Clever Cloud

IT automation and European PaaS for deploying Java, Node, Python, and PHP.

Best for: Backend developers and enterprise software teams wanting frictionless Git-push deployments

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€20 Free Credits

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The editorial note

What to know about Clever Cloud

Clever Cloud is an IT automation platform and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) based in France. Designed to let developers push code and let the platform handle infrastructure, autoscaling, updates, and database clustering, Clever Cloud offers a sovereign European alternative to Heroku and Google App Engine.

Is it right for you?

Who Clever Cloud suits

Choose it if

Backend developers and enterprise software teams wanting frictionless Git-push deployments

Look elsewhere if

Non-technical website creators looking for no-code visual page editors

What you get

Key features

Multi-runtime PaaS (Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, PHP)
Managed databases with automatic backups (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB)
Automatic zero-downtime rolling deployments
Fine-grained auto-scaling based on CPU and memory thresholds
Clever Tools CLI for terminal-driven operations
European data centers with carbon-offset commitments

Works with

Integrations5

GitGitHub GitLab DockerPostgreSQL

What it costs

Pricing

Clever Cloud pricing plans
Plan	Price	What it includes
Free Credits	€20 Free CreditsBilled one-time	€20 free credit to test application runtimes, managed databases, and deployment pipelines
Nano Instance	From ~€5 / monthBilled monthly	1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, per-second billing, auto-reboot on failure, automated SSL certificates
Standard Scalable	From ~€25 / monthBilled monthly	2 vCPUs, 2 GB to 8 GB RAM, automatic horizontal scaling, dedicated metrics, production SLA

Prices are recorded from the vendor's public pricing page and can change. Check before you buy.

The trade-off

Pros and cons

Pros

True Git-push deployment: push code to deploy Java, Node.js, Go, Python, Rust, and PHP
Automatic horizontal and vertical scaling with per-second billing granularity
Strict European hosting sovereignty and GDPR compliance

Cons

Slightly higher cost per compute unit compared to unmanaged raw VPS instances
Dashboard UI is utilitarian rather than flashy

Quick read

At a glance

Category: Website & Hosting
Pricing model: Usage based
Entry plan: €20 Free Credits
Free plan: Available
Free trial: Available
Website: clever-cloud.com

The verdict

Our take on Clever Cloud

Clever Cloud is a rock-solid, developer-friendly PaaS that takes the pain out of managing server infrastructure.

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