, and integrated metrics and events provide operational visibility. Teams can create repeatable workflows through Cycle Pipelines or the API. Listed integrations include AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Cherry Servers, Vultr, Backblaze B2, Let's Encrypt, Depot, and GitHub Actions. Sensitive data is encrypted at rest, credentials are injected at runtime, and the site says a SOC 2 Type 1 report is available. Support and direct engineering access are included on every plan. Customers supply infrastructure and pay providers separately for compute and bandwidth. Kubernetes management is not supported.
Good
- Supports cloud, on-premises, and bare-metal infrastructure
- Includes telemetry, logs, metrics, and events
- Repeatable workflows through Pipelines or API
- Support included on every plan
- 30-day trial covers the first month
Watch out
- No free plan is available
- Customers pay infrastructure providers separately
- Kubernetes management is not supported
Who it suits
Cycle suits developers, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure teams managing deployments across cloud, on-premises, or bare-metal systems. It fits teams seeking provisioning, governance, infrastructure as code, and audit controls.
Verdict
Cycle centralizes provisioning, deployment workflows, networking, and observability across mixed infrastructure. Its pricing and separate infrastructure billing suit teams prepared for a paid control plane rather than a free platform.
Plans and prices
From Cycle's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $500 a month | 4 servers · 4 team members · 100GB image storage · 7 days metric retention · 24 hrs metric downsampling · $500/mo |
| Standard | $1,750 a month | 15 servers · 10 team members · 500GB image storage · 30 days metric retention · 3 days metric downsampling · $1,750/mo |
| Scale / Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited servers · unlimited seats · custom image storage · Contact Us |
The facts
Each one read from Cycle's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- Users can create repeatable deployment workflows with Cycle Pipelines or its API.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Infrastructure
- The platform supports cloud, on-premises, and bare-metal infrastructure through one control plane.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Cherry Servers, Vultr, Backblaze B2, Let's Encrypt, Depot, and GitHub Actions.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Cycle describes its audience as developers, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure teams managing deployments and cloud or on-prem infrastructure.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Networking
- Cycle includes load balancing, DNS, automatic node discovery, and isolated environment networks.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Observability
- Cycle provides zero-configuration telemetry, real-time logs, and integrated metrics and events.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Product
- Cycle is a control plane for provisioning infrastructure and deploying containers, virtual machines, and functions across providers.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- Cycle says sensitive data is encrypted at rest and credentials are injected at runtime, and its site states a SOC 2 Type 1 report is available.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- Support is included on every plan, and Cycle describes direct access to its engineering team.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Usage limits
- Cycle does not set a hard limit on container or virtual machine counts; plans limit the number of servers running them.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Reno, Nevada, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Infrastructure billing
- Customers bring their own infrastructure and pay providers directly for compute and bandwidth; Cycle charges for its platform.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Trial
- Cycle says it covers the first month so teams can evaluate the platform using their own workloads.checked 29 Sep 2026
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