Pricing

Open-core. Free forever for the core. Pro for teams.

WatchTower is Apache-2.0 + ELv2. Self-host the whole thing for free. Pro adds the features teams need to run production-grade infra together — team RBAC, audit log, multi-region failover, SSO, priority support.

Open core

Free

$0 / forever

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    All deploy + build featuresGit-push deploys, multi-node SSH, container update daemon, templates, webhooks, queues.
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    Single-user installsPersonal infra, homelabs, side projects.
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    All integrationsCloudflare, Tailscale, GitHub OAuth + Device Flow, SMTP, LLM agent.
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    Self-host on your hardwareNo data leaves your servers. SQLite or Postgres backend.
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    Community supportGitHub Issues + Discussions.
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For teams

Pro

Coming soon · launching with billing

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    Everything in FreeAll Free features included.
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    Audit LogSee every who-did-what — project create, deploy trigger, env-var change. SOC 2 / ISO 27001 evidence.
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    Team Roles & PermissionsOwner / maintainer / viewer per org. Restrict who can deploy to production vs. staging.
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    Multi-region FailoverSame project across primary + standby nodes. Cloudflare Load Balancer routes + fails over.
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    SSO (SAML / OIDC)Okta, Google Workspace, Azure AD, any SAML 2.0 / OIDC. SCIM-driven offboarding.
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    Priority Email SupportDirect email with response SLA. Migration + HA architecture review.
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Commercial / OEM

Commercial License

Talk to us · custom pricing

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    Everything in ProAll Pro features unlocked under a written agreement.
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    Resell as a hosted serviceOffer WatchTower (including Pro features) as a SaaS to your customers. The default Elastic License blocks this; the Commercial License grants it.
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    Embed in your productOEM rights: ship WatchTower inside your product as the deployment engine, with your branding. Your customers stay your customers.
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    Removable attributionNo public-source-availability obligation. Useful for regulated environments and white-label deployments.
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    Written contract + warrantyDefined SLA, support response targets, liability terms — what your legal team will ask for. See the template.
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    Direct vendor supportMaintainer-direct channel. Architecture review for HA + migration assistance included.
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FAQ

What's the license?

WatchTower is dual-licensed. The free option is Apache 2.0 (root) + Elastic License 2.0 (the pro/ directory). Use it freely for self-hosting and internal commercial use. If you want to offer WatchTower as a hosted SaaS to third parties, embed it in a product you ship, or operate without ELv2's public-source-availability obligations, you need the Commercial License. Pricing is custom — email opensource@sinhaankur.dev to start.

Can I switch between Free and Pro?

Yes. Pro features are gated by a single env var today (WATCHTOWER_TIER=pro). When billing launches, this becomes a license-key check. Removing the key takes you back to Free — your data stays put, the gated routes return 402 with an upgrade prompt.

Will Pro be self-hosted too?

Yes. Pro features run inside the same FastAPI process. License validation pings a license server, but that's the only network call. No telemetry, no usage reporting.

I just want the deploy stuff. Do I need Pro?

No. Free covers everything most operators need. Pro is specifically for team collaboration, compliance, and HA — situations where having multiple humans share an installation creates new requirements.