Is This Right for You?
We qualify fast so we don't waste your time
This is for you if:
- You deploy to Kubernetes, VMs, or serverless and want someone else to manage the deployment layer.
- You need approval workflows, audit trails, and rollback controls without building them yourself.
- You want production deployments locked down with separation of duties.
- You already use AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem and want deployment control to stay inside it.
- You are migrating from Jenkins or legacy CD tools and want a managed replacement.
This is NOT for you if:
- You only need help writing deployment scripts or pipelines. See our DevOps consulting →
- You prefer to operate your own ArgoCD, Octopus, or CodeDeploy clusters.
- You need a CI/CD runner service. See Managed CI/CD Runners →
Clear Boundaries
No shared credentials. No surprise access. We operate, you approve.
ZSoftly Operates
- Deployment engine installation and configuration
- Approval workflows and release gates
- Rollback automation and recovery procedures
- Audit logging and compliance evidence
- Monitoring, alerts, and deployment visibility
- Engine updates and security patches
You Control
- Cloud account and billing (Custom Install)
- IAM, networking, and encryption keys
- What gets deployed and where
- Application code, secrets, and artifacts
- Final approval authority for production releases
Deployment Options
Custom Install
Deployment engines operated inside your environment.
- AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem
- Any region you already use
- Private networking and VPC/VNet isolation
- Works with existing compliance and audits
- Full audit trail remains in your environment
This is what most regulated and serious teams choose.
ZSoftly-Hosted Control Plane
Deployment control components hosted by us, deploying to your targets.
- •Good for teams without Kubernetes expertise
- •We host ArgoCD or orchestration layer
- •Your workloads stay in your environment
- •Limited regions and features
Supported Deployment Engines
We choose the engine based on your workload and environment needs, not vendor preference.
ArgoCD
Kubernetes-native GitOps
EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, K3s
Octopus Deploy
Multi-environment orchestration
VMs, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, on-prem
AWS CodeDeploy
AWS-native deployments
EC2, ECS, Lambda, on-prem
GitHub Actions
GitHub-integrated CD
Any target via actions
GitLab CI/CD
GitLab-integrated CD
Any target via runners
How It Works
You approve. We execute. Full audit trail.
Choose
Engine, environments, and approval rules
Deploy
We configure the engine in your environment
Connect
You link repositories and define targets
Approve
Deployments flow through your approval gates
Operate
We monitor, maintain, and handle rollbacks
Security & Compliance Model
If your security team asks hard questions, we have answers.
Production Safety
- Approval workflows before production deployments
- Separation of duties (developers propose, operators approve)
- Automatic rollback on health check failures
- Deployment windows and change freezes supported
Audit & Compliance
- Full audit log of every deployment, approval, and rollback
- Who deployed what, when, and who approved it
- Immutable deployment history
- Evidence exports for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI audits
Access Boundaries
- ZSoftly operates the deployment engine only
- No access to application secrets or source code
- Network isolation per environment
- Optional: read-only access for troubleshooting
Pricing (No Games)
Custom Install
| Platform management | $1,499/month per environment |
| Setup | From $3,500 one-time |
| Compute | Paid directly to your cloud provider |
Optional Add-Ons
- +Multi-environment promotion pipelines
- +Dedicated support engineer
- +Compliance evidence packages
- +Custom approval integrations (Slack, Teams, PagerDuty)
- +Blue/green and canary deployment support
ZSoftly-Hosted Control Plane
Usage-based pricing. Best for small teams. No enterprise guarantees.
Exact pricing discussed on fit call so we don't waste time.
Common Use Cases
Regulated Teams
Deploy to production with approval workflows, audit trails, and separation of duties.
Kubernetes Teams
Get ArgoCD managed without becoming ArgoCD experts.
Multi-Cloud Teams
Unified deployment orchestration across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem.
Migration Projects
Move from Jenkins or legacy CD tools with managed replacement ready on day one.
How This Fits with Other Services
Continuous Deployment
Deploy the results (this page)
Many teams use Runners for CI and this service for CD.