Cloud vs Self-Hosted

TestMesh supports three deployment models. Choose based on your security requirements, operational preferences, and team size.

Deployment Models

Self-Hosted (OSS)

Run the entire TestMesh stack on your own infrastructure. Everything is open-source and free — no cloud dependency, no telemetry, no feature gates.

Your Infrastructure
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  TestMesh API    Dashboard    Site Agent     │
│  PostgreSQL      Redis        Kafka (opt.)   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Best for: Teams that require full data sovereignty, operate in air-gapped environments, or prefer to own their entire stack.

Get started: Docker Setup or Kubernetes & Helm

Cloud

TestMesh hosts the control plane (API, dashboard, scheduling, AI analysis). You run a lightweight site agent inside your network to execute flows against your internal services.

TestMesh Cloud                    Your Network
┌────────────────────┐           ┌────────────────────┐
│  API + Dashboard   │◄── WSS ──│  Site Agent         │
│  Scheduling        │           │  (executes flows)   │
│  AI Analysis       │           └────────┬────────────┘
│  PR Write-Back     │                    │
└────────────────────┘           internal services

Best for: Teams that want a managed platform without maintaining infrastructure, but need to test services behind a firewall.

Key property: The site agent connects outbound — no inbound firewall rules, no VPN, no exposed ports. Secrets and raw data stay in your network.

Hybrid

Self-host the core stack but connect to TestMesh Cloud for specific capabilities (AI analysis, managed scheduling). This is just the self-hosted model with the site agent pointed at a remote control plane for selected workspaces.

Cloud Tiers

The site agent binary is always free — it's the same open-source code regardless of tier. What changes is what the control plane provides.

Free

For individuals and small teams getting started.

Pro

For teams running TestMesh in production across multiple environments.

Enterprise

For organizations with compliance, security, and scale requirements.

Feature Comparison

Core Platform

AI & Intelligence

Git & CI/CD

Operations & Compliance

Why the Agent Is Free

The site agent is a thin relay — it dials out, receives jobs, runs them, and streams results back. The value is in the control plane: scheduling, AI analysis, PR write-back, dashboard, and semantic search.

Making the agent free removes friction for the exact customers who benefit most from TestMesh — enterprises with private networks that can't expose services publicly. The agent is the on-ramp, not the product.

Common industry pattern:

Choosing a Deployment Model

What's Next