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Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Render

No clear leader: Clever Cloud (69.2) and Render (67.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Clever Cloud69
Render68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Render68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Render✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Renderfreemium
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Renderlow
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Render–
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Render10
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Hipaa
Clever Cloud–
Render✓
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Soc2
Clever Cloud–
Render✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Render–
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Render7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Clever Cloud

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

Render

A cloud platform where teams deploy applications and infrastructure, from simple prototypes to complex multi-service systems, with built-in scaling, security, and database management.

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

from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

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

Render

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Enterprise pricing on request. Metered billing for compute, bandwidth, and storage.

  • FreeFree
    • Deploy for free
    • Up to 25 services
    • 5 GB bandwidth included
    • Single-service previews
    • Global regions and CDN
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Contractual uptime SLAs
    • Support Slack channel
    • Support response SLAs
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✓
Render✓
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud✓
Render✓
Hybrid
Clever Cloud✓
Render✗
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud✓
Render✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitLab
  • Terraform

Clever Cloud

22 total - 20 not shared
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed

Render

15 total - 13 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • AWS
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Datadog
  • Cloudflare
  • Namecheap
  • Slack
  • Sentry
  • Stripe
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Discord
Independently observed
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Clever Cloud or Render: which one depends on you

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