Humanitec
Humanitec is a platform orchestrator for engineering organizations managing application and infrastructure configuration.
What Humanitec is
Humanitec is a platform orchestrator for engineering organizations managing application and infrastructure configuration. It dynamically generates both configuration types whenever a deployment occurs. Environment management tools help standardize settings, manage progression, reduce drift, and create or pause environments. Developers can use secure, compliant templates to create environments, add resources to workloads, or roll back. Supported infrastructure includes Kubernetes, serverless systems, virtual machines, GCP, AWS, Azure, and private cloud. Built-in drivers cover MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS Route53, and Cloudflare DNS, while portal integrations include Backstage, Port, and Cortex. Humanitec lists hybrid deployment, GitOps, progressive delivery, Helm support, and audit logs. Teams costs $1,979 a month billed annually; Pro costs $4,950 a month billed annually. Self-hosted and Enterprise plans use custom pricing. Teams and Pro include free trials without credit cards.
Good
- Generates application and infrastructure configuration dynamically
- Supports major cloud and private infrastructure options
- Provides environment creation, progression, and rollback tools
- Includes built-in database and DNS drivers
- Teams and Pro trials require no credit card
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pro costs $4,950 a month billed annually
- Some access controls depend on plan
Who it suits
It is aimed at mid-sized and large engineering organizations that need standardized infrastructure workflows and developer self-service. Teams choosing plans should match user, project, environment, and support limits to their organization.
Verdict
Humanitec centralizes configuration and environment operations for complex engineering setups. Its plan limits and annual billing make capacity and budget checks important before adoption.
Plans and prices
From Humanitec's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | $1,979 a month | 5 users · max. 2 projects · max. 5 environments per project · email support · Annually |
| Pro | $4,950 a month | 50 users · max. 10 projects · unlimited environments per project · standard support · RBAC · sandbox organization · Annually |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited users, projects, and environments · premium support · SAML · audit logs · Custom |
| Self-hosted | Priced on request | Unlimited users, projects, and environments · premium support · installation support and onboarding · self-hosted orchestrator · Custom |
The facts
Each one read from Humanitec's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- The pricing page lists SSO with Google and GitHub, API, CLI, and plan-dependent role-based access control and SAML.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Data encryption
- Humanitec says data at rest uses AES-256 encryption and data in transit uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Developer self-service
- Humanitec says developers can create environments, add resources to workloads, or roll back using secure and compliant templates.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Dynamic configuration
- The Platform Orchestrator dynamically generates application and infrastructure configurations with each deployment.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Environment management
- Humanitec describes environment management features for standardizing environment configuration, avoiding drift, managing progression, and creating or pausing environments.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Infrastructure support
- The pricing page lists Kubernetes, serverless, virtual machines, GCP, AWS, Azure, and private cloud in its infrastructure overview.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Humanitec lists built-in database drivers for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, plus AWS Route53 and Cloudflare DNS drivers.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Portal integrations
- The pricing page names Backstage, Port, and Cortex as examples of portal integrations.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Humanitec says its Platform Orchestrator unifies infrastructure management, enforces standards, and boosts developer productivity in complex environments.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Secrets
- The Platform Orchestrator has a Humanitec-managed secret store, and Humanitec says its API never returns secrets.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security certifications
- Humanitec states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, and that its infrastructure, web applications, and APIs receive annual independent penetration tests.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Teams plan includes email support and public office hours; Pro includes standard support and monthly office hours with a platform architect.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Target users
- Humanitec says its products are used by mid- and large-size engineering organizations, from 100+ developer scale-ups to Fortune 100 companies.checked 29 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The Teams and Pro plans offer a free trial with no credit card needed, but the pricing page does not state its duration.checked 29 Sep 2026
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