All Access Trial
30 days- Everything unlocked
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30-day trial with no credit card required; public page does not list plan-specific limits during the trial.
by Buildkite · buildkite.com ↗
CI/CD platform combining hosted orchestration with customer-managed build agents.
Buildkite’s public pricing is straightforward on the surface but includes both subscription pricing and usage-based metering underneath. The self-serve lineup starts with a free Personal plan, moves to a paid Pro plan priced per active user, and then shifts to a quote-based Enterprise tier for larger organizations. Buildkite also offers a 30-day all-access trial with no credit card, which makes it easy to evaluate the platform before committing. For teams comparing CI/CD tools, the key thing to understand is that the base subscription is only part of the spend: Buildkite documents included quotas for self-hosted agents, managed tests, and hosted agent minutes, and it notes that usage above those included amounts is billed as overage. That means a small team can start cheaply, but a busier organization should model both seats and consumption. Enterprise buyers should expect sales-led commercial terms, including minimums and invoice-based billing, rather than a public list price.
Freemium with self-serve paid plans and quote-based enterprise sales; usage limits and overages apply to hosted agents, Test Engine, and package storage/transfer.
Buildkite offers a 30-day all-access trial with no credit card. Personal is free forever with no expiry. Pro is priced at $30 USD per active user per month, while Enterprise requires contacting sales and has a 30 user minimum. The pricing page says prices are exclusive of taxes, and the support/billing section shows Enterprise can pay annually or via invoice, with consolidated billing available.
30-day trial with no credit card required; public page does not list plan-specific limits during the trial.
Self-serve plan for individual developers; hosted usage beyond included limits is not publicly broken out on the pricing page.
Includes 10 self-hosted agents; additional self-hosted agents are $3.50 USD per agent/mo. Public page also shows included hosted resources and overage-based metering for some usage categories.
30 user minimum. Public pricing page indicates enterprise is self-service, but final commercial terms and list price are not disclosed.
Pro includes 10 self-hosted agents and charges for additional agents above that included amount.
Test Engine includes 250 managed tests on Pro, then charges per managed test above the included threshold.
Pro includes 4,000 Linux hosted agent vCPU minutes per month. The pricing page says additional usage is billed at per-minute rates, but the exact rate is not publicly disclosed on the page.
Pro includes 3,000 M4 Mac hosted agent vCPU minutes per month. The pricing page says additional usage is pay-as-you-go at per-minute rates, but the exact rate is not publicly disclosed on the page.
A solo developer wants to try Buildkite for a personal project or small team workflow.
Expected cost$0A growing team needs paid CI/CD with SSO, more capacity, and hosted agents.
Expected cost$30 USD per active user/mo plus possible overagesA larger organization needs governance, compliance, and invoice-based procurement.
Expected costNot publicly disclosedNo. Buildkite publicly lists prices for Personal, Pro, and several metered overages, but Enterprise is quote-based and not publicly priced. The pricing page also shows some capabilities as on-request, which means some commercial details may only be available through sales or account-specific discussions. For usage-based items, the page may show that a resource is billed at per-minute or per-unit rates without exposing every exact rate.
Yes. Buildkite advertises an All Access Trial that lasts 30 days and does not require a credit card. The page says everything is unlocked during the trial, so buyers can evaluate the platform before choosing a paid plan. After the trial, users can pick Personal, Pro, or Enterprise.
Pro is listed at $30 USD per active user per month and includes unlimited users and test executions, all agent sizes plus Mac M4, cache volumes, priority email support, and SSO. The pricing page also shows that Pro includes 10 self-hosted agents and 4,000 Linux hosted agent vCPU minutes per month, with additional metered charges applying when included amounts are exceeded. That makes Pro a self-serve option for teams that want predictable base pricing plus usage-based scaling.