Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing.
One product. Every surface. Free tier included. No credit card required. Works without an account in Local mode.
SDK, gateway proxy, coding hooks, MCP server, and Scout -- one platform
Free
No credit card required
- •10,000 actions/month
- •SDK + gateway proxy
- •1 project, 3 policies
- •7-day audit retention
- •Basic policies
- •Audit logging
- •Telegram alerts
Solo
- •100,000 actions/month
- •Unlimited projects and policies
- •90-day audit retention
- •DLP scanning
- •Custom DLP rules
- •API access
- •Audit export (CSV)
- •All alert channels
Teams
+$29/seat, +$19/agent
- •500,000 actions/month
- •1-year audit retention
- •Everything in Solo
- •Coding agent hooks (9+ agents)
- •Scout agent
- •RBAC (5-role hierarchy)
- •Fleet management
- •Alert channels (Slack, Telegram, Discord, Email, Webhook)
- •Browser extension (coming soon)
- •MCP server hosted (coming soon)
- •SSO/SAML (coming soon)
- •Compliance reports (coming soon)
Exceed your limit?
Free: Actions blocked at limit. Solo: $10 per 100K additional actions. Teams: $8 per 100K additional actions.
Feature breakdown
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free | Solo | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modes supported | HostedLocal | HostedLocal | HostedHybridLocal |
| Actions/month | 10K | 100K | 500K |
| SDK + Gateway proxy | Y | Y | Y |
| Basic policies | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Projects | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Audit logging | Y | Y | Y |
| Retention | 7 days | 90 days | 1 year |
| Overage | Blocked | $10/100K | $8/100K |
| MCP server (local mode) | Y | Y | Y |
| Secrets vault | Y | Y | Y |
| Usage metering | Y | Y | Y |
| DLP scanning | — | Y | Y |
| Custom DLP rules | — | Y | Y |
| API access | — | Y | Y |
| Audit export (CSV) | — | Y | Y |
| Alert channels (Slack, Telegram, Discord, Email, Webhook) | — | Y | Y |
| Coding agent hooks (9+ agents) | — | — | Y |
| Scout agent (Shadow AI discovery) | — | — | Y |
| RBAC (5-role hierarchy) | — | — | Y |
| Fleet management | — | — | Y |
| Browser extension (coming soon) | — | — | Soon |
| MCP server hosted (coming soon) | — | — | Soon |
| SSO/SAML (coming soon) | — | — | Soon |
| Compliance reports (coming soon) | — | — | Soon |
| Seats | 1 | 1 | 3 (+$29/seat) |
| Agents | — | — | +$19/agent |
| Annual billing (save 20%) | — | Y | Y |
Market context
How Control Zero Compares
Control Zero vs other AI governance solutions. One platform covering every governance surface.
| Feature | Control Zero | Nightfall | LayerX | Lakera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDK + proxy governance | Y | — | — | — |
| Coding agent hooks (9+) | Y | — | — | — |
| MCP server governance | Y | — | — | — |
| API-level DLP | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Custom regex rules | Y | Y | — | — |
| Policy tamper detection | Y | — | — | — |
| Self-managed / air-gap | Y | — | — | Partial |
| Shadow AI discovery | Y | — | Y | — |
| Free tier | Y | Partial | — | Y |
| Browser AI chat DLP | Coming soon | Y | Y | Y |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of April 2026. Features may have changed.
Also available
Self-Managed
Deploy the full platform on-premises via Docker Compose. Seat-based licensing with offline validation. All features available.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an account to start?
No. The SDK and gateway proxy can run in Local mode (no backend required), with or without an account. You get policy enforcement and audit logging locally. Create an account to unlock the dashboard, audit log viewer, blueprints, and policy builder UI.
Can I use the SDK and gateway proxy on the free tier?
Yes. Both integration paths are available on every tier, including free. The same action limits apply regardless of which path you use.
What counts as an action?
Each AI request that passes through the Control Zero gateway, SDK, browser extension, or coding hook counts as one action. This includes tool calls, LLM requests, and policy evaluations.
What happens if I exceed my monthly limit?
On the Free tier, actions are blocked at the limit. On Solo and Teams, overage is billed at $10/100K and $8/100K actions respectively. You will receive an alert and can upgrade at any time.
Is there an annual discount?
Yes. Annual billing saves 10% compared to 12 months of monthly on Solo and Teams tiers. Toggle "Yearly" on the pricing cards to see the effective monthly rate, or select annual at checkout.
What surfaces does Control Zero cover?
Control Zero governs AI across multiple surfaces: SDK integration (Python and Node.js with 11+ framework integrations), gateway proxy (zero-code, supporting Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, DeepSeek, and more), coding agent hooks (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, and more), MCP server for AI coding assistant integration, and Scout agent for shadow AI discovery. Browser extension is coming soon.
How does Local mode work without an API key?
You define policies in a local JSON file. The SDK loads them from disk instead of fetching from the backend. Policy evaluation happens entirely in your process. No network calls. If a policy signature fails verification, the SDK fails closed and denies all requests.
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