Comparison

CapRover vs Clever Cloud

On the evidence we track, Clever Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CapRover49
★Clever Cloud69
Score
vioscaleAI score
CapRover49 / 100medium · 53%
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✗
Model
CapRoveropen_source
Clever Cloudcommercial
Price level
CapRoverfree
Clever Cloudlow
Starting price
CapRover–
Clever Cloud$4.98
Transparent
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Integrations
Count
CapRover8
Clever Cloud19
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
CapRover–
Clever Cloud✓
Gdpr
CapRover–
Clever Cloud✓
Iso27001
CapRover–
Clever Cloud✓
Scorecard
CapRover4.3
Clever Cloud–
Reliability
Sla pct
CapRover–
Clever Cloud99.9
Status page
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
CapRover0
Clever Cloud–
Github stars
CapRover15,177
Clever Cloud–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CapRover91
Clever Cloud–
Release
Cadence days
CapRover62
Clever Cloud–
History
CapRover20 items
Clever Cloud–
Language
Primary
CapRoverTypeScript
Clever Cloud–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CapRover5 items
Clever Cloud7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Per-PR preview environments
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud-
Build
Build system
CapRoverDockerfile
Clever CloudBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
CapRoverNode.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application
Clever CloudNode.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe
Scale
Autoscaling
CapRoverHorizontal
Clever CloudHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
CapRoverMulti-region
Clever CloudMulti-region
Hosting
CapRoverSelf-hosted only
Clever CloudCloud + self-hosted
Data
Bundled managed data services
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Instant rollbacks
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CapRover

A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure.

Independently observed

Clever Cloud

Leader

A managed platform-as-a-service for developers that handles deployment, runtime monitoring, automatic updates, and infrastructure management. Applications deploy via a simple git push without requiring Docker configuration or manual setup.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CapRover

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

Clever Cloud

Leader
from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

  • Pico$4.98/mo
  • Nano$6.64/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Linux
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✗
CLI
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud✓
Self-hosted
CapRover✓
Clever Cloud✗
Hybrid
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud✓
Air-gapped
CapRover✗
Clever Cloud✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • GitLab
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL

CapRover

10 total - 7 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Docker Compose
  • Docker Hub
  • Let's Encrypt
  • WordPress
  • Docker
  • Nginx
Independently observed

Clever Cloud

Leader
22 total - 19 not shared
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed
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