Head-to-head · Platform as a Service
Koyeb vs Scalingo
Koyeb leads on 2 checks, Scalingo on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreKoyeb · 7.6/10
- Free planonly Koyeb
- Free trialonly Scalingo
- Most featuresKoyeb · 5 of 5
Koyeb scores higher on our rubric for platform as a service: 7.6 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #18 and #23.
Koyeb offers free plan; Scalingo doesn't. Koyeb leads on deployment regions: 7 regions versus 2 regions.
Koyeb is the better fit for teams needing global serverless deployment. Scalingo is the better fit for european teams wanting managed PaaS basics.
- Koyeb fits best
Teams needing global serverless deployment
- Scalingo fits best
European teams wanting managed PaaS basics
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Side by side
| Feature | Koyeb 7.6/10 Visit ↗ | Scalingo 7.1/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Ranking | #18 in Platform as a Service | #23 in Platform as a Service |
| Best for | Teams needing global serverless deployment | European teams wanting managed PaaS basics |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | $29/mo | €7.20/mo |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Integrations | 11 integrations | 2 integrations |
| Features Koyeb 5/5 · Scalingo 4/5 | ||
| Managed databases | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autoscaling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private networking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preview environments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container deployments | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
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| Deployment regions | 7 regions (best) | 2 regions |
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| Our verdict | Koyeb is a cloud platform for deploying web applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It suits development teams that want serverless deployment across multiple regions, with support for… Read the review → |
Scalingo is a managed Platform as a Service for developers and technical teams deploying web applications and APIs. It builds applications with buildpacks, runs them in containers, and provides deployment automation, scaling, databases,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Koyeb — where it wins
- Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region deployment
- Managed PostgreSQL with private service networking
- GitHub previews and broad infrastructure integrations
Where it doesn't
- Starter is limited to one organization member
- Paid plans add monthly costs beyond pay-per-use compute
- Advanced enterprise controls require the Enterprise plan
Scalingo — where it wins
- Git deployments, buildpacks and container scaling in one managed platform
- Managed databases, private networks, TLS, logs and performance metrics
- Review apps and metric-based autoscaling support application workflows
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; the entry price is charged per container monthly
- Published integrations focus on GitHub and GitLab
- SecNumCloud region is restricted and available upon request
- Koyeb7.6/10 · Free plan
A flexible PaaS for teams deploying serverless apps, APIs, databases, and AI workloads.
Visit KoyebFull verdict → - Scalingo7.1/10 · 30-day trial
Git deployments, managed services and scaling from €7.20 per container monthly.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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