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Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Platform.sh

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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★Clever Cloud69
Platform.sh63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Platform.sh63 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Platform.sh✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Platform.shcommercial
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Platform.shunknown
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Platform.sh–
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Platform.sh3
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh–
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Pci
Clever Cloud–
Platform.sh✓
Soc2
Clever Cloud–
Platform.sh✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Platform.sh–
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Platform.sh7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Platform.sh

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.

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.sh

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✓
Hybrid
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✗
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud✓
Platform.sh✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitLab

Clever Cloud

Leader
22 total - 21 not shared
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed

Platform.sh

3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
Independently observed
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