Elestio

What it is for

Elestio is a hosted open-source ops desk: you open Create Service, and managed plans start at $11 / month. Use it when the job is a catalog VM you do not patch yourself, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Elestio Create Service catalog (PostgreSQL / MySQL / MariaDB / MongoDB / Redis / ClickHouse cards, default-project sidebar) from the docs still — not a pricing card. The cards themselves are ops of Services. Elestio bills a VM tile + support level, not a chat seat.

Key features

• Services — a catalog app you deploy (cover still; docs; pricing). One service. Cover PostgreSQL / Redis / ClickHouse cards sit here. Plans start at $11 / month on a dedicated VM.
• Providers — the cloud (or BYO AWS / Azure) a service lands on (docs Choose provider). A region, not a service. BYO cloud pricing starts at $5 / month plus resources.
• Instance sizes — the CPU / RAM / disk you pick (docs Choose an instance size). A size, not a provider. Disk prints $0.15 / GB / month (10 GB–10 TB).
• Support levels — Level 1 included / Level 2 $50 / month / Level 3 $200 / month (pricing). A support contract, not an instance. Level 2 adds 99.5% SLA and 14-day backups.
• Backups — the daily remote snapshot a service keeps (pricing Automated backups). A snapshot, not a support ticket. Level 1 is 7 days; Level 2 14; Level 3 30.

The CLI / API is install. The $11 / $50 / $200 tiles are the meter. CI/CD and load-balancer rows in the sidebar are ops of Services, not a sixth desk.

Who it's for

Best fit: small teams who will start on a $11 / month dedicated VM while they open a first PostgreSQL card, then buy Level 2 at $50 / month when they want a printed SLA and 14-day backups.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from elest.io/pricing. The page prints Plans start at $11 / month for a fully managed service on a dedicated VM. Support add-ons: Level 2 $50 / month / Level 3 $200 / month.

• Managed VM — starts at $11 / month. Dedicated VM (not shared). Automated daily remote backups. SSL included.
• Level 1 support — included. Email. 7 day remote backup retention. No SLA on the row we fetched.
• Level 2 support — $50 / month. 14 day retention. 99.5% uptime SLA. 24h business-hours response.
• Level 3 support — $200 / month. 30 day retention. Email + phone. 4h response.
• BYO cloud — pricing starts at $5 / month plus per-resource costs (deploy into your AWS / Azure).
• Disk — $0.15 / GB / month (10 GB–10 TB on the configurator).
• Trial — free 3-day trial on the FAQ.

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Limitations / costs

• $11 / month is a starting VM, not unlimited software. A larger instance or extra disk invoices $0.15 / GB.
• Level 2 $50 is support + SLA, not a bigger CPU. The Create Service catalog looks the same.
• A managed-app desk, not a PaaS git push. For Render’s $0 web services see Render. For Railway see Railway.

Alternatives

• Render — git-push web services when you want Render’s $0 tile, not an Elestio software catalog.
• Railway — usage-based app hosting when the job is a repo, not a Postgres card.
• Coolify — self-hosted PaaS when you want to run the control plane yourself.

Official tutorial

Official Elestio channel video: How to Deploy Your First Open-Source Software on Elestio (oEmbed author: Elestio). First-party deploy walkthrough; the Create Service catalog still is the cover. Keycloak on the same video is ops of Services, not a second listing.

Written path: elest.io/pricing plus the Create Service still.

Website

https://elest.io

Repository

https://github.com/elestio

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Elestio Create Service catalog from the docs still. Dollars checked on elest.io/pricing (managed from $11/mo; Level 2 $50; Level 3 $200; BYO from $5/mo; disk $0.15/GB/mo). Tutorial oEmbed author: Elestio.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.