Sealos
Kubernetes cloud that deploys apps from a repo instead of YAML
Overview
Sealos packages Kubernetes into a managed cloud: repo-to-deploy with no YAML or Dockerfile, DevBox cloud environments, managed Postgres/MySQL/Redis/MongoDB and S3-compatible storage, sold as fixed monthly resource packages. Source-available under its own Sustainable Use License since August 2025, not Apache 2.0.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 1 Oct 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- 2 vCPU / 2GB RAM
- 10GB disk, 10GB traffic
- 100 AI credits
- 4 vCPU / 4GB RAM
- 20GB disk, 50GB traffic
- 300 AI credits
- 8 vCPU / 16GB RAM
- 50GB disk, 300GB traffic
- 99.99% SLA, priority support
- 16 vCPU / 32GB RAM
- 200GB disk, 1TB traffic
- 64 vCPU / 128GB RAM
- 500GB disk, 3TB traffic
- 256 vCPU / 1,024GB RAM
- 10TB traffic
Use cases
What you can produce with Sealos
- Repo-to-deploy with no YAML, Dockerfile or CI/CD
- Cloud DevBox environments (connects to local IDE)
- One-click managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
- S3-compatible object storage
- Sealos Skills for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI
- Source-available core under the Sealos Sustainable Use License
- Fixed monthly resource packages with a 7-day trial
Sealos strips away Kubernetes' YAML tax: point it at a repository and it deploys, DevBox environments connect straight to your IDE, managed databases spin up in a click, and agent integrations let Claude Code or Codex do the deploying. For solo developers and small teams who want cluster-grade infrastructure without a platform engineer, it is a capable, inexpensive alternative to Railway, Render or hyperscaler PaaS. Two corrections to its reputation: it is no longer Apache-licensed open source — its own licence bars offering it as a service to others — and billing is now fixed monthly packages from $34 (with a $7 first month), not pay-as-you-go. The managed cloud is younger than AWS or DigitalOcean, independent reviews are absent and we could not confirm its hosting regions, so enterprise buyers will want more track record. Best for indie developers and cost-sensitive startups.
What we found
Sealos is a Kubernetes-based cloud that tries to hide Kubernetes. Its 2026 pitch is to deploy a full-stack app straight from a repository with no YAML, Dockerfile or CI pipeline, alongside DevBox cloud development environments that connect to a local IDE, one-click managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis and MongoDB, and S3-compatible storage. It has added "Sealos Skills" so Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI can deploy for you, and migration tools that read Vercel, Render and docker-compose configurations. Workloads stay Kubernetes-compatible, so they can be moved elsewhere.
Two things in older descriptions, including ours, are no longer true. Sealos is not Apache-licensed: in August 2025 it switched to its own Sealos Sustainable Use License, which its README calls "not a standard open source license". You may self-host it for internal business or personal non-commercial use, but not to provide cloud services to anyone else. Its FAQ still calls it open source; source-available is the accurate term. And it is no longer pay-as-you-go. You buy a fixed monthly resource package and upgrade manually: Starter ($34 a month, $7 for a first purchase) gives 2 vCPU and 2 GB; Hobby ($70, $25 first time) 4 vCPU and 4 GB; Standard, $128, 8 vCPU and 16 GB with a 99.99% SLA and priority support; and Pro, Team and Enterprise run from $512 to $12,451 a month. New users get a seven-day trial with no card.
The company behind it is two entities: Labring Inc., a Delaware corporation, runs the international service, and its Chinese developer is based in Zhuhai. Investors include MiraclePlus, which led its angel round, and Alibaba Cloud, sole investor in a Pre-A round. The GitHub repository sees daily commits, though its latest tagged release, in August, was a release candidate. Sealos says more than 200,000 developers use it. There is still no G2 listing, and we found no independent reviews, so judge it on a trial. We could not confirm which regions the international cloud runs in.
Compiled by RECATOOLS from public sources: vendor documentation and pricing, code repositories and published reporting.
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