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Semaphore Pricing, Plans, and Availability

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Pricing at a glance

Semaphore’s pricing is not presented as a single fixed number. Publicly available references show a free entry tier, a low-cost paid Cloud starting point, a separate Hybrid model with per-seat pricing, and enterprise-style capabilities that require a quote. That makes the page simple for small teams and more nuanced for buyers with compliance, scale, or support requirements. If you are just getting started, the published materials suggest you can try Semaphore without a large commitment. If you need self-hosting, the economics shift from license cost alone to the full operational cost of running your own infrastructure. And if you need enterprise controls such as HA, LDAP/SSO, or priority support, the documents point to a custom engagement rather than a public checkout flow. The main buyer takeaway is straightforward: Semaphore publishes enough to understand the entry point, but not enough to calculate every enterprise scenario from the page alone.

◇ Pricing model

Freemium with published monthly Cloud tiers, a per-seat Hybrid option, and custom/quote-only enterprise pricing.

↻ Billing notes

Publicly available sources indicate that Semaphore Cloud pricing is shown on a monthly basis, while annual billing can reduce the displayed monthly equivalent. The comparison article describes a free Cloud tier, a trial, and custom plans, and it separately notes that Hybrid carries per-seat pricing with no billing for jobs run on your own infrastructure. Enterprise-style options are quote-only in the supplied text. For buyers, the key practical note is that some pricing is publicly visible, but complete commercial terms, seat minimums, and exact enterprise discounts are not fully disclosed in the excerpts provided.

Plans and pricing

6 tiers

Startup

Not publicly disclosed
$0
  • Free tier
  • Cloud edition

A public third-party pricing reference lists a Startup plan at $0, but does not disclose full feature inclusions or usage limits in the available text.

Cloud paid plan

Per month
Starting at $4/month
  • Cloud edition
  • Managed CI service

The available public text confirms a paid Cloud plan starting price, but does not disclose the plan name, seat minimums, or all included limits in the provided excerpt.

Cloud annual-equivalent price

Annual billing equivalent
$3.3/month
  • Cloud edition
  • Managed CI service

The public excerpt shows an annual-discounted monthly equivalent, but does not disclose the exact annual contract total or which specific tier it applies to beyond the pricing reference shown.

Hybrid

Per seat
Not publicly disclosed
  • Self-hosted agents
  • Semaphore orchestration
  • Build minutes running in your infrastructure are not billed

The public product article states that Hybrid has a per-seat cost and that build minutes on your infrastructure are not billed, but it does not publish a specific dollar amount in the supplied text.

Pro

Per month
$15/month
  • Project runners
  • 2FA
  • Terraform HTTP backend
  • Log export

This is the open-source-to-Pro upgrade referenced in the comparison article; the supplied text publishes the price but does not provide a complete formal tier sheet or seat minimums.

Enterprise

Quote only
Not publicly disclosed
  • HA
  • LDAP/SSO
  • Priority support

The supplied text identifies enterprise options and add-on support capabilities, but it does not publish a fixed price for the Enterprise tier.

Add-ons and extras

Self-hosted agents

Not publicly disclosed

Semaphore Hybrid allows jobs to run in your infrastructure with self-hosted agents while Semaphore orchestrates the workflow. The supplied text does not publish a separate add-on price for the agents themselves.

Cloud machines

Not publicly disclosed

Hybrid customers can mix in Semaphore’s cloud machines for additional flexibility. The supplied text confirms the option but does not disclose a standalone add-on rate.

Priority support

Not publicly disclosed

Enterprise options include priority support. The available text confirms it as part of enterprise offerings, but not as a separately priced add-on.

Hidden and indirect costs

Worth budgeting for
⚠  Self-hosting can reduce visible infrastructure spend, but the public Semaphore guidance warns buyers to account for migration effort, lower build speed during optimization, ongoing maintenance, security patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery work. The article says setup can take at best 3 months of cross-team effort and that maintenance tasks can take 80 to 160 hours each month for most organizations. Those operational costs can outweigh apparent subscription savings, especially if a team is moving from a fully managed Cloud setup to Hybrid.
⚠  If you adopt a platform like AWX as an alternative, the comparison text also highlights infrastructure overhead as a hidden cost. It says AWX requires Kubernetes and that standing up a cluster adds real cost in engineering time and cloud resources. For buyers comparing CI/CD tooling, the subscription line item is only part of the total cost of ownership.

What buyers actually pay

A small team wants to start on Semaphore with no upfront commitment and only needs a basic managed Cloud setup.

Expected cost$0 to start, based on the publicly listed Startup tier.
Free tier availabilityCloud editionPotential upgrade later if usage grows

A buyer wants a low-cost paid Cloud entry point for managed CI/CD.

Expected costStarting at $4/month, with a discounted annual-equivalent figure of $3.3/month shown in the public pricing reference.
Monthly billingPossible annual discountCloud plan selection

A team with compliance or data-sovereignty requirements needs Hybrid and plans to run jobs inside its own infrastructure.

Expected costNot publicly disclosed for the Hybrid tier in the supplied text.
Per-seat pricingSeat countSelf-hosted compute costsBuild minutes running in your infrastructure are not billed

An organization needs enterprise capabilities such as HA, LDAP/SSO, and priority support.

Expected costQuote only; not publicly disclosed.
Enterprise feature setSupport levelDeployment scale

Pricing FAQ

No. The supplied documents show some public pricing, including a free Startup tier, a paid Cloud entry price, and a Pro price, but they do not disclose every commercial tier in full. The Hybrid and Enterprise options are only partially described, with the supplied text indicating per-seat or custom pricing without a complete public rate card. For buyers, that means some decisions can be made from public information, but larger deployments may still need a quote or a sales conversation.

Semaphore Cloud is described as a fully managed CI service with plans, a trial, and a free tier. Hybrid is positioned differently: jobs run in your own infrastructure, build minutes on your infrastructure are not billed, and the plan has a per-seat cost. In practical terms, Cloud is easier to start with, while Hybrid shifts part of the cost structure to your own infrastructure and operations.

Not in the supplied documents. The comparison article says enterprise options exist and lists the included capabilities, but it does not show a fixed dollar amount. Buyers who need HA, LDAP/SSO, or priority support should treat the Enterprise tier as quote-only based on the available text.

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