Clever Cloud
France
EU
Clever Cloud is a French platform as a service founded in 2010 in Nantes. It runs applications and databases for developers and companies, says it is a 100 % French company under...
European Platform as a Service (PaaS) Providers
Coolify
Hungary
EU
Open Source
Self-Hostable
Coolify is an open source, self-hostable platform as a service. It is developed by coolLabs Solutions Kft. in Hungary under the Apache 2.0 license, has more than 60,000 stars on GitHub and...
hidora
Switzerland
Hidora is a Swiss DevOps managed service provider founded in 2016 in Geneva. It began as a hosting provider running a platform as a service on the Jelastic platform and today offers...
IONOS Deploy Now
Germany
EU
IONOS Deploy Now is a hosting product from the German cloud provider IONOS for websites and apps that are deployed from GitHub. It targets static websites and single-page apps and is the...
Scalingo
France
EU
Scalingo is a French platform as a service for web applications and databases. It describes itself as a sovereign cloud host: all data is stored exclusively in France on the infrastructure of...
Stackhero
France
EU
Stackhero is a European cloud service provider that specializes in database hosting and management solutions tailored for developers and businesses. With a strong emphasis on performance, ease of use, and robust support,...
Upsun
France
EU
Upsun, formerly Platform.sh, is a platform as a service from France. The company is Platform.sh SAS doing business as Upsun, with its head office in Paris, and says that more than 16,000...
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Submit SuggestionA platform as a service (PaaS) runs applications from a Git repository or a container without the team managing servers. The provider handles build, deployment, scaling, certificates and often managed databases. The European PaaS providers below are headquartered in Europe, which makes them candidates when looking for a Heroku alternative, a Vercel alternative or a Netlify alternative with data in Europe.
PaaS providers compared
| Provider | Headquarters | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Clever Cloud | Nantes, France | Founded 2010, runtimes for Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, .NET and Docker, ISO 27001 and HDS |
| Scalingo | France | Heroku-style platform, data only in France on SecNumCloud-qualified Outscale infrastructure |
| Upsun | Paris, France | Formerly Platform.sh, a full preview environment per Git branch with cloned data |
| IONOS Deploy Now | Germany | Deploy static sites and single-page apps from GitHub with preview URLs, three free starter projects |
| Coolify | Hungary | Open source, runs on your own servers, Vercel and Heroku style workflow |
| Hidora | Geneva, Switzerland | Managed Kubernetes and DevOps service in Swiss datacenters |
| Stackhero | France | Managed services such as PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ and Docker |
Which provider fits which project
- Web apps and APIs with a database: Clever Cloud and Scalingo deploy with Git and run managed databases.
- Static sites and frontends: IONOS Deploy Now comes closest to the simple Vercel or Netlify workflow.
- Preview environment per branch: Upsun clones code, services and data for each branch.
- Full control: Coolify turns your own server into a Git-based platform.
- Outsourced operations: Hidora offers managed Kubernetes and DevOps support.
What to check before choosing
- Runtimes and frameworks: Check support for your language and framework, for example Node.js servers for Next.js.
- Regions and certificates: Compare where data is stored and which certifications such as ISO 27001 or HDS are held.
- Edge features: Global CDN and edge functions, as offered by Vercel and Netlify, are rare among European PaaS providers.
- Lock-in: Docker-based deployment makes a later move easier.
FAQ
Is there a European alternative to Heroku?
Yes. Clever Cloud, Scalingo and Upsun work in a similar way. See the page on Heroku alternatives.
Is there a European alternative to Vercel or Netlify?
For frontends, see Vercel alternatives and Netlify alternatives.