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Humanitec: cost, fit and limits
Humanitec is a platform orchestration product made by Humanitec that lets platform teams define how applications are deployed and configured, with developers requesting environments through that layer, sold by monthly subscription or self-hosted. It is priced per team size rather than per seat.
What to know first
Humanitec prices by team size: Teams for 5 users from EUR 1,999 a month, Pro for 50 users from EUR 4,999 and custom Enterprise and Self-hosted tiers. The page shows two price sets and never labels which is annual, though a toggle gives 10% off. A free trial needs no credit card. No AI feature is named on the pages we opened.
Humanitec at a glance
| Maker | Humanitec (legal entity name not stated on opened pages), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | EUR 1,999 per month (Teams, first price set shown) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Internal Developer Platforms in 2026, rank 7 of 12 |
| Website | humanitec.com |
Who Humanitec is best for
Platform teams with budget
Teams starts near EUR 1,999 a month, so Humanitec suits groups that already have platform engineers and a cost line for tooling.
Regulated or private-cloud buyers
A Self-hosted tier targets regulated industries and private clouds, with installation support and onboarding included. Self-hosted installs come with installation support and onboarding, and the tier is aimed at regulated industries and private clouds that cannot use shared hosting.
Teams wanting expert onboarding
Pro includes monthly office hours with a platform architect, and an MVP Program offers a two-week engagement credited toward a license.
Humanitec plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | EUR 1,999 or EUR 1,800 per month (USD 2,199 or 1,979) | 5 users, email support, public office hours, one project with up to 5 environments and a free trial with no credit card. |
| Pro | EUR 4,999 or EUR 4,500 per month (USD 5,499 or 4,950) | 50 users, standard support, monthly office hours with a platform architect, RBAC, a sandbox organization and a free trial. |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | All team sizes, premium support, weekly office hours, SAML and audit logs. Enterprise includes premium support and SAML single sign-on and audit logs, but no price or user cap is shown on the page. |
| Self-hosted | Custom quote | Installation support and onboarding, aimed at regulated industries and private-cloud deployments. Self-hosted includes installation support and onboarding, but no price, user cap or support hours are shown on the page. |
Checked November 2026.
What Humanitec does
- Environment orchestration
- Humanitec sits between developers and infrastructure so platform teams define how workloads map to environments, leaving developers to request what they need. Developers state what an application needs, and the platform layer resolves it into the right setup for each environment the platform team defined.
- RBAC and sandbox organization
- Pro adds role-based access and a sandbox organization, which lets a platform team test configuration changes without touching production setups. That lets a platform team test configuration changes safely, though the opened pages do not describe how the sandbox is isolated or reset.
- SAML and audit logs
- Enterprise lists SAML and audit logs, which are the usual gates for security review in larger companies. Enterprise lists SAML single sign-on and audit logs, which are the usual gates a security review checks in larger companies.
- Self-hosted option
- A self-hosted deployment is offered for regulated industries and private clouds, with installation support rather than a self-serve download. Installation support rather than a self-serve download means a deployment involves Humanitec staff and a sales process.
- MVP Program
- A two-week engagement with a platform architect is offered and its fee is credited toward a license if you continue; the page does not show the fee.
How Humanitec handles your data
The security page states SOC 2 Type II and says Humanitec runs on Google Cloud Platform and AWS, without listing selectable regions. User data is retained as long as required, and deletion follows policies that the page does not include. ISO 27001 is not mentioned, and the page does not say whether customer data trains models. The legal entity name, imprint and terms pages were not readable, so the company's registered address and country could not be confirmed from the pages opened.
Where Humanitec falls short in practice
- . The cheapest listed tier is EUR 1,999 a month for 5 users, so a small team pays far more per developer than at seat-priced portals.
- . The Teams card says one project while the feature table says a maximum of two, and Pro's table lists a maximum of 10 projects. Pro's table lists a maximum of 10 projects, so a team with many services should check the cap against its estate.
- . Two price sets appear with a 10% annual toggle, but the page does not say which set belongs to which cycle. Without that label, a buyer cannot tell the monthly price from the annual one and should ask for a written quote.
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Humanitec: common questions
How much does Humanitec cost?
Teams is listed at EUR 1,999 a month and Pro at EUR 4,999, with a second set at EUR 1,800 and EUR 4,500. The page does not label which set is annual. Enterprise and Self-hosted are quote only, and both paid tiers offer a free trial.
Does Humanitec have a free trial?
Yes. Teams and Pro both list a free trial, and the Teams card says no credit card is needed. There is no free plan. Trial length and limits were not stated on the opened page, so ask what a trial includes before planning a pilot.
Can Humanitec be self-hosted?
Yes. A Self-hosted plan is quote only and is aimed at regulated industries and private-cloud deployments, with installation support and onboarding. The default offering runs on Google Cloud Platform and AWS, according to the security page. The pages do not state the minimum contract term or the price.
Does Humanitec have AI features?
No AI feature is named on the pricing or security pages we opened. A buyer wanting an AI assistant or agent access should ask the vendor about its roadmap and treat any later claim as unverified until it appears on a vendor page.
Is Humanitec SOC 2 certified?
The security page states SOC 2 Type II and does not mention ISO 27001. It names Google Cloud Platform and AWS as hosting but not regions. Ask for the report itself and its scope, since a statement on a web page is not an audit document.