Pricing boundary

Carina is free. Cloud is live. Ops is coming soon.

The kernel stays MIT forever. Pay only when you want managed hosting or enterprise security. Team ops features are coming soon.

The rule

  • Carina is free. Forever. MIT license.
  • Carina Cloud is hosted SaaS. Free tier for personal use; Ops plans are coming soon for teams.
  • Scout is commercial. Pay when you need enterprise security.
  • Carina Ops is coming soon. BYOK vault, workbench, audit, and team features on Cloud.

Comparison

Carina (kernel) Carina Cloud Scout Carina Ops
Price Free Free tier + paid Coming soon Paid plans
License MIT Hosted service Coming soon Commercial
Includes Tools, memory, channels, packs Browser workspace, hosting, BYOK Injection shield, audit, kill switch Team RBAC, workbench, deployments
Required? Yes (base) No No No

FAQ

Can I run Carina without Scout? Yes. Carina runs identically with LABYRINTH_ENABLED=false.

Can I self-host everything? Yes for Carina. Scout server is a separate commercial product.

Is npm install free? Yes. npm install -g carina-agent is MIT licensed.

What is Carina Enterprise? Commercial support and services for ISVs building on the kernel. Enterprise overview.

Carina Enterprise

Builder support for ISVs and regulated teams: custom SLAs, dedicated instances, custom domain packs, compliance guidance, and training. The kernel stays MIT; Enterprise is a VERLOX services contract.

Contact Enterprise