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Facets: cost, fit and limits
Facets is a platform engineering product made by Facets that lets platform teams define reusable infrastructure contracts which developers and AI agents request, with an AI agent called Praxis and CLI and MCP access. It runs hosted or in the customer's cloud.
What to know first
Facets describes contracts, such as a Postgres database, that developers and AI agents request changes against, with deletes waiting for human approval. The only price found is hosted SaaS from $799 a month with a 14-day trial, while self-hosted is custom. The pricing and privacy URLs returned 404, so everything here comes from the homepage. The page names Claude Code and Cursor as supported agents.
Facets at a glance
| Maker | Facets (legal entity name not stated on opened pages), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | From $799 per month (hosted SaaS) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Internal Developer Platforms in 2026, rank 8 of 12 |
| Website | facets.cloud |
Who Facets is best for
Teams adding agents to infrastructure work
The homepage describes CLI and MCP support for Claude Code, Cursor and custom agents, with contracts defining what an agent can request.
Backstage or CI-heavy shops
Facets says it works with existing CI and Backstage, so it can sit behind a portal that a team already runs.
Buyers who want to run in their own cloud
A self-hosted option runs in the customer's own cloud account next to the hosted SaaS service, keeping infrastructure data under customer control.
Facets plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted (SaaS) | From $799 per month | Platform contracts and the Praxis AI agent, running in Facets' hosting, with a 14-day free trial. |
| Self-hosted | Custom pricing | Runs in the customer's own cloud account; no limits or support terms were shown on the opened page. |
| Free plan | Not stated | The homepage mentions only the 14-day trial and does not describe a permanent free plan. |
Checked November 2026.
What Facets does
- Reusable platform contracts
- A contract packages a capability, such as a Postgres database, so developers and agents change only what the contract allows. Developers and agents change only what the contract allows, which keeps requests within limits set by the platform team and not left to prompts.
- Human approval for deletes
- The homepage says deletes wait for human approval, a control that matters when agents are allowed to request infrastructure changes. A person must confirm the delete, which matters when agents are allowed to request changes, though the page does not describe the approval interface.
- Praxis AI agent
- Praxis is described as the company's AI agent and can be run from the terminal, working against the contracts that platform teams define. Praxis works against the contracts that platform teams define, but the page does not state which model powers it or how it is billed.
- Agent tooling support
- A command-line tool and MCP support are named for Claude Code, Cursor and custom agents, so teams are not tied to one assistant. The command-line tool or MCP route works with Claude Code, Cursor and custom agents, so teams are not tied to a single assistant vendor.
- Existing tooling fit
- The page says Facets works with existing CI and Backstage, which lowers the work of adding it to a toolchain. Teams that already run a portal or pipelines can add Facets behind them, though the page gives no list of supported CI systems.
How Facets handles your data
The only page we could open was the homepage, because the pricing and privacy-policy URLs returned 404. It says Facets is hosted by the company or runs in the customer's own cloud account. It does not state whether customer data trains models, gives no retention periods, names no hosting region for the hosted service and mentions no security certification. The legal entity name and headquarters country are not stated either, so a buyer has to ask for a privacy policy, terms and security documents before any trial that touches real cloud accounts.
Where Facets falls short in practice
- . Pricing and privacy pages returned 404, so plan detail, user limits and data terms are not available to a buyer who researches before contacting sales.
- . The only figure is $799 a month for hosted SaaS, with no information on included users, environments or what happens beyond the trial. The opened page gives no information on included users, environments or what happens at the end of the 14-day trial.
- . No SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar statement appeared on the opened page, which will slow a security review. That gap will slow a security review, because procurement teams usually ask for a report before a pilot touches cloud accounts.
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Facets: common questions
How much does Facets cost?
The homepage lists hosted SaaS from $799 a month with a 14-day free trial, and self-hosted at custom pricing. No pricing page could be opened, so user limits, environment counts and annual terms are unknown. Ask for a written quote.
What is Praxis in Facets?
Praxis is described on the homepage as Facets' AI agent, run from the terminal. The page also says Facets works with Claude Code, Cursor and custom agents through its command-line tool or MCP. It does not state models used, limits or data retention.
Can Facets agents delete infrastructure on their own?
The homepage says deletes wait for human approval, so an agent can request one but a person must confirm it. That is a vendor statement; test the approval flow in a trial with a non-production account before trusting it. Do not rely on it without a trial in a test account.
Can Facets run in my own cloud?
Yes. The homepage says Facets is hosted by the company or runs in the customer's own cloud account, with self-hosted at custom pricing. The opened page does not give installation requirements, supported clouds or support terms, so request documentation. Support terms are also unstated.
Does Facets have a free plan?
No free plan is stated. The homepage mentions a 14-day free trial for hosted SaaS and nothing about a permanent free tier. Pricing and privacy pages returned 404, so confirm trial limits and what happens at day 15 directly with the vendor.