Wayfinder
Wayfinder is an agentic software development lifecycle platform that runs in a customer’s own cloud.
What Wayfinder is
Wayfinder is an agentic software development lifecycle platform that runs in a customer’s own cloud. Teams can deploy applications to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Kubernetes from a `wayfinder.yaml` file using `wf up`. Its agents can generate Cloud Resource Plans, create Stack Definitions from a repository, run AI deployments, and answer users through chat, the CLI, or an IDE. Resource Plans are checked in the customer’s cloud account against its policies before publication to the catalogue.
Wayfinder describes per-workload OIDC federation for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud without static cloud keys at runtime. It also offers hierarchical access controls, SSO, workspace-scoped access tokens, an exportable audit stream, and encrypted secret storage. Integrations include cloud providers, Kubernetes services, Terraform, OpenTofu, Helm, and named AI providers. The Free forever plan includes one production Kubernetes cluster and one seat. The site identifies Appvia as the maker.
Good
- Deploys to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Kubernetes.
- Agents can generate Cloud Resource Plans.
- Plans are tested against customer cloud policies.
- Uses OIDC federation without static cloud keys at runtime.
- Free plan includes one production Kubernetes cluster.
Watch out
- Free plan includes one seat.
- Starter costs £399 /mo.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
- Some integrations are listed for a next release.
Who it suits
Wayfinder is positioned for engineering teams, from small groups to large organizations, that deploy applications to cloud or Kubernetes environments. Its plans are tailored to teams ranging from 2–5 engineers to large organizations.
Verdict
Wayfinder brings cloud deployment workflows, policy checks, and agent capabilities into a platform running in the customer’s cloud. Teams should check the tier limits and distinguish currently available integrations from those listed for a next release.
Plans and prices
From Wayfinder's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free forever | Free | 1 production Kubernetes cluster · 3 cloud components · 3 Kubernetes components · 2 environments · 1 seat · 1M AI credits/month · £0/mo |
| Starter | £399 a month | 1 cluster · 5 cloud components · 5 Kubernetes components · 5 environments · 3 users · 100M AI credits/month · £399/mo · £3,990 a year |
| Professional | £2,499 a month | 10 clusters · 150 cloud components · 75 Kubernetes components · unlimited environments · 25 users · 500M AI credits/month · £2,499/mo · £24,990 a year |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited clusters · unlimited cloud components · unlimited Kubernetes components · unlimited environments · unlimited users · 1bn AI credits/month · Custom · annual contract |
The facts
Each one read from Wayfinder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- The platform describes hierarchical RBAC across tenants, workspaces and environments, with SSO and workspace-scoped access tokens.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Agents
- Wayfinder agents can generate Cloud Resource Plans, create Stack Definitions from a repository, run AI deployments and answer users in chat, the CLI or an IDE.checked 5 Oct 2026
- AI agents
- Agents have their own service accounts, permitted tools, skills and result schemas, and shell-enabled agents run in isolated sandboxes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- Tenants can bring their own API key and choose Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API documentation
- Public Wayfinder documentation exposes REST endpoints such as GET /apiinfo and Kubernetes-style resource APIs with schemas and response codes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The pricing page positions Starter for small teams of 2–5 engineers, Professional for growing companies with 5–50+ engineers, and Enterprise for large organizations.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audit
- Wayfinder says its audit stream captures meaningful events, including agent actions, and can be exported for downstream tooling.checked 5 Oct 2026
- CLI documentation
- The wf CLI documentation covers profiles, authentication context, output formats and switching between Wayfinder instances.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud integrations
- Supported cloud providers are AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, with EKS, AKS, GKE and imported Kubernetes clusters supported.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance claims
- Appvia lists ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 20000-1, Cyber Essentials Plus and B Corporation credentials.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The vendor says platform data is stored in the UK and customer data is not used to train models.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Declarative deployment
- Applications and infrastructure are described in a wayfinder.yaml file and deployed with the wf up command.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Wayfinder says it deploys applications to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Kubernetes from a wayfinder.yaml file using wf up.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- The platform runs in customer AWS, Azure or Google Cloud accounts and can connect to Kubernetes clusters.checked 15 Oct 2026
- IDE extensibility
- Wayfinder provides an MCP server configured with wf setup mcp for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and Antigravity.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Identity integrations
- SSO/OIDC and workload identity federation are provided for AWS IAM, Azure managed identities and GCP Workload Identity.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Cloud resource plans
- Terraform or OpenTofu modules can be wrapped as Cloud Resource Plans that developers select from a catalogue.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded
- Appvia says it was founded in 2014.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Appvia lists its headquarters at Cap House, 9 Long Lane, London EC1A 9HA, United Kingdom.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The vendor’s legal documents identify the company as Appvia Ltd., company number 10653692, registered in England and Wales.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership and funding
- Crunchbase identifies Appvia as a private company and lists founders Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur; the public profile does not disclose a funding total.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Appvia as a privately held IT services company with 51–200 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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