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Depot vs Devzero
Short answer: Pick Depot if you want fast, scalable container builds and CI; pick Devzero if you want cost-aware Kubernetes right-sizing. Depot has a free plan, paid from $20/month; Devzero has a free plan.
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Which to pick
Pick Depot if you want…
- Fast, scalable container builds and CI
- Integrations with GitHub Actions, GitHub or CI providers (on Depot's list, not Devzero's)
Pick Devzero if you want…
- Cost-aware Kubernetes right-sizing
- AI-assisted dev environments
- Integrations with OpenShift (on Devzero's list, not Depot's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Depot:Depot provides remote, fast Docker container builds, CI, caching, registry and sandbox services for scalable software delivery.
- Devzero:DevZero optimizes Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds, reducing over-provisioning and costs.
- Best for
- Depot:Fast, scalable container builds and CI
- Devzero:Cost-aware Kubernetes right-sizing
- Who it’s for
- Depot:Engineering teams needing high-throughput builds and CI for AI-scale workloads.
- Devzero:Engineering teams running Kubernetes clusters on any cloud or on-prem.
- Pricing
- Depot:Freemium
- Devzero:Freemium
- Starting price
- Depot:$20/month (Developer)
- Devzero:—
- Free plan or trial
- Depot:Free trial
- Devzero:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- Depot:Developer $20 per month · Startup $200 per month
- Devzero:Free $0/month · Pro $5 per CPU / month per month
- Works with
- Depot:GitHub Actions, GitHub, CI providers, AWS
- Devzero:OpenShift
Depot features
- 40x Faster Container Builds. Remote builds on native Intel & Arm hardware with zero-emulation, delivering up to 40× speedup.
- 10x Faster CI Engine. Programmable CI with unlimited concurrency and per-second billing.
- Shared Persistent Cache. Fast, shared cache across builds backed by NVMe storage.
- Depot Registry. High-throughput container registry with private, authenticated access.
- Agent Sandboxes. Ephemeral, isolated environments for agents and humans with fine-grained RBAC.
- Security & Governance. SSO/SAML, audit logging, SOC 2 Type II compliance, and role-based access control.
- Multi-Platform Support. Builds for both Intel and Arm platforms, including macOS and Windows runners.
Devzero features
- Real-time cost monitoring. Shows CPU, memory, GPU usage and cost attribution per department.
- Workload right-sizing. Adjusts CPU, memory and GPU requests per pod to match actual demand.
- Live migration. Instantly moves pods without restarts using checkpoint-restore.
- Spot & GPU optimization. Selects lowest-cost instances and manages spot and GPU resources.
- Multi-cloud support. Works with AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, OpenShift and on-prem Kubernetes.
- Inference optimization (beta). Measures LLM traffic and routes requests to the cheapest model with caching and failover.
Depot vs Devzero FAQ
What is the difference between Depot and Devzero?+
Devzero provides AI-assisted development environments, whereas Depot specializes in fast builds and CI infrastructure.
Should I use Depot or Devzero?+
Pick Depot if you want fast, scalable container builds and CI or integrations with GitHub Actions, GitHub or CI providers (on Depot's list, not Devzero's). Pick Devzero if you want cost-aware Kubernetes right-sizing, AI-assisted dev environments or integrations with OpenShift (on Devzero's list, not Depot's).
Is Depot or Devzero free?+
Depot has a free plan; paid plans start at $20/month (Developer). Devzero has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Depot and Devzero integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Depot lists GitHub Actions, GitHub, CI providers and AWS; Devzero lists OpenShift.
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