# Deno Deploy vs Knative

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Deno Deploy

| Attribute | Deno Deploy | Knative |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69.9 (75% (high)) | 53.8 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 11 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 396 | 446 |
| adoption.github_stars | 108,769 | 6,110 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"What is Deno Deploy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Deno Deploy is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"Is Deno Deploy free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Deno Deploy supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"What platforms does Deno Deploy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Deno Deploy, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"Can Deno Deploy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 18 integrations for Deno Deploy, including Deno, Node.js, Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, Astro and Nuxt, plus 10 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"What does Deno Deploy integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Deno Deploy. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Deno Deploy not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Deno Deploy have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Deno Deploy is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/denoland/deno","question":"Is Deno Deploy open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Deno Deploy is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","question":"Where is Deno Deploy available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Open-source platform for deploying and auto-scaling containerized serverless applications on Kubernetes with integrated event routing and HTTP/gRPC serving. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://knative.dev","question":"What is Knative?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Knative is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://knative.dev","question":"Is Knative free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Knative supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://knative.dev","question":"What platforms does Knative support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Knative can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://knative.dev","question":"Can Knative be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Knative, including AWS S3, AWS SQS, AWS DynamoDB Streams, Apache Camel and Istio. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://knative.dev","question":"What does Knative integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Knative is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/knative/serving","question":"Is Knative open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"HTTP requests, cron schedules","languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript","cold_start":"low","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"edge_distributed":true,"runtime_substrate":"isolate","observability_builtin":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","triggers":"HTTP, CloudEvents, Kubernetes event sources","languages":"Any language via containerized HTTP/gRPC services","cold_start":"high","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"custom_runtime":true,"runtime_substrate":"container","observability_builtin":true}` |
| integrations.count | 21 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Deno"},{"name":"Node.js"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"SvelteKit"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"Remix"},{"name":"Hono"},{"name":"Solid"},{"name":"Solid Start"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Docosaurus"},{"name":"Fresh"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Deno KV"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS SQS"},{"name":"AWS DynamoDB Streams"},{"name":"Apache Camel"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"Apache Camel K","native":false,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["1M requests/month","20GiB egress bandwidth","5 custom domains","10 hr active CPU","150 GiB-hr memory time","10 GiB revision storage","10 active apps","1 concurrent build","15 builds per hour","1 GiB KV storage","Community support via Discord","99.95% SLA"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal use and smaller projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"apps":"10","active_cpu":"10 hr","kv_storage":"1 GiB","memory_time":"150 GiB-hr","team_members":"25","kv_read_units":"1M","custom_domains":"5","kv_write_units":"500k","logs_retention":"1 day","builds_per_hour":"15","egress_bandwidth":"20GiB","revision_storage":"10 GiB","concurrent_builds":"1","requests_per_month":"1M","app_metrics_history":"1 month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month","features":["5M requests/month with overage pricing","200GiB egress with overage pricing","100 custom domains","Wildcard subdomains","50 hr active CPU with overage pricing","750 GiB-hr memory time","50 GiB revision storage","50 active apps","3 concurrent builds","60 builds per hour","5 GiB sandbox volume storage","5M KV read units with overage pricing","2.5M KV write units with overage pricing","1 week logs retention","3 months app metrics history","Email support","SOC2 Type 1","99.95% SLA"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For team collaboration with advanced features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"dpa":"True","apps":"50","active_cpu":"50 hr (then $0.10/hr)","kv_storage":"1 GiB (then $0.75/GiB)","memory_time":"750 GiB-hr (then $0.025/GiB-hr)","soc2_type_1":"True","team_members":"25","kv_read_units":"5M (then $1/M)","custom_domains":"100","kv_write_units":"2.5M (then $2.50/M)","logs_retention":"1 week","builds_per_hour":"60","egress_bandwidth":"200GiB (then $0.20/GiB)","revision_storage":"50 GiB (then $0.08/GiB-mo)","concurrent_builds":"3","requests_per_month":"5M (then $2/M)","app_metrics_history":"3 months","wildcard_subdomains":"True"}},{"free":false,"name":"Builder","summary":"$200/month","features":["25M requests/month","2,000GiB egress bandwidth","Unlimited custom domains","500 hr active CPU","7,500 GiB-hr memory time","500 GiB revision storage","10,000 active apps","250 builds per hour","25M KV read units","12.5M KV write units","Sandbox volume storage","Onboarding support from engineers","SOC2 Type 1","99.95% SLA"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For Subhosting users and growing platforms","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"dpa":"True","apps":"10,000","active_cpu":"500 hr","memory_time":"7,500 GiB-hr","soc2_type_1":"True","kv_read_units":"25M","custom_domains":"Unlimited","kv_write_units":"12.5M","builds_per_hour":"250","egress_bandwidth":"2,000GiB","revision_storage":"500 GiB","concurrent_builds":"Unlimited","onboarding_support":"True","requests_per_month":"25M"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","description":"Maximum support, security, and performance","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier, Pro from $20/month, Builder from $200/month, Enterprise custom pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://deno.com/deploy/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:16:35.886Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://knative.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:25:30.744Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC2 Type 1","level":"Type 1","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.4 | 8.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=deno_core&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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"}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:01:30.570Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*