Google Cloud Run vs Koyeb

Google Cloud Run9.4Visit Koyeb9.0Visit

Higher score Google Cloud Run #2 in Container Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

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Koyeb #4 in Container Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Koyeb

• Google Cloud Run fits best

  Teams wanting managed, production-grade containers

• Koyeb fits best

  Startups deploying containers across regions

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud Run 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Koyeb 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Container Hosting	#4 in Container Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting managed, production-grade containers	Startups deploying containers across regions
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$29/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Features Google Cloud Run 0/3 · Koyeb 2/3
Autoscaling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Persistent storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Private networking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Available regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum replicas	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy from container images or source code Scale automatically, including to zero Built-in HTTPS, traffic splitting, rollbacks, and IAM controls	Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region deployments Starter includes a free web service and PostgreSQL database
Cons	Usage-based CPU, memory, GPU, request, and transfer charges vary Private networking and access controls may require cloud configuration Designed around Google Cloud service integrations	Starter is limited to one organization member Pro and Scale have monthly plan fees Enterprise uses custom pricing
Our verdict	Google Cloud Run is a fully managed, serverless platform for containerized applications, aimed at developers and teams running web services, APIs, event-driven processing, batch workloads, or AI inference. It accepts container images or… Read the review →	Koyeb is a cloud platform for deploying applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It suits development teams that want container or GitHub-based deployment alongside services for scaling… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud Run — where it wins

  • Deploy from container images or source code
  • Scale automatically, including to zero
  • Built-in HTTPS, traffic splitting, rollbacks, and IAM controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based CPU, memory, GPU, request, and transfer charges vary
  • Private networking and access controls may require cloud configuration
  • Designed around Google Cloud service integrations

• Koyeb — where it wins

  • Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries
  • Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region deployments
  • Starter includes a free web service and PostgreSQL database

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one organization member
  • Pro and Scale have monthly plan fees
  • Enterprise uses custom pricing

• Google Cloud Run9.4/10 · Free plan

  Managed container and source deployments with scale-to-zero and usage-based pricing.

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• Koyeb9.0/10 · Free plan

  Koyeb pairs container and GitHub deployments with autoscaling and managed PostgreSQL.

  Visit KoyebFull verdict →