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Comparison

Deno Deploy vs Knative

On the evidence we track, Deno Deploy 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.

Deno Deploy full profile →Knative full profile →
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★Deno Deploy69
Knative55
Score
Vioscale score
Deno Deploy69 / 100high · 75%
Knative55 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Model
Deno Deployfreemium
Knativeopen_source
Price level
Deno Deploymid
Knativefree
Transparent
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Integrations
Count
Deno Deploy21
Knative5
Security
Disclosure policy
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Scorecard
Deno Deploy5.2
Knative8
Soc2
Deno Deploy✓
Knative–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Deno Deploy99.95
Knative–
Status page
Deno Deploy✓
Knative–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Deno Deploy396
Knative446
Github stars
Deno Deploy108,306
Knative6,086
Activity
Commits last 30d
Deno Deploy100
Knative11
Release
Cadence days
Deno Deploy6
Knative6
History
Deno Deploy20 items
Knative20 items
License
Spdx
Deno DeployMIT
KnativeApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Deno DeployRust
KnativeGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Execution substrate
Deno DeployV8 isolate
KnativeContainer
Language / runtime breadth
Deno DeployJavaScript, TypeScript
KnativeAny language via containerized HTTP/gRPC services
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs
Deno Deploy-
Knative-
Scale
Scale to zero
Deno Deploy-
Knative✓
Performance
Cold-start profile
Deno Deploy-
KnativeHigh (VM / container)
Limits
Max execution duration
Deno Deploy-
Knative-
Integration
Event source breadth
Deno DeployHTTP requests, cron schedules
KnativeHTTP, CloudEvents, Kubernetes event sources
HTTP endpoint trigger
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Cron / scheduled invocations
Deno Deploy✓
Knative-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive
Deno Deploy✓
Knative-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container
Deno Deploy-
Knative✓
Deployment
Hosting
Deno DeployCloud only
KnativeSelf-hosted only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓

What each one is

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

Deno Deploy

Leader

Deno Deploy is a cloud deployment service that runs JavaScript and TypeScript code at the edge, providing serverless execution with integrated databases, observability, and framework support.

Independently observed

Knative

Open-source platform for deploying and auto-scaling containerized serverless applications on Kubernetes with integrated event routing and HTTP/gRPC serving.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Deno Deploy

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $200/month, plus usage overages for requests, bandwidth, storage, and compute.

  • FreeFree
    • Sandboxed code execution
    • Log streaming API
    • 1 day log retention
    • 30-day analytics dashboard
    • Web Cache API
    • +3 more
  • Pro$20/month
    • Wildcard subdomains
    • Allowlist for outbound connections
    • Authenticated invocations
    • Dedicated Anycast IP
    • Email support with SLA
    • +7 more
  • Builder$200/month
    • Unlimited custom domains
    • Multiple DB regions
    • Email support with SLA
    • Onboarding support
    • 99.95% SLA
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom request limits
    • Custom storage limits
    • Custom team members
    • Custom SLA terms
    • Dedicated support
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Knative

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✗
CLI
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Deno Deploy✓
Knative✗
Self-hosted
Deno Deploy✗
Knative✓
On-premise
Deno Deploy✗
Knative✓

Integrations

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

Deno Deploy

Leader
21 total
  • Deno
  • Node.js
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • SvelteKit
  • Astro
  • Nuxt
  • Remix
  • Hono
  • Solid
  • Solid Start
  • Vite
  • Express
  • Docosaurus
  • Fresh
  • Postgres
  • Prisma
  • Deno KV
  • Terraform
Independently observed

Knative

5 total
  • AWS S3
  • AWS SQS
  • AWS DynamoDB Streams
  • Apache Camel
  • Istio
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.