Cycloid
Parisian platform engineering suite whose Cloud Cost Management module estimates spend before infrastructure is deployed
Quick Overview
| Company | Cycloid SAS |
|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Cost Management (FinOps) Software |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - France (EU) |
| Data Location | SaaS or self-hosted; region not stated on the pages checked |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Yes - Advanced and Enterprise plans |
| Main Features | Cloud cost management, pre-deployment cost estimation, custom pricing and commissions, automatic tagging, filtering by account, project and provider, self-service portal, blueprints |
| Pricing | Free (up to 5 users, SaaS), Advanced €39 per user/month, Enterprise €99 per user/month, billed annually |
| Best For | Platform engineering teams that want cost visibility inside the developer portal |
| Replaces | CloudHealth, Cloudability |
Detailed Review
Cycloid is primarily an internal developer platform. Its cost module is described as a built-in FinOps layer for DevOps and hybrid cloud, with the argument that cost belongs in the pipeline that provisions infrastructure rather than in a separate tool a month later.
That placement makes it an unusual entry here: you buy a platform engineering product and get cost management inside it.
Cost before deployment
The module breaks spend down per project with filters for account, date, tag, region and provider, and supports custom reporting across multiple organisations. A cost estimation capability shows the projected price of an infrastructure change before it goes out.
Teams can add their own pricing or commissions, which matters for those who resell or recharge cloud usage.
Platform plans priced per user
Pricing is published on the platform: Free for up to five SaaS users, Advanced at €39 per user a month and Enterprise at €99 per user a month, with annual billing. The pricing page does not say what the cost module costs on its own.
Deployment options
The Advanced plan offers SaaS or self-hosted, and Enterprise adds a dedicated SaaS option. The sovereignty page describes self-hosted, air-gapped or sovereign-cloud installs.
Limitations to Consider
The cost module lists AWS, Azure and GCP, with other providers added on request, so Scaleway or OVHcloud are not described as supported. It is a part of a platform engineering suite, which makes it heavy if you only need billing analysis. Per-user pricing grows with headcount rather than cloud spend. The pages checked do not show a data region.
Who Should Use Cycloid
Teams already building or buying an internal developer portal who want cost estimates and spend views next to it. A finance-led team wanting a pure FinOps tool should compare Finout or Holori.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Cost estimates before deployment
- Free plan for up to five users
- Self-hosted and air-gapped options
- Custom pricing and commissions
- French SAS registered in Paris
Cons
- Cost module is part of a larger platform
- Only AWS, Azure and GCP described
- Per-user pricing
- Cost module price not listed separately
Alternatives to Cycloid
Other European cloud cost management (finops) software worth comparing before you decide:
Costory
France · FinOps agent that answers cost questions in Slack and Claude
Holori
France · Multi-cloud FinOps dashboard with a free tier and virtual tags
Exivity
Netherlands · Cost allocation, chargeback and billing across cloud and datacentre
Finout
Israel · Virtual-tag cost allocation across cloud, Kubernetes and AI spend
See all European cloud cost management (finops) software or compare them directly against CloudHealth on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is an internal developer platform, and its Cloud Cost Management is a built-in module for AWS, Azure and GCP.
Yes, on the Advanced and Enterprise plans according to the pricing page, and the sovereignty page mentions air-gapped installs.
The platform is free for up to five users, then €39 per user a month (Advanced) or €99 per user a month (Enterprise), billed annually.