Comparison

Deno Deploy vs Knative

On the evidence we track, Deno Deploy leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Deno Deploy70

Knative54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Deno DeployLeader	Knative
vioscaleAI score	70 / 100high · 75%	54 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$20	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	21	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC2 Type 1	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.4	8.1
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=deno_core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=knative.dev%2Fserving&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.95	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	396	446
Github starsadoption.github_stars	108,769	6,110
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	11
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Deno Deploy70 / 100high · 75%

Knative54 / 100medium · 52%

Pricing

Free tier

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✓

Model

Deno Deployfreemium

Knativeopen_source

Price level

Deno Deploymid

Knativefree

Starting price

Deno Deploy$20

Knative–

Transparent

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✓

Integrations

Count

Deno Deploy21

Knative3

Security

Certifications

Deno DeploySOC2 Type 1

Knative–

Disclosure policy

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✓

Scorecard

Deno Deploy5.4

Knative8.1

Soc2

Deno Deploy✓

Knative–

Vulnerabilities

Deno DeployCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=deno_core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

KnativeCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=knative.dev%2Fserving&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

Reliability

Sla pct

Deno Deploy99.95

Knative–

Status page

Deno Deploy✓

Knative–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Deno Deploy396

Knative446

Github stars

Deno Deploy108,769

Knative6,110

Activity

Commits last 30d

Deno Deploy100

Knative11

Release

Cadence days

Deno Deploy7

Knative6

History

Deno Deploy20 items

Knative20 items

License

Spdx

Deno DeployMIT

KnativeApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Deno DeployRust

KnativeGo

Market

Availability

Deno DeployAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Knative–

Content

Faq

Deno Deploy8 items

Knative6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	Deno Deploy	Knative
Core
Execution substrate	V8 isolate	Container
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, TypeScript	Any language via containerized HTTP/gRPC services
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	-
Scale
Scale to zero	✓	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	Low	High (VM / container)
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	HTTP requests, cron schedules	HTTP, CloudEvents, Kubernetes event sources
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✓	-
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	✓	✓
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Self-hosted only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	✓	✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

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 DeployLow

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

A cloud platform for deploying JavaScript and TypeScript applications built on V8 isolates with fast cold starts, built-in logging and metrics, automatic scaling, and optional self-hosting.

Independently observed

Knative

A platform for building event-driven applications on Kubernetes, providing brokers and event sources to integrate cloud services like AWS with local event processing workflows.

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

Free tier, Pro from $20/month, Builder from $200/month, Enterprise custom pricing

FreeFree
- 1M requests/month
- 20GiB egress bandwidth
- 5 custom domains
- 10 hr active CPU
- 150 GiB-hr memory time
- +7 more
Pro$20/month
- 5M requests/month with overage pricing
- 200GiB egress with overage pricing
- 100 custom domains
- Wildcard subdomains
- 50 hr active CPU with overage pricing
- +13 more
Builder$200/month
- 25M requests/month
- 2,000GiB egress bandwidth
- Unlimited custom domains
- 500 hr active CPU
- 7,500 GiB-hr memory time
- +9 more
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Knative

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Deno Deploy	Knative
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✗

CLI

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✗

Self-hosted

Deno Deploy✓

Knative✓

Integrations

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

Deno Deploy

Leader

22 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
GitHub

Independently observed

Knative

6 total

AWS S3
AWS SQS
AWS DynamoDB Streams
Apache Camel
Istio
Apache Camel K

Independently observed

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