Comparison

CapRover vs Platform.sh

On the evidence we track, Platform.sh leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CapRover49

★Platform.sh63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CapRover	Platform.shLeader
vioscaleAI score	49 / 100medium · 53%	63 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,177	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	91	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	62	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

CapRover49 / 100medium · 53%

Platform.sh63 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Model

CapRoveropen_source

Platform.shcommercial

Price level

CapRoverfree

Platform.shunknown

Transparent

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Integrations

Count

CapRover8

Platform.sh3

Security

Disclosure policy

CapRover–

Platform.sh✓

Iso27001

CapRover–

Platform.sh✓

Pci

CapRover–

Platform.sh✓

Scorecard

CapRover4.3

Platform.sh–

Soc2

CapRover–

Platform.sh✓

Vulnerabilities

CapRoverCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Platform.sh–

Reliability

Status page

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

CapRover0

Platform.sh–

Github stars

CapRover15,177

Platform.sh–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CapRover91

Platform.sh–

Release

Cadence days

CapRover62

Platform.sh–

History

CapRover20 items

Platform.sh–

Language

Primary

CapRoverTypeScript

Platform.sh–

Market

Availability

CapRover–

Platform.shAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

CapRover5 items

Platform.sh7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	CapRover	Platform.sh
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	-
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	-
Per-PR preview environments	✗	✓
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	-
Runtime / language breadth	Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application	Diverse application types supported
Scale
Autoscaling	Horizontal	Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	-
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services	✓	-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge	✗	-
Custom domains + automatic TLS	✓	✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management	✓	-
Instant rollbacks	✗	-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

CapRover✓

Platform.sh-

Deploy arbitrary container image

CapRover✓

Platform.sh-

Per-PR preview environments

CapRover✗

Platform.sh✓

Build

Build system

CapRoverDockerfile

Platform.sh-

Runtime / language breadth

CapRoverNode.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application

Platform.shDiverse application types supported

Scale

Autoscaling

CapRoverHorizontal

Platform.shHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

CapRoverMulti-region

Platform.sh-

Hosting

CapRoverSelf-hosted only

Platform.shCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

CapRover✓

Platform.sh-

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

CapRover✗

Platform.sh-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

CapRover✓

Platform.sh-

Instant rollbacks

CapRover✗

Platform.sh-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

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

Platform.sh

Leader

A cloud platform that enables development teams to build, test, and deploy applications with control over resource allocation per component. Provides unlimited preview environments with full data cloning, horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities, custom domain support, and team collaboration features.

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 2026-10-02verify ↗

Platform.sh

Leader

from £0.01/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

From £7.50/project + £8.50/user/month. Pay-as-you-go for resources. 15-day free trial with credits, no card required.

Project resourcesPay for resources provisioned: CPU/memory per hour, storage per GB, plus £7.50/project/month
User license£8.50/user/mo
- Custom project/environment permissions
- Teams management
- MFA enforcement
- SSO: Google, OIDC
Advanced user management£7.50/user/mo
- Advanced permissions
- Teams management
- MFA enforcement
- SSO: Google, OIDC (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, PingID, Ory)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CapRover	Platform.sh
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Linux

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✗

CLI

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CapRover✗

Platform.sh✓

Self-hosted

CapRover✓

Platform.sh✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
GitLab

CapRover

10 total - 8 not shared

Docker Compose
Docker Hub
Let's Encrypt
WordPress
MongoDB
MySQL
Docker
Nginx

Independently observed

Platform.sh

Leader

3 total - 1 not shared

Bitbucket

Independently observed

Still deciding?

CapRover or Platform.sh: which one depends on you

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