Clever Cloud
French PaaS for apps and managed databases, hosted in Europe with sovereignty and compliance options.
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About Clever Cloud
Clever Cloud is a platform-as-a-service based in France. You deploy applications by pushing to Git or from GitHub, and it builds and runs them on its own infrastructure, scaling vertically and horizontally as needed. It supports a broad set of runtimes, including Node.js, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, .NET, Elixir, Rust, Haskell and Docker, and offers managed add-ons for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch and an S3-compatible object store. Its main selling point is European sovereignty: infrastructure is operated in-house across several regions, with certifications such as ISO 27001, health data hosting (HDS) and SecNumCloud options for organisations with strict regulatory needs. Billing is usage-based per instance size and add-on, and new accounts get free credits without a payment card. It is a good fit for European companies and public bodies that need to keep data under EU law, while its documentation and community are smaller than those of US platforms.
Best for: European companies that need a PaaS with data kept under EU jurisdiction.
Pros and cons
What works
- European hosting with ISO 27001, HDS and SecNumCloud options
- Wide range of runtimes and managed databases
- Free credits to start without a card
Why people leave
- Smaller community and fewer guides than US platforms
- Pricing pages are detailed and take time to compare
- No permanent free tier
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Clever Cloud: common questions
Is Clever Cloud free?
No, Clever Cloud is a paid product.
Is Clever Cloud open source?
No, Clever Cloud is not open source.
What platforms does Clever Cloud run on?
Clever Cloud is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to Clever Cloud?
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