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Design, simulate, and deploy across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
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| Feature | Free | Pro | Team | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas & design | ||||
| Drag-and-drop canvasiInfinite browser-based canvas. Drag any AWS, Azure, or GCP service tile onto the workspace and wire services together to model your intended architecture with full visual control. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-cloud service catalogueiFull access to 315+ AWS services, 200+ Azure services, and 180+ GCP services across compute, storage, networking, databases, messaging, security, ML, and analytics. All tiers get the complete catalogue — the simulation count is the only constraint on Free. | AWS · Azure · GCP | AWS · Azure · GCP | AWS · Azure · GCP | AWS · Azure · GCP |
| Cross-cloud architecturesiModel architectures that span multiple cloud providers on a single canvas — for example, AWS API Gateway fronting GCP Cloud Run, or Azure Entra ID providing identity for an AWS-hosted application. | Single provider | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time compatibility validationiPinPole enforces compatibility and directionality rules on every connection, including cross-provider wiring. Incompatible or incorrectly-directed connections are blocked before they can be created — preventing misconfigurations at design time regardless of cloud. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Node configuration panelsiClicking any service node opens a full configuration panel showing service-specific properties, provider-accurate defaults, engineering notes, known limits, pro tips, service endpoints, and quota information — for AWS, Azure, and GCP services. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering notes & pro tipsiBuilt-in guidance within each Node Configuration panel explaining how a service behaves at scale, common architectural pitfalls, and distilled best-practice tips — no need to cross-reference AWS, Azure, or GCP documentation during design. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ProjectsiEach project is a saved canvas workspace. Free tier is limited to 1 project. Pro and above support unlimited projects across all cloud providers. | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Traffic simulation | ||||
| Simulations per monthiEach simulation run counts as one unit regardless of cloud provider. Free tier includes 10 runs/month. Pro is unlimited. Team has a shared pool of 1,000/month. Additional simulation packs can be purchased at any time. | 10 | Unlimited | 1,000 pooled | Unlimited |
| RPS rangeiSet your load from 10 to 100,000,000 requests per second using a logarithmic slider. Simulate everything from quiet dev environments to global-scale production traffic against AWS, Azure, or GCP architectures. | 10 – 100M RPS | 10 – 100M RPS | 10 – 100M RPS | 10 – 100M RPS |
| Traffic patternsiConstant validates steady-state load. Ramp tests auto-scaling responsiveness. Spike stress-tests cold starts and concurrency limits. Wave models periodic bursts. All four patterns work across AWS, Azure, and GCP service topologies. | Constant only | All 4 patterns | All 4 patterns | All 4 patterns |
| Per-node live metricsiDuring simulation, each service node displays real-time RPS throughput, latency (ms), health status, and resource utilisation — propagated through the architecture graph at 100ms tick intervals for AWS, Azure, and GCP services alike. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live cost estimationiMonthly cost is computed in real time during simulation as architecture and load change — displayed per second, hour, day, and month. Covers AWS, Azure, and GCP pricing models simultaneously. No separate pricing calculator needed. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud TerminaliA command-line interface available during simulation. Query service state, test configuration changes, and validate behaviour against the running simulation — without leaving PinPole or stopping the run. Works across all three providers. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI optimisation | ||||
| recommendationsiA hybrid rule-engine and GPT-4.1 analysis identifies bottlenecks, suggests new services, architecture pattern changes, configuration adjustments, and scaling fixes across AWS, Azure, and GCP — categorised by severity and type. | 5 / month | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| One-click applyiEach recommendation includes an Apply button. Clicking it automatically updates the canvas — adding new service nodes, modifying configuration values, or re-routing connections — without any manual canvas editing. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recommendation categoriesiRecommendations are grouped as: Add Service (missing components), Architecture (structural changes such as async decoupling or circuit breakers), Modify Config (tuning existing services), and Scaling (auto-scaling gaps) — across all three cloud providers. | – | All 4 types | All 4 types | All 4 types |
| Version control & history | ||||
| Execution historyiEvery simulation run is automatically saved with its run status, timestamp, duration, peak RPS reached, and estimated monthly cost — across all cloud providers. Builds a full audit trail of your optimisation work across iterations. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Architecture snapshotsiThe Version Workflow Viewer stores the exact canvas state — services, connections, configuration — at the point of each simulation run for any cloud provider combination. Select any historical run to view or restore. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Version comparison & rollbackiCompare any two simulation snapshots side by side — service count, connection count, cost, and performance — and roll back to a prior version if a change introduces a regression, regardless of provider. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment | ||||
| Deploy to AWSiA guided four-step deploy workflow provisions the validated canvas design as real AWS infrastructure via secure cross-account IAM Role assumption (STS). No long-lived secrets are stored — only temporary session credentials. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy to AzureiDeploy validated Azure canvas designs via Service Principal with OIDC federation through Microsoft Entra ID. Zero stored client secrets — all credentials are ephemeral, provisioned per-deploy and discarded on completion. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy to GCPiDeploy GCP canvas designs via Workload Identity Federation using Service Account impersonation. No persistent service account keys are stored in PinPole — the authentication chain uses short-lived federation tokens only. | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IaC exportiExport the canvas architecture at any point for use in external IaC pipelines. Terraform is the multi-cloud baseline. CDK is the idiomatic choice for AWS engineers. Bicep and ARM Templates are the native formats for Azure. Deployment Manager is available for GCP on Enterprise. | – | TF · CDK · Bicep · ARM | TF · CDK · Bicep · ARM | All + Deployment Mgr |
| Multi-environment deploymentiDeploy the same canvas to independent ST (System Test), UAT, and PR (Production) environments from within PinPole. Each environment is an isolated deployment pipeline with promotion gates between stages — across AWS, Azure, and GCP. | – | – | ST / UAT / PR | ST / UAT / PR |
| Collaboration & team | ||||
| Shared canvases & workspacesiMultiple engineers can work on the same canvas simultaneously. Shared workspaces allow a team's full multi-cloud architecture catalogue to be accessible from a single project environment. | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Role-based access controliAssign engineer, reviewer, or admin roles. Engineers get write access to their domain canvases; reviewers get read-only access for design review; production deployment to any cloud can be restricted to senior engineers or release managers. | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| API accessiProgrammatic access to PinPole for integrating canvas management, simulation triggers, and execution history retrieval into your own CI/CD pipelines or internal tooling — across all cloud providers. | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enterprise & governance | ||||
| Audit loggingiA full, tamper-evident log of all actions — canvas changes, configuration edits, simulation runs, recommendation applications, and deployments across all three cloud providers. Use for incident review, compliance demonstration, and architecture archaeology. | – | – | – | ✓ |
| SSO / SAMLiSingle sign-on via SAML 2.0, compatible with enterprise identity providers including Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, and Google Workspace. Centralise authentication and enforce access policies from your existing IdP. | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Cloud Digital TwiniConnect to live AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts and automatically replicate the full infrastructure topology onto a PinPole canvas — all services, connections, configuration values, and dependencies — continuously synchronised as environments evolve. | – | – | – | Upcoming |
| Optimisation DashboardiA consolidated view of all improvements identified and applied across architectures — cumulative cost savings, throughput gains, latency improvements, and the open recommendation backlog across AWS, Azure, and GCP in one place. | – | – | – | Upcoming |
| Dedicated support & SLAiNamed support contact, guaranteed response SLA, private Slack channel, and priority access to the engineering team for critical issues and custom integration requirements. | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Support | ||||
| Support leveliFree: community forums and documentation. Pro: priority email support with faster response times. Team: email + chat support. Enterprise: dedicated named support contact with SLA guarantee. | Community | Priority email | Email + chat | Dedicated + SLA |
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