Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Vercel

On the evidence we track, Vercel leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. 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
★Vercel85
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Vercel85 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Vercel✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Vercelfreemium
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Vercelmid
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Vercel$20
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Vercel2
Security
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Hipaa
Clever Cloud–
Vercel✓
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Pci
Clever Cloud–
Vercel✓
Soc2
Clever Cloud–
Vercel✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Vercel99.99
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Vercel6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Vercel

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents.

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 ↗

Vercel

Leader
from $20/seat/moHybridFree tier

Hobby free tier; Pro usage-based with optional monthly add-ons ($10–$350); Enterprise custom

  • HobbyFree
    • 1M monthly invocations
    • 5K image transformations
    • 300K cache reads
    • 100K cache writes
  • ProUsage-based with monthly credit; additional features $10–$350/month
    • Usage-based infrastructure billing
    • Team seat management
    • Optional add-ons for SSO, analytics, monitoring
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Higher usage limits
    • Dedicated support
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✓
Vercel✓
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✓
Hybrid
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✗
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud✓
Vercel✗

Integrations

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

Clever Cloud

22 total
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed

Vercel

Leader
3 total
  • Statsig
  • Slack
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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