Brainboard Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
Free Tier Available
Free; Pro $99/user/month (monthly) or $999 yearly
by Brainboard · IaC
Is Brainboard Worth It?
What You Get
- + Draw architecture and get Terraform code back
- + Supports OpenTofu as well as Terraform
- + Built-in drift detection and remediation
- + Free plan covers unlimited architectures on AWS Azure GCP and OCI
- + Guest users are free
What to Watch Out For
- - Pro plan is expensive per seat
- - Editing generated code is an Enterprise feature
- - Resource import is billed per resource
- - Pro pricing display is ambiguous
IaC Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainboard (this tool) | Freemium | Free; Pro $99/user/month (monthly) or $999 yearly | Brainboard |
| Ansible | Freemium | Free for open source; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform from ~$5,000/year (100 nodes) | Red Hat |
| Atlantis | Free | Free | Runatlantis (Open Source) |
| AWS CDK | Free | Free (pay for AWS resources used) | Amazon Web Services |
| Brev.dev | Freemium | Now part of NVIDIA Brev — standalone Brev.dev pricing has been folded into NVIDIA cloud GPU pricing | NVIDIA (formerly Brev.dev Inc.) |
| CAST AI | Freemium | Free tier available; paid pricing is savings-based (~15-20% of realized savings) | CAST AI |
| ControlMonkey | Freemium | Free resilience assessment; Pro and Enterprise pricing on request (per stack) | ControlMonkey |
| Crossplane | Free | Open source | Crossplane Community (CNCF) |
| Digger | Freemium | Free tier available | Digger |
| env0 | Paid | From $1,500/month (~$18,000/year, Cloud Compass tier); free tier discontinued | env0 |
| Firefly.ai | Freemium | Free tier available (all features, unlimited users and cloud accounts); paid Standard from $2,499/month (billed annually, up to 20K assets); usage-based on cloud assets under management | Firefly Technologies |
Pricing FAQ
How much does Brainboard cost?
Brainboard uses a freemium pricing model. Plans start at Free; Pro $99/user/month (monthly) or $999 yearly.
Does Brainboard have a free plan?
Yes, Brainboard offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans start at Free; Pro $99/user/month (monthly) or $999 yearly.
Is Brainboard worth the price?
Brainboard offers draw architecture and get terraform code back and supports opentofu as well as terraform. However, consider that pro plan is expensive per seat. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
What are cheaper alternatives to Brainboard?
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