Cloud and hosting
European platform as a service (PaaS) providers
Push code and let a European platform run it
A platform as a service takes your application code and runs it, handling the servers, runtime, scaling and routing underneath. You push to a repository or run a deploy command, and the platform builds the app, attaches databases or queues, and serves it behind HTTPS. It suits teams who want the operational side handled without giving up control of the application itself.
A PaaS holds your production database and your application logs, so its location decides where customer data actually lives. Scalingo, clever cloud and Stackhero operate from Europe, which keeps deployments and backups under EU jurisdiction. Sticking to standard runtimes and a container based build keeps a European alternative for platform as a service from becoming a new dependency you cannot leave.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
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Services without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Scalingo
Platform as a service from France
France Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
clever cloud
French application platform with a choice of hosting regions
France Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Stackhero
Managed cloud services from France
France♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
hidora
Swiss platform as a service for developers
Switzerland Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
