Coasts
6.5#10 in container development environmentsFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitCoasts vs Garden
What both publish
| Fact | Coasts | Garden |
|---|---|---|
| License | The project is MIT-licensed and described as free and open source. | The Garden repository is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Coasts runs multiple isolated local development environments for the same project on one machine. | Garden is a DevOps automation tool for developing and testing Kubernetes apps faster. |
| Requirements | The documented requirements are macOS or Linux, Docker, Git, Node.js, and socat. | Garden requires Git 2.14 or newer, and local service builds require a local Kubernetes installation. |
| Support | The site links to a Discord community and a contact page. | Garden directs users to Garden Discussions and its GitHub repository for help and issue reporting. |
Coasts plans
- CoastsFree
- Custom team servicesPriced on request
Garden plans
- Free tierFree
- FreeFree
- Team$50 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- TeamPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Coasts if…
Coasts suits developers who want isolated environments for parallel work on one project, especially those using Git worktrees or agentic coding tools. It also fits teams that need local and SSH-based remote runtimes.
Pick Garden if…
Garden is designed for platform engineers, DevOps engineers and application developers running workloads on Kubernetes. It suits teams that need reproducible workflows, on-demand environments, dependency-aware caching or live synchronization during development.