Depot

Faster container builds, GitHub Actions runners and CI compute with persistent caching.

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Alternatives ranked: 5
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About Depot

Depot is a build acceleration service. Its best-known product speeds up Docker image builds by running them on fast remote builders with a persistent shared cache, so layers are reused across machines and CI runs instead of rebuilt each time; it works as a drop-in for docker build and buildx. It also offers faster GitHub Actions runners you switch to by changing the runs-on label, a container registry, a remote cache for tools like Bazel, Turborepo and Gradle, and newer products for its own CI engine and sandboxes for AI coding agents. Teams typically adopt it to cut CI times and bills without migrating away from their existing CI system. Pricing is subscription plus per-second usage: plans start with a monthly fee that includes build and runner minutes and cache storage for one user, and larger plans add users and minutes; there is a 7-day trial. It is a hosted service.

Best for: Teams whose Docker builds and GitHub Actions runs are slow and costly.

What works

Much faster Docker builds with shared cache
Drop-in faster GitHub Actions runners
Per-second billing

Why people leave

No free plan beyond a trial
Another vendor alongside your CI
Mostly helps container-heavy workflows

Top Depot alternatives

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1
Blacksmith
Faster, cheaper GitHub Actions runners with a free monthly allowance.
66.5
2
GitHub Actions
Stick with standard runners if speed isn't the bottleneck.
62.6
3
CircleCI
Fast hosted CI with Docker layer caching built in.
59.6
4
Buildkite
Run builds on your own beefy hardware.
57.2
5
Dagger
Cached, containerised pipelines that run anywhere.
55.3

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Depot: common questions

Is Depot free?

No, Depot is a paid product. Developer plan: $20/month (checked on Depot's own site).

Is Depot open source?

No, Depot is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Dagger.

What platforms does Depot run on?

Depot is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Depot?

The highest-ranked Depot alternatives right now are Blacksmith, GitHub Actions and CircleCI. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Depot facts

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Developer plan: $20/month; Checked Oct 25, 2026depot.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Developer $20 per month Perfect for solo devs, side-projects, and experiments.”
Startup plan: $200/month; Checked Oct 25, 2026depot.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Startup Most popular $200 per month For teams building production applications.”
Free trial: 7 days; Checked Oct 25, 2026depot.dev(opens source in a new tab); “START A 7-DAY TRIAL Startup Most popular $200 per month For teams building production applications.”
Developer plan Actions minutes: 2,000/month; Checked Oct 25, 2026depot.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Included each month 2,000 sandbox minutes 2,000 GitHub Actions minutes”