IBM Code Engine pricing
4 plans read from ibm.com
Free tierFree Includes a free tier for experimentation Read 16 Sep 2026 · cloud.ibm.com
Free tierFree Usage-based free allocations are available; charges apply when usage exceeds app Read 23 Sep 2026 · cloud.ibm.com
Pay-as-you-goPriced on request Charges are based on consumed CPU, memory and HTTP requests Read 16 Sep 2026 · cloud.ibm.com
Pay-as-you-goPriced on request Usage-based charges for consumed resources and HTTP calls. Read 23 Sep 2026 · cloud.ibm.com
In short
- IBM Code Engine has a free plan (Free tier).
- 2 plans are priced on request (Pay-as-you-go, Pay-as-you-go).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inngest | $99/mo | Yes | No |
| AWS Lambda | $0.20/mo | Yes | No |
| Alibaba Cloud Function Compute | — | Yes | Yes |
| AWS Fargate | — | Yes | No |
| Cloud Run functions | $0.40/mo | No | Yes |
| OpenFaaS | $1,250/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Knative | — | Yes | No |
| Apache OpenWhisk | — | No | No |