Tool profile
Port: cost, fit and limits
Port is an internal developer portal made by Port.io that keeps a catalog of software entities, runs self-service workflows and hosts AI agents for platform and engineering teams, sold per seat with a free tier and quote-based enterprise pricing.
What to know first
Port sells four tiers: Free for up to 5 seats, Basic from $30 per seat per month, Standard from $48 and a custom Enterprise tier. Each tier carries caps on entities and workflow runs, so the usage quota matters as much as the seat price. The pricing page names AI Builder, agent management and a bring-your-own-LLM option, and the security page lists SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
Port at a glance
| Maker | Port.io (legal entity name not stated on opened pages), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $30 per seat per month (Basic, up to 50 seats) |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Internal Developer Platforms in 2026, rank 1 of 12 |
| Website | port.io |
Who Port is best for
Platform teams of 5 to 50 engineers
Free covers 5 seats with no time limit, and Basic and Standard both run up to 50 seats, so a growing team can stay on printed prices through a pilot and first rollout.
Teams adding coding agents to the stack
The Free plan includes usage-limited AI agents, and Basic removes the limit when you connect your own LLM, which lets a team control model spend.
Security-reviewed buyers
The security page states the dedicated database per account, encryption and audit retention, which gives a reviewer concrete answers before a call with sales.
Port plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Starting at $0, up to 5 seats | Up to 10K entities, 400 workflow runs, community support and usage-limited AI agents. No credit card and no time limit. |
| Basic | From $30 per seat per month, up to 50 seats | 50K entities, 800 workflow runs, commercial support, a 99.8% uptime SLA and unlimited AI agent usage with your own LLM. |
| Standard | From $48 per seat per month, up to 50 seats | Basic quotas plus up to 2 organizations or workspaces, single sign-on, dynamic permissions and the 99.8% uptime SLA. |
| Enterprise | Custom, platform fee plus per-seat pricing | More than 1M entities, 10K or more workflow runs, up to 20 organizations, SCIM, IP allowlist, Private Link and a 99.9% uptime SLA. |
Checked November 2026.
What Port does
- AI Builder and agent management
- The pricing page names an AI Builder and agent management, so platform teams can define agents and manage them next to the catalog instead of running agent tooling separately.
- Context Lake and skills registry
- Context Lake and a skills registry are listed on the pricing page, aimed at giving agents catalog context and reusable skills; the opened pages do not show how either is configured.
- Dedicated database per account
- The security page says each account has its own database and that access tokens are limited to that customer's database, which narrows the blast radius of a leaked token.
- Workflow runs and quotas
- Self-service actions run as workflows counted against a monthly quota, though the FAQ says runs started manually from the Port UI are not counted toward the quota.
- Bring your own LLM
- From Basic upward, the AI features can use a customer's own LLM, so model choice and cost stay with the customer rather than the vendor's usage-limited Port LLM.
How Port handles your data
The security page describes AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and a dedicated database per account. Customer data is retained indefinitely unless the user deletes it, the audit log is kept one year by default, sign-in logs 30 days, and deleted account data stays in backups for 14 days. It names SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA and OWASP Top Ten. The pages do not say whether customer data trains models, and they do not name a hosting region.
Where Port falls short in practice
- . Basic and Standard both stop at 50 seats and, per the FAQ, Basic targets teams up to 50 developers, so growth past that point means an Enterprise quote with a platform fee.
- . Basic allows 50K entities and 800 workflow runs, which a large monorepo estate or an automation-heavy team can approach well before it reaches 50 seats.
- . SSO and dynamic permissions begin at Standard, while SCIM, IP allowlist and Private Link sit in Enterprise, so Basic buyers cannot meet stricter identity requirements.
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Port: common questions
How much does Port cost for a 30-person engineering team?
On Basic, 30 seats at $30 per seat per month comes to $900 a month, and on Standard at $48 it is $1,440. Both are listed as starting prices on the pricing page and the FAQ says billing is annual. Check entity and workflow-run caps against your estate, since those quotas are per plan rather than per seat.
Does Port offer a free plan with AI agents?
Yes, the Free plan starts at $0 for up to 5 seats with no credit card and no time limit, and it lists access to AI agents with usage limits. It also allows 10K entities and 400 workflow runs. Unlimited agent usage requires Basic or above together with your own LLM.
Is Port certified for SOC 2 and ISO 27001?
The security page names SOC 2 Type II and states ISO 27001 compliance, alongside GDPR, CCPA and OWASP Top Ten. Port describes ISO 27001 as compliant rather than as a certificate, so request the report or certificate itself if your procurement process requires one, and check the scope.
How long does Port keep my audit log?
The audit log is kept for one year by default, according to the security page. Sign-in and account access logs are kept for 30 days, and data from a deleted account stays in backups for 14 days. Customer data otherwise stays until the user deletes it, so set a deletion process early.
What happens to workflow runs started from the Port UI?
The FAQ says runs executed manually from the Port UI are not counted toward the run quotas. Runs triggered by automation or other systems are counted against 400 on Free and 800 on Basic and Standard. That detail changes the sizing for teams that mostly click through self-service forms.