Hosting Options
| Formance Cloud | Self-Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Control plane | Formance | Self-hosted |
| Data plane | Formance | Self-hosted |
| Available editions | N/A | Community / Enterprise |
| Support | Formance | Community / Formance |
Formance Cloud
Formance Cloud is a fully managed deployment of the Formance Platform, which is hosted and managed by Formance. It is the easiest way to get started, and the recommended deployment option for companies looking to minimize the infrastructure overhead of running the platform. This deployment option is available to all companies, as part of the Formance Cloud starter plan.Formance Cloud
Learn more about Formance Cloud and available regions
Self-Hosting
Self-hosting allows you to deploy Formance on your own Kubernetes infrastructure with full control over your data and environment. Two editions are available:Community Edition
The Community Edition is open-source and free to use. It includes core modules (Ledger, Payments, Gateway) and is supported by the community.Community Edition
Open-source, community-supported deployment
Enterprise Edition
The Enterprise Edition includes everything in Community Edition plus:- Auth - Authentication and authorization
- Wallets - Digital wallet management
- Flows - Workflow orchestration
- Reconciliation - Payment reconciliation
- Webhooks - Event notifications
- Web Console - Graphical interface for managing your stack
- SSO/OIDC - Single Sign-On integration
- RBAC - Role-Based Access Control
- Audit Logs - Complete audit trail
- Formance Support - Direct support from Formance
Enterprise Edition
Commercial license with Console, SSO, RBAC, and support
Choosing the Right Option
| Use Case | Recommended Option |
|---|---|
| Getting started quickly | Formance Cloud |
| Minimal infrastructure overhead | Formance Cloud |
| Full control over data | Self-Hosting |
| Open-source / community support | Self-Hosting (Community) |
| Enterprise features (Console, SSO, RBAC) | Self-Hosting (Enterprise) |
| Compliance requirements | Self-Hosting (Enterprise) |