Hatchbox vs Scalingo

Hatchbox9.2Visit Scalingo8.7Visit

Higher score Hatchbox #2 in Ruby on Rails Hosting 9.2/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Hatchbox

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Scalingo #6 in Ruby on Rails Hosting 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Scalingo

• Hatchbox fits best

  Rails teams wanting managed server operations

• Scalingo fits best

  Teams needing scalable European PaaS hosting

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Side by side

Feature	Hatchbox 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Scalingo 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Ruby on Rails Hosting	#6 in Ruby on Rails Hosting
Best for	Rails teams wanting managed server operations	Teams needing scalable European PaaS hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/device/mo	€7.20/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	7 days	30 days
Free trial length	7 days · card required	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	11 integrations	2 integrations
Features Hatchbox 0/3 · Scalingo 0/3
Managed database	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Background jobs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Git deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Ruby version support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Apps on entry plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment regions	Not checked yet	2
Our review
Pros	Zero-downtime Git deployments with process and database management Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and multiple cloud providers Unlimited applications and team members on the Standard plan	Git deployments, buildpacks, CLI, and API automation Autoscaling, review apps, private networks, TLS, logs, and metrics Managed databases across standard and SecNumCloud regions
Cons	No free plan; the seven-day trial is the only trial period listed The $15 monthly charge applies per server, not per application Designed for Linux infrastructure rather than a broader OS mix	No free plan after the 30-day free trial The S plan provides 256 MB RAM and low CPU priority Rails-specific capabilities are not explicitly described
Our verdict	Hatchbox is a hosted application deployment and server-management platform for developers and teams running applications on infrastructure they own. It provisions and manages servers and clusters, deploys applications from Git… Read the review →	Scalingo is a managed Platform as a Service for developers, technical teams, and organizations running web applications and APIs. It deploys applications from Git repositories, builds them with buildpacks, and runs them in containers. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hatchbox — where it wins

  • Zero-downtime Git deployments with process and database management
  • Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and multiple cloud providers
  • Unlimited applications and team members on the Standard plan

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the seven-day trial is the only trial period listed
  • The $15 monthly charge applies per server, not per application
  • Designed for Linux infrastructure rather than a broader OS mix

• Scalingo — where it wins

  • Git deployments, buildpacks, CLI, and API automation
  • Autoscaling, review apps, private networks, TLS, logs, and metrics
  • Managed databases across standard and SecNumCloud regions

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan after the 30-day free trial
  • The S plan provides 256 MB RAM and low CPU priority
  • Rails-specific capabilities are not explicitly described

• Hatchbox9.2/10 · 7-day trial

  Managed Rails deployment and server operations for teams retaining infrastructure control.

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• Scalingo8.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A capable European PaaS for teams that need scaling, automation, and managed services.

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