# Google App Engine vs Koyeb

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Koyeb

| Attribute | Google App Engine | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.1 (48% (low)) | 80.6 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Google's cloud service for hosting and running web applications written in multiple programming languages, automatically managing infrastructure and adjusting capacity based on application demand. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"What is Google App Engine?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google App Engine offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: B1, B2, B4 and B4_1G. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"Is Google App Engine free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google App Engine supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"What platforms does Google App Engine support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google App Engine, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"Can Google App Engine be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Google App Engine, including Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging and Cloud Run. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"What does Google App Engine integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google App Engine is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","question":"Where is Google App Engine available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud platform that enables developers to deploy and scale AI applications, APIs, and managed databases without managing infrastructure. Provides serverless compute with automatic scaling, edge deployment across 50+ global locations, and support for intensive workloads. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What is Koyeb?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Koyeb offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.10. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"Is Koyeb free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Koyeb supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What platforms does Koyeb support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Koyeb, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"Can Koyeb be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for Koyeb, including Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, DigitalOcean and Vultr, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What does Koyeb integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Koyeb. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Koyeb not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com","question":"What security certifications does Koyeb have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A managed cloud platform that automatically handles server deployment and scaling, allowing developers to deploy applications without managing underlying infrastructure or configuration. | A cloud platform that enables developers to deploy and scale AI applications, APIs, and managed databases without managing infrastructure. Provides serverless compute with automatic scaling, edge deployment across 50+ global locations, and support for intensive workloads. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Node.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, PHP","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"Multiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support","autoscaling":"scale_to_zero","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cloud Monitoring"},{"name":"Cloud Logging"},{"name":"Cloud Run"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"Vultr"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Scaleway"},{"name":"Minio"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"MistralAI"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Dagger"},{"name":"Neo4j"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"n8n"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"B1","summary":"$0.05/hour after 9 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"9"}},{"free":true,"name":"B2","summary":"$0.10/hour after 9 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"9"}},{"free":true,"name":"B4","summary":"$0.20/hour after 9 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"9"}},{"free":true,"name":"B4_1G","summary":"$0.30/hour after 9 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"9"}},{"free":true,"name":"B8","summary":"$0.40/hour after 9 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Backend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"9"}},{"free":true,"name":"F1","summary":"$0.05/hour after 28 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Frontend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"28"}},{"free":true,"name":"F2","summary":"$0.10/hour after 28 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Frontend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"28"}},{"free":true,"name":"F4","summary":"$0.20/hour after 28 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Frontend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"28"}},{"free":true,"name":"F4_1G","summary":"$0.30/hour after 28 free hours per day","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Frontend instance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_hours_per_day":"28"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Outgoing Network Traffic","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.138948,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier: 29 hours F1 instances + 9 hours B1 instances per day, 1 GB outbound data per day. $300 free credits available. Usage-based pricing from $0.05–$0.40/hour depending on instance class.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/appengine","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:06:35.526Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier","features":["1GB RAM","0.25 CPU","50 active hours/month"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres with included active hours","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_hours":"50/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small","summary":"$20.89/month or $0.0000078/second","features":["1GB RAM","0.25 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20.89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres small database","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Medium","summary":"$42.85/month or $0.000016/second","features":["2GB RAM","0.5 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":42.85,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres medium database","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Large","summary":"$96.42/month or $0.000036/second","features":["4GB RAM","1 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":96.42,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres large database","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","unit":"per 10GB","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free tier (50 active hours/month) to $96.42/month for Large Postgres; usage-based add-ons for storage and operations at $0.10/GB","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:25:19.011Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Google App Engine | Koyeb |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | - | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | - | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | - | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | - | Dockerfile |
| Runtime / language breadth | Node.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, PHP | Multiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Scale-to-zero |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Global edge |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Data** |  |  |
| Bundled managed data services | - | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Built-in global CDN / edge | - | ✓ |
| Custom domains + automatic TLS | ✓ | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Env vars & secrets management | ✓ | - |
| Instant rollbacks | ✓ | - |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| CLI + deploy API | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:17.193Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*