Sign-in and access control
Email and password, TOTP two-factor, OAuth with Google, GitHub or any OpenID Connect provider, and AWS-style Allow and Deny IAM policies scoped to a single app or database.
Identity and accessPricing
Free. One edition. No feature behind a paywall.
Levelrail is Apache 2.0 software you run on your own servers. There is no license key, no enterprise tier and no usage meter. Your cost is the servers you already rent.
curl -fsSL https://levelrail.com/install.sh | sudo sh
$0software cost
1edition for everyone
0features gated by plan
Apache 2.0license
Included for everyone
Audit log and approvals
Every sensitive request is recorded with actor and caller surface, queryable and exportable as CSV. Protected environments, deploy approvals and freeze windows are built in.
Deploy safetyBackups that get verified
Scheduled database and volume backups with retention, restore, and automatic verification after each run, plus snapshots of the control plane itself.
Backups and storageObservability and alerts
Node-local metrics, full-text logs, crashloop detection and alerts across 18 notification channel kinds, all in the same binary.
ObservabilityMulti-server
Add servers with a one-time join token and a small agent. Cordon, drain and explicit placement are included.
Multi-nodeAI-ready API
An MCP server exposes the same API and permission model to AI tools, so agents can list apps, read logs and diagnose a crashloop.
MCP tool surfaceWhat you actually pay for
The only cost is infrastructure: the Linux servers you run Levelrail on and any cloud provider, object storage or registry you choose to connect. A single small VPS is enough to start.
There is no hosted plan today. Levelrail is self-hosted software only, so there is nothing to subscribe to.
Why it stays this way
Levelrail has one edition by design. Features such as SSO, audit logging and fine-grained roles ship in the same free binary. The comparison page covers how Levelrail differs from other projects and notes that their plans change over time.
Frequently asked questions
Is Levelrail really free?
Yes. It is Apache 2.0 licensed with a single edition. There is no license key, no enterprise tier and no feature gated behind a plan.
Is there paid support?
Not today. Help is through GitHub Discussions, issues and the community Discord.
Can I use it commercially?
Yes. The Apache 2.0 license permits commercial use, modification and redistribution, subject to its terms.
Will features move behind a paywall later?
The project's stated position is one edition for everyone. Releases that are already published remain under Apache 2.0.
Start for free
Install it on one server in a few minutes and see whether it fits.