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European managed PaaS

Clever Cloud

French PaaS running on its own data centers in France, with git-push deploys for a dozen runtimes, managed databases, per-second billing and ISO 27001 and HDS certification.

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Overview

Clever Cloud is a French platform-as-a-service that runs on data centers it operates in France, which it pitches as sovereignty from extraterritorial laws such as the US Cloud Act. A git push triggers a build: the platform detects the language (Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Scala, Go, Rust, Ruby, .NET, Elixir, Haskell, Meteor, static or Docker), configures the environment and deploys with zero downtime. It then monitors, restarts and updates the app, with Grafana dashboards built in.

Pricing is per second of running time for each instance ('scaler'). You set minimum and maximum scalers and sizes, and Clever Cloud autoscales within them, so the upper bound of the bill is under your control. Sizes run from pico and nano (with reduced CPU priority) up to 3XL; the vendor's own comparison gives nano (1 vCPU, 512 MB) at €6 a month and XS (1 vCPU, 1 GiB) at €16.

Managed PostgreSQL (daily backups, optional replication), MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and Elasticsearch are available, along with Cellar S3-compatible storage, FS Buckets, Pulsar, Keycloak as a service and an AI gateway. The platform is ISO 27001:2022 and HDS certified, and the standard SLA is 99.90%.

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Pricing and plans

checked 28 Sept 2026
Plan Price What you get
nano €6/mo 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM; reduced CPU priority
XS €16/mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM
Enterprise Custom Startup and enterprise programs, 99.99% SLA with Premium

Resources are billed per second of running time; the price estimator on the pricing page lists sizes (pico, nano, XS to 3XL) but loads prices dynamically. The nano and XS monthly prices come from Clever Cloud's own comparison page (October 2025). New accounts get free credits without a card; the amount is not stated on the pricing page. Accounts are prepaid monthly with credit adjusted to actual use. selfHostable is true because the vendor offers on-premise and air-gapped deployments.

Source: www.clever.cloud/pricing/ · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

Language detection
Git push deploys without a Dockerfile for a dozen runtimes, or bring a Docker image.
Bounded autoscaling
Horizontal and vertical autoscaling between minimum and maximum instances you define.
Managed databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and Elasticsearch billed per second.
Cellar object storage
S3-compatible storage hosted in Europe.
Keycloak IAM
Identity and access management as a managed service.
On-premise option
The same platform can run on-premise or in air-gapped environments.
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Data stays in France on the vendor's own data centers.
  • ISO 27001 and HDS (French health data) certification.
  • Per-second billing with a cap you control through autoscaling limits.
  • Wide runtime support without writing Dockerfiles.

Limitations

  • No permanent free tier, only signup credits.
  • Instance prices are shown through an estimator rather than a static price list.
  • Pico and nano instances get reduced CPU priority under host load.
  • Region choice is centred on France.
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Who it suits

Good for

  • European companies with sovereignty or GDPR requirements
  • Healthcare projects that need HDS hosting in France
  • Teams moving from Heroku who want git push without Dockerfiles

Look elsewhere if

  • Free hobby hosting
  • Apps that need many regions outside Europe
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Questions

Does Clever Cloud have a free tier?

No permanent free tier; new accounts receive free credits to try the platform without a payment card.

Where does Clever Cloud host data?

In data centers it operates in France, and it holds ISO 27001:2022 and HDS certification.

How is Clever Cloud billed?

Per second of running time for each instance and add-on, prepaid monthly and adjusted to actual consumption.

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