Lizard: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases

Our take: Lizard is worth a look for developers whose coding agents deploy apps, since it offers a JSON-output CLI, managed Postgres and Redis and pay-as-you-go billing by the second with $10 in trial credit.

Main limitation: Trial credits expire after 31 days, idle apps and stored data keep accruing charges, and the standard tier caps apps at 20 vCPU, 40 GB RAM and 5 replicas.

By the AI Tool Atlas editors. Based on the vendor's official documentation; we have not tested this product hands-on. What “documented overview” means

Who Lizard fits

Lizard is worth a look for developers whose coding agents deploy apps, since it offers a JSON-output CLI, managed Postgres and Redis and pay-as-you-go billing by the second with $10 in trial credit. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.

Best for: Developers using AI coding agents

Also a good fit for

Indie hackers and side projects
Teams wanting usage-based hosting

Consider another tool if trial credits expire after 31 days

Or if

Idle apps and stored data continue to accrue charges
Per-account limits (up to 20 vCPU, 40 GB RAM, 5 replicas per app) on the standard tier

Lizard in the news

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Lizard pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

The official Lizard pricing page as we saw it. lizard.build, captured Oct 1, 2026

Free access and trial conditions

No permanent free plan

$10 in free credits valid for 31 days; the signup screen shows any payment-method requirement

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Pro (pay as you go) Web

Usage-based source (opens in a new tab)

Usage, annual commitment

No subscription or seat fees

For: Side projects and production apps

Limits

Up to 20 vCPU and 40 GB RAM
Up to 5 replicas per app

1 more

Up to 500 GB NVMe storage

Includes

Unlimited apps and team members
Unlimited Sandboxes

2 more

US and EU regions
Basic support

API included

Enterprise Web

Custom pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Unknown, annual commitment

For: Teams needing compliance and dedicated infrastructure

Includes

SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance
SSO/SAML, RBAC and audit log

1 more

Dedicated nodes and SLAs

API included

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Sandboxes billed per second from $0.009/hour (Small), $0.018 (Medium), $0.036 (Large); purchased credits never expire; payment fee shown at top-up

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What is Lizard, and how does it work?

Lizard is a cloud deployment platform designed for coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Apps deploy from a GitHub repo or local folder via git push or the Lizard CLI, and every command emits machine-readable output so agents can read deploy events and logs and fix failures themselves. Managed Postgres, Redis and S3-compatible object storage attach in one command, and an SDK creates Sandboxes for isolated code execution. Billing is pay-as-you-go by the second for measured CPU, memory, storage and egress with no monthly subscription. New accounts get $10 in credits valid for 31 days; purchased credits do not expire. An Enterprise tier adds SOC 2/HIPAA compliance, SSO and SLAs.

Lizard's official site: how the product presents itself. lizard.build, captured Oct 1, 2026

What you provide and what you get back

What you give Lizard and what comes back, from its documentation

You provide

GitHub repo or local folder
Git push or CLI commands
Environment variables and service settings

You get back

Running web services and workers
Managed Postgres, Redis and S3-compatible storage
Machine-readable deploy events and logs

Where you can use it

Platforms: Web, API
Account: Required

Where Lizard is most useful

Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.

Letting a coding agent deploy and debug an app end to end

Who: Developers using coding agents
You provide: App repo and deploy command
Expected result: Agent reads JSON logs and fixes a failing deploy itself
Plan needed: Pro
Limitation: Billed by measured resource use source (opens in a new tab)

Hosting web services with attached Postgres or Redis

Who: Indie hackers
You provide: Web service plus database
Expected result: App with attached Postgres or Redis
Plan needed: Pro
Limitation: Database memory and storage accrue charges even when idle source (opens in a new tab)

Running background workers and Telegram bots

Who: Bot and worker authors
You provide: Background worker or Telegram bot code
Expected result: Always-on worker without a monthly subscription
Plan needed: Pro
Limitation: Stopped apps still pay for volumes and storage source (opens in a new tab)

Key features and their practical limits

Feature overview on the official site. lizard.build, captured Oct 1, 2026

Git push to deploy with automatic stack detection

Deploys with git push and detects the stack automatically Skips manual build configuration

Access: All accountsLimit: Detection coverage by language is not listed in fetched pages source (opens in a new tab)

Agent-first CLI with JSON output for every command

Emits JSON output from every CLI command Lets agents read events and act without parsing text

Access: All accountsLimit: Requires the Lizard CLI source (opens in a new tab)

Managed Postgres, Redis and Object Storage

Attaches managed Postgres, Redis and object storage in one command Removes separate database hosting

Access: All accountsLimit: No free tier; billed at the same CPU, memory and storage rates source (opens in a new tab)

Sandboxes SDK for isolated code execution

Provides an SDK for isolated code-execution Sandboxes Runs untrusted or agent code safely

Access: All accountsLimit: Sandboxes have different runtime and storage rules than apps source (opens in a new tab)

Lizard: strengths and limits

Reasons to choose Lizard

No monthly subscription or seat fees; unlimited apps and team members You can scale to zero cost by stopping apps documented source (opens in a new tab)
Purchased credits do not expire Costs do not grow with headcount documented source (opens in a new tab)
$10 free trial credits for new accounts You can try it with free credit documented source (opens in a new tab)
Restore deleted services, databases and projects You can recover from accidental deletion documented source (opens in a new tab)

Check before paying for Lizard

Trial credits expire after 31 days Free credit must be used within about a month documented source (opens in a new tab)
Idle apps and stored data continue to accrue charges Forgotten resources keep billing documented source (opens in a new tab)
Per-account limits (up to 20 vCPU, 40 GB RAM, 5 replicas per app) on the standard tier Large workloads need an Enterprise talk documented source (opens in a new tab)
Egress billed from the first byte at $0.045/GB Traffic-heavy sites pay from the first gigabyte documented source (opens in a new tab)

How to use Lizard for deploying an app with a coding agent

Lizard documentation: where the steps below come from. lizard.build, captured Oct 1, 2026

Set up Lizard

Create a Lizard account and claim the $10 trial credit
Install the Lizard CLI from npm and log in
Connect a GitHub repo or choose a local folder

Example: deploying an app with a coding agent

Run the deploy command or git push your project
Let your coding agent read the JSON deploy events
Attach Managed Postgres with one command
Let the agent redeploy after fixing any build error

Review and export the result

Check the Credits page for the remaining balance and expiry
Stop or delete unused services to avoid idle charges

Example prompt suggested by our editors (not a recorded output of the product)

Deploy this repo to Lizard, attach a Postgres database, read the deploy logs, and fix any build failures until the service is healthy.

Lizard API

Lizard documentation (continued). lizard.build, captured Oct 1, 2026

API access and separate billing

Lizard has no public API in its official documentation. CLI and SDK for Sandboxes API documentation ↗

Privacy, data use and commercial rights

Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.

How your inputs and outputs are handled

Deployment metadata such as timestamps, commit hashes, status and region assignments is held by the platform

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Deleted services, databases and projects can be restored

Commercial use and plan restrictions

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SOC 2 and HIPAA on Enterprise

Controls for business users

US and EU regions
Enterprise audit log and RBAC

Policies: lizard.build/privacy

Best Lizard alternatives for different needs

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Lizard FAQ

How does Lizard billing work?

It is pay as you go with no monthly subscription: CPU, memory, storage and egress are deducted from a credit balance by the second. source (opens in a new tab)

Do free credits expire?

New accounts get $10 in credits valid for 31 days, while purchased credits do not expire. source (opens in a new tab)

Do I pay for stopped apps?

Stopping an app stops its compute charges, but persistent volumes and object storage keep accruing while you keep the data. source (opens in a new tab)

What do Sandboxes cost?

Small is $0.009 per hour, Medium $0.018 and Large $0.036, billed per second while running. source (opens in a new tab)

Is there a seat fee?

No, inviting team members adds no seat fee and usage draws from the workspace owner's balance. source (opens in a new tab)

Sources and review methodology

Official sources and verification dates

Lizard – AI-Native Cloud Deployment Platform homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
Pricing · Lizard pricing · checked Oct 1, 2026
Lizard documentation – Lizard Docs docs · checked Oct 1, 2026
Pay as you go – Lizard Docs docs · checked Oct 1, 2026
Lizard privacy policy · checked Oct 1, 2026

Not verified: Supported customer countries; Training and retention terms.

How we documented and maintain this page

Every fact about Lizard above comes from the 5 official pages listed here, last compared on Oct 1, 2026; we have not run Lizard ourselves, so it has no editorial score. How we check and re-check pages.

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