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Cycle Reviews & Product Details

Cycle.io is a private cloud management platform that enables organizations to deploy, orchestrate, and manage workloads across on-prem bare metal, colocation, and public cloud environments from a unified interface. As a LowOps solution, Cycle simplifies infrastructure operations by providing automated provisioning, networking, and orchestration for both containers and virtual machines, without requiring teams to maintain complex control planes or third-party orchestration layers. Cycle.io is used by infrastructure, DevOps, and platform engineering teams who want the flexibility and control of private infrastructure with the usability of the public cloud. The platform is designed for enterprises, SaaS providers, and service operators that need to standardize environments across regions, ensure data sovereignty, and reduce the operational overhead of managing multiple infrastructure stacks. Cycle’s architecture focuses on abstraction and automation. It integrates core components—compute, storage, and networking—into a single workflow that allows users to build scalable, multi-tenant environments. With built-in security and auditability, Cycle helps teams align with compliance requirements while maintaining high performance and uptime. Key capabilities include: - Full infrastructure management: Create your own private cloud by provisioning compute resources in the cloud, on-prem, or both at the same time. - Unified orchestration: Deploy containers, virtual machines, and functions through one control plane, eliminating the need for separate management tools. - Global private networking: Create flat, Layer 3 networks that securely connect infrastructure across regions and providers. - Automated provisioning: Deploy new environments with repeatable templates, including integrated DNS, SSL, and image management. - Integrated CI/CD workflows: Connect repositories and pipelines for automated build and deployment processes. - Scalable storage management: Attach and manage block storage, SAN-backed LUNs, and persistent volumes directly within the platform. Organizations use Cycle.io to reduce infrastructure complexity, maintain compliance with data locality requirements, and accelerate application delivery across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. By combining the control of private infrastructure with the efficiency of cloud automation, Cycle helps teams standardize their infrastructure footprint while maintaining full ownership of their data and operations.

Seller

Cycle.io

Languages Supported

English

Product Description

The Cycle Platform enables businesses to simplify container orchestration and infrastructure management. With a SaaS-managed operating system built specifically for containers, Cycle becomes the bridge between you and your infrastructure. Simplify the stack and gain the benefits of your own private cloud that spans multiple providers. No outrageous costs. Get started in minutes

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Jake Warner (CEO / Founder at Cycle.io)

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Starter

Starting at $65.00

Lite

Starting at $500.00

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Cycle Reviews (17)

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Casey D.

Head of Engineering

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/13/2024

"No more DevOps pain..."

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

Cycle gives us what we need to run our app without extra fuss. Their support team is quick to help, making it easy to start using the platform. This helps our team work faster and get more done. Because Cycle is simpler to manage, we spend less time on upkeep and save money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

While I appreciate Cycle's rapid innovation, sometimes the documentation lags a bit behind the latest updates. This occasional gap is a small trade-off for the platform's constant improvements. It would be great to see the docs keep pace with the new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/10/2025

"Powerful when you need it, simple by default"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

The best orchestrator alternative to Kubernetes: an intuitive ui makes deploying and monitoring your services straight forward. Comes out of the box with "batteries included": console access, secure by default networking and powerful load balancing. Easily combine different cloud providers to be multicloud for your workloads. Excellent customer support with deep knowledge and an inherent mindset to make you successful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

Cycle is evolving quickly which results in regular UI updates and feature additions requiring learning the new concepts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thomas S.

Head of Product

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/1/2022

"Cycle Makes the World Go Round"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

As a founder, one of the unspoken elephants in the room is cloud infrastructure - which provider, which region, routing tables, CIDR configs, the list and technical upkeep do not end. With Cycle, I was able to deploy services 10x faster with minimal experience in DevOps. This is truly a game-changer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

I wished I would have found this product back in 2018 when I was first starting to build applications as a developer getting started in building platforms and also advising other ventures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cycle:

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What problems is Cycle solving and how is that benefiting you?

In the venture capital industry, platforms are either outdated or only solve one problem in isolation. With Cycle, our engineering team was able to implement our executive leadership's vision effectively and efficiently. Three main benefits are:

- Simplicity: Cycle is an approachable admin panel for both experienced architects or first-time developers

- Flexibility: Cycle helps you deploy from an advantageous, abstracted view of the infrastructure world without having to become an expert

- Dependability: Cycle allows for quick instance deploys so I can focus on application layers where more customer value is created than VM volumes and CPU scaling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David C.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/4/2022

"Unparalleled customer service"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

The amount of incoming work we had before Cycle was a lot to manage. With Cycle, the whole team agreed that we’d be able to quickly set up our environments and onboard new clients - all the while migrating existing projects so that we had one place to manage everything.

Now things are more simple. On average, Cycle saves us about 10-20 hours per week with our managed projects, which is something we’re focused on growing. Every time we add a project to Cycle, we see that number increase. It translates to thousands of dollars in savings per month without even considering the cost impact of not needing a specialized engineer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

At the end of the day, scaling a dev shop really comes down to how much value you can deliver on each project. With Cycle, that’s been a lot easier for us. With that said, their dev team is quick to help if any problems arise, so there are no negatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amy S.

Account Manager/Paralegal

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/26/2022

"Cycle is an "easy button.""

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

Our team implemented Cycle near end of year in 2019, since then, we've referred to Cycle as the "easy button." -- Immediately after implementation, we saw a tremendous amount of value.

We were looking for something that could simplify and automate the DevOps side so our team could stay focused on building out our core. With Cycle, we saw a way to accomplish that goal quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

I only have pros for Cycle. Using the platform means we can operate without hiring specialized DevOps engineers, which saves us so much time and money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jacob S.

Junior Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/10/2022

"Goodbye DevOps! I finally have time to write my code!"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

The day or night assistance with any configuration help or troubleshooting needs. They're always ready to help! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

They're still in the process of adding some key features that will help us implement the systems were using on their platform. Looking forward to their release! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cycle:

Want to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on Dev Ops Engineers? Use Cycle! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cycle solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are syncing up our database, front end, and back end servers seamlessly, and allowing for changes made to be implemented at the click of a button! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael B.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/6/2021

"Exceeded Expectations"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

First and foremost, at Red Dot, we focus on data security. Cycle.io provides us with an industry-leading level of security and comfort that allows us to continue to scale operations without degradation in protection.

I never deviate from our secure, risk-averse strategy when it comes to protecting our data, which is a must in the healthcare space. I view Cycle.io as an enhancement to this strategy that has the added benefit of allowing a laser focus on core competencies, which takes a ton of pressure off our team. We can easily choose where and how to allow access to an application and, at the same time, eliminate the possibility of small oversights in configurations that could lead to security vulnerabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

There is nothing to dislike. As our team continues to scale up, I can see that our partnership with Cycle is more than a means to an end; cycle is a vital part of our team and growth strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cycle:

I highly suggest if you're looking to reduce cost and increase your control, consider cycle.io Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cycle solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were expecting to hire two full-time DevOps engineers to facilitate the management of our growing portfolio of applications and hedge against the inherent technical debt of other solutions we had considered, such as Mesos and Kubernetes.

With Cycle, we were not only able to completely skip over hiring dedicated DevOps engineers, saving us ~$275,000 a year, but also bring our existing team fully up to speed within a week of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mark Z.

Operations Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/1/2021

"Amazing Support!"

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

The technical expertise the Cycle staff offers is incredible. But where they truly shine is their customer service and support. It is second to none. Whether you are a small client or a large enterprise client, you feel like you are their only client. So impressed and would highly recommend them! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

Honestly, I have been with them for over two years, and there is nothing I can say bad about Cycle. They are just a fantastic technology partner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cycle:

If you want state-of-the-art technology and incredible support, Cycle is the perfect partner for your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cycle solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a server that could handle our international traffic demands. Until we came on board with Cycle and their container technology, our website would often crash during peak periods. Cycle solved that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joshua K.

Lead Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/2/2021

"Cycle eases entry to scale by saving you time and money."

5/5

What do you like best about Cycle?

Kubernetes solutions compete directly with Cycle. They both tackle the same space. So what is the difference?

The difference is time. Kubernetes is the kitchen sink. To get moving on it, one must dedicate a significant initial spend in time and money by climbing the steep learning curve or hiring an expensive FTE to handle the details.

This reality can be hard to swallow for a lean startup that wants to progress rapidly with deployments while ensuring that scale is there when the time comes.

Cycle presents an attractive alternative. If you know how to build a docker image and not much else, you have everything you need to begin deploying your production and stage environments. Their UI is slick and approachable. The API that powers it is well-documented for your scripted use if required. The feature set contains all the essentials for a startup to go from zero to scale without the need for a full-time operations specialist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cycle?

As nicely designed as their UI is, the API itself appears to take precedence, so the web interface tends to trail it in features and bug fixes. Some enhancements to the real-time updating on the web console are needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cycle:

Understand your requirements and the next one or two years of scale objectives. Dive into the interface and run some test deploys. Run through the docs; they're thorough, concise, and short. It shouldn't take you more than a day to know if Cycle will meet your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cycle solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cycle has freed us from the huge spend a startup might otherwise take in deploying a stable and scaleable operational environment. We went from one full-time dedicated devops to just a few hours a month for our regular engineers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.