Yes, Lockit has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes access to up to 2 resources. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $3.00/mo.
About
Lockit is a Slack app for reserving, locking, releasing, and managing shared resources such as development environments, staging environments, servers, conference rooms, and software licenses. It exposes Slack commands such as @Lockit new, @Lockit list, @Lockit lock <resourcename>, @Lockit release <resourcename>, @Lockit edit <resourcename>, and @Lockit delete <resourcename> for resource lifecycle management.
The product also includes an API for programmatic resource management, with endpoints for listing resources, fetching resource details, creating resources, locking resources for a specified duration, releasing resources, and deleting resources. The pricing page shows a perpetual Free plan with up to 2 resources, and a Starter plan with up to 100 resources plus external integrations.
- Slack-based resource reservation
- Resource lock and release commands
- Up to 2 resources free
- Programmatic REST API access
- Resource alerts and takeover requests
- External integrations on paid plan
Free Tier Value
This free tier is capped at 2 resources, while the cheapest paid plan starts at $17/month for up to 100 resources plus external integrations. That makes the free offering roughly 2% of the Starter plan’s capacity on the main quota, so a small but real value of about $3/month is a fair estimate. The page also says you can try any plan free for 15 days, but a credit card is still required to start the trial, which adds friction.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to up to 2 resources.
- Unlimited locks.
- Unlimited members.
- Unlimited users.
See Lockit pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Starter
- resources
- 100
- Up to 100 resources
- Integrations with external sources
- Customised Slack workflow available via contact sales
- Priority support not included
- White-labeled bot not included
Customised Slack Workflow
- Tailored workflows
- Incident handling
- Unique Slack setups
- Priority support
- White-labeled Lockit bot for Slack
Pricing extracted from Lockit's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Lockit free forever?
Yes. Lockit has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What happens when you exceed Lockit's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Lockit's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $17 / month.
What is Lockit's free tier worth?
Lockit's free tier is worth about $3.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 39/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
