# Platform.sh vs Porter

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Platform.sh

| Attribute | Platform.sh | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.5 (59% (medium)) | 56.5 (33% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A managed platform-as-a-service that handles infrastructure and security while enabling development teams to test, experiment, and deploy applications at scale. Offers independent resource allocation and scaling for different project components. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What is Platform.sh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Platform.sh offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at £0.01. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"Is Platform.sh free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Platform.sh supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What platforms does Platform.sh support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Platform.sh, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"Can Platform.sh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Platform.sh, including GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What does Platform.sh integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Platform.sh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Platform.sh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What security certifications does Platform.sh have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Platform.sh is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"Where is Platform.sh available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform-as-a-service that manages application deployment, scaling, and infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Handles CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and cluster management automatically while running on your own cloud account. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"What is Porter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Porter is a paid product; published pricing starts at $6 per month. It is sold across 2 plans (Standard and Enterprise). There is no free tier. 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.porter.run/pricing","question":"How much does Porter cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Porter. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"What platforms does Porter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Porter can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"Can Porter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Porter, including Tailscale, Helicone, Grafana, Temporal and GitHub Actions. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"What does Porter integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and HIPAA for Porter. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Porter not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Porter have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Porter is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","question":"Where is Porter available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud platform that enables development teams to build, test, and deploy applications with control over resource allocation per component. Provides unlimited preview environments with full data cloning, horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities, custom domain support, and team collaboration features. | A platform-as-a-service that manages application deployment, scaling, and infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Handles CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and cluster management automatically while running on your own cloud account. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","runtimes":"Diverse application types supported","autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"preview_deploys":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"JavaScript, Python, Go, and others","autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"}]` | `[{"name":"Tailscale"},{"name":"Helicone"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Temporal"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"git","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Project resources","summary":"Pay for resources provisioned: CPU/memory per hour, storage per GB, plus £7.50/project/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.029,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.086,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.011,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.42,"currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":7.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Usage-based: CPU, memory, disk storage, bandwidth, and fixed project fee","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"egress":"10GB","ingress":"500,000 requests","build_cpu":"2.5 hours","profiling":"15 minutes","build_memory":"5 hours","metrics_history":"30 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"User license","features":["Custom project/environment permissions","Teams management","MFA enforcement","SSO: Google, OIDC"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":8.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced user management","features":["Advanced permissions","Teams management","MFA enforcement","SSO: Google, OIDC (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, PingID, Ory)"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":7.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Organization support","components":[{"of":"global spend","kind":"percentage","rate":10}]}],"summary":"From £7.50/project + £8.50/user/month. Pay-as-you-go for resources. 15-day free trial with credits, no card required.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://platform.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:44:43.161Z","freeTrialDays":15,"startingPrice":{"amount":0.011,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$6/GB RAM/mo + $13/vCPU/mo, prorated hourly","features":["Deploy from GitHub","Unlimited Applications","Preview Environments","Autoscaling","Jobs & Cron Jobs","Certificate Management","Monitoring","Logging","Custom Autoscaling","Alerting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB RAM"},"kind":"metered","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU"},"kind":"metered","amount":13,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay per use with metered billing for compute resources","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Volume discounts available for usage exceeding 40 vCPU or 80GB RAM","features":["Everything in Standard","Premium Support","Advanced RBAC","SAML-based SSO","Custom Alerts","On-Prem Installation"],"description":"Volume discounts and enterprise features for scale (starting at 40 vCPU / 80GB RAM)","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Helicone"}],"summary":"Usage-based: $6/GB RAM + $13/vCPU per month. Enterprise volume discounts available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.porter.run/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:32.203Z","startingPrice":{"amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":6,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Platform.sh | Porter |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | - | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | - | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | - | - |
| Runtime / language breadth | Diverse application types supported | JavaScript, Python, Go, and others |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | - | Multi-region |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 2026-10-16T20:49:50.755Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*