Cycloid vs Massdriver
Cycloid
cycloid.ioMassdriver
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| Figure | Cycloid | Massdriver |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $45/mo | $999/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Internal Developer Portals | 8.6 (#3) | 8.1 (#10) |
| API | Cycloid says its API is documented in Swagger and that frontend capabilities can also be performed through the API. | Massdriver documents a GraphQL API at https://api.massdriver.cloud/api/graphql that requires a service account key for API requests. |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Littleton, Colorado, United States |
| Integrations | Cycloid says teams can connect external tools such as Sentry, SonarQube, Notion, Git and cloud providers through plugins. | The pricing page displays GitHub, GitLab, CircleCI, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes as integrations. |
| Product | Cycloid describes itself as an internal developer portal and platform for self-service, infrastructure orchestration and governance. | Massdriver is an internal developer platform that turns infrastructure-as-code into reusable self-service components for developers. |
| Support | The pricing page lists open-hours support for Advanced and 24/7 support with an SLA for Enterprise. | The Business plan includes support through a private Slack channel, while the self-hosted trial offer includes weekly hands-on proof-of-concept sessions with engineers. |
Plans
In their own words
Cycloid
Cycloid is an internal developer portal and platform for infrastructure self-service, orchestration, and governance. Developers can request and deploy infrastructure through Blueprints and Forms, using standardized workflows involving Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Argo CD. Governance features include policy checks, role-based access controls, approvals, and audit trails. Teams can connect tools such as Sentry, SonarQube, Notion, Git, and cloud providers through plugins, and coordinate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or Cycloid's Native Runner. Cloud Cost Management lists AWS, GCP, and Azure, with other providers available for integration if needed. Deployment options include SaaS, dedicated SaaS, self-hosted, and hybrid; air-gapped operation is described for self-hosted deployments. Cycloid says its API is documented in Swagger, and its CLI documentation lists GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows. A free SaaS plan covers up to five users and one workspace. The listed Advanced plan is $45 a month billed annually; pricing notes give a starting point of $29/user/mo annually. Infra Import is beta and excluded from the standard support SLA.
Massdriver
Massdriver has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.