Category: Cloud PaaS
8 European alternatives to Clever Cloud — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
French PaaS provider with automatic scaling and EU-hosted infrastructure
Facts
- Headquarters
- FR (EU)
- Category
- Cloud PaaS
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Clever Cloud
- CapRover↗
Self-hosted PaaS platform (Docker + nginx) that was open source under Apache 2.0 until July 2023. Since v1.x (July 2023) the project uses a custom restricted licence: paid features may not be modified or redistributed without a written agreement, and a mandatory EULA applies. The free/community tier remains source-available but the project is no longer open source under the OSI definition.
DE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Clever Cloud?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Clever Cloud include CapRover, Cloudron and Coolify. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Clever Cloud?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Clever Cloud include Cloudron, Coolify and Nhost. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Clever Cloud GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Clever Cloud is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Clever Cloud an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.