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CLI v4 is free for individuals and organizations earning no more than $2 million in annual revenue.
- Applies to Serverless Framework CLI v4
- Revenue eligibility is operated on an honor system
Serverless Framework
YAML-based CLI tooling for deploying application code and cloud infrastructure together, primarily on AWS.
Serverless Framework v4 turns a YAML service definition into deployments of functions and supporting cloud infrastructure, primarily on AWS. The CLI packages code, coordinates CloudFormation, and manages deployment stages from one project. Version 4 requires authentication and charges organizations above its revenue threshold. The current npm distribution includes proprietary components, while non-AWS providers depend on plugins or extension models rather than the v4 built-in core. The open-source v3 line is no longer maintained.
Best for
AWS Lambda teams that want infrastructure, packaging, and deployment stages defined together and rely on the framework’s mature plugin ecosystem.
Watch out for
Version 4 requires authentication and commercial licensing above its revenue threshold, adding a framework subscription on top of the cloud resources it deploys.
- Provides
- Framework
- CLI Tool
- Monitoring
- Debugging
- Local Development
- Interfaces
- API
- CLI
- Web Dashboard
- Works with
- Datadog
- Discord
- GitHub
- GitLab
Development & Execution
Supported platform capabilities, execution environments, development technologies, deployment models, integrations, and triggers.
Runtime, language, architecture, and event availability depends on the selected deployment target.
Deployment & packaging
- Docker / OCI
- Local Emulator
- Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Integrations
- Datadog
- Discord
- GitHub
- GitLab
Triggers
- Scheduled Invocation
- Database Events
- Event Streams
- Publish-Subscribe Topics
- HTTP Requests
- Direct Invocation
- Queue Messages
- Storage Events
Target runtimes
- Custom Runtime
- .NET Runtime
- JVM
- Node.js
Target languages
- C#
- Go
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kotlin
- PHP
- Python
- Ruby
- Rust
- TypeScript
Target architectures
- x86
- x64
- ARM
Frameworks
- Django
- Express.js
- Fastify
- Laravel
- Next.js
- Spring Boot
Pricing
Published pricing structure, representative costs, and material billing factors.
- Starting Price
- $4 per credit
- Primary Billing
- Plan based
- Free Access
- Free plan
- Commitment
- Pay-As-You-Go is monthly
Serverless Framework Plans
Current CLI v4 and Dashboard pricing based on monthly credits.
$4 per credit
Monthly usage billing without a reserved-credit commitment.
- Pay only for credits used each month
- Usage continues at the standard credit rate
From $1 per credit
Reserved monthly credits under an annual or multiyear subscription.
- Credit price depends on volume and commitment
- Unused monthly credits do not roll over
Serverless Credit Redemption Additional Usage Cost
Each credit can be redeemed for one of the published usage units.
| Resource | Billing Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Service Instance | per deployed service instance active for more than 10 days in a month | 1 credit |
| Traces | per 50,000 traces | 1 credit |
| Metrics | per 4 million metrics | 1 credit |
Enterprise Pricing
Custom Enterprise contracts and purchasing support are available through Serverless, Inc.
Billing Commitment
Pay-As-You-Go is monthly; Reserved Credits use annual or multiyear commitments.
Infrastructure & Availability
Where workloads run, how deployment is scoped, and what underlying infrastructure the platform depends on.
BYOC
Serverless Framework does not operate compute regions. Deployment geography follows the selected cloud provider, deployed services, provider plugin, account, and configuration.
Deployment model
- BYOC
Infrastructure providers
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Apache OpenWhisk and other plugin-supported providers
Availability reviewed · Availability source
Security & Compliance
Security Controls
- Access Control
- AWS IAM deployment roles Customer AWS account / deployment target
- Deployment Credentials
- Short-lived deployment credentials Optional Dashboard Providers
- Secrets Management
- Dashboard secrets and external secret resolvers Dashboard / customer secret-store ownership differs
- Encryption
- TLS 1.2+ in transit; AES-256 at rest Hosted Serverless systems
- Audit Logging
- Monitoring and logging Hosted systems; workload logs remain deployment-target owned
Audits & Certifications
- SOC Reports
- SOC 2 Type I & Type II Hosted Serverless Dashboard/security program only
FAQ
Is Serverless Framework still free?
Yes, for individual developers and organizations with annual revenue under $2 million. Serverless Framework v4 requires a paid subscription above that threshold; v3 and earlier remain open source, but v3 is no longer maintained.
