Porter

Platform-as-a-service that sets up and runs your apps on Kubernetes inside your own AWS, Google Cloud or Azure account.

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Where it fits

How Porter itself is built

1 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.

Who uses it

13 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it.

The maker says so 6Customer story 7How evidence is collected →
Experiential LabsOpen source AI gateway turning traffic into a better model

“They make it super easy for us to get sandbox environments on every PR, which allows us to ship faster than we could otherwise. It also consolidates our different accounts and makes it easy to deploy.”

HostingMaker says so · source ↗

What makers say

3 makers on why they use Porter, in their own words on Product Hunt.

They make it super easy for us to get sandbox environments on every PR, which allows us to ship faster than we could otherwise. It also consolidates our different accounts and makes it easy to deploy.
Experiential LabsSep 2026 ↗
Porter is the fastest way to deploy on k8s. Their team has helped us build out a solid CI/CD pipeline 10x faster.
Parity (YC S24)Oct 2026 ↗
Porter helped us to build our application stack fast and reliable.
GobiJul 2024 ↗

Loved and watch-outs

Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.

Alternatives to Porter

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On Product Hunt, people weigh it against: Coolify, Render, Heroku.

Questions makers ask about Porter

Is Porter free?

No permanent free tier; paid use starts at $6/GB RAM + $13/vCPU per month. source ↗

Is Porter open source or self-hostable?

Not open source, and hosted only.

Can AI coding agents work with Porter?

It serves an llms.txt docs index.

Who uses Porter?

13 makers' products we track, each with a source. source ↗