Scalingo vs Clever Cloud

Scalingo8.5Visit Clever Cloud8.3Visit

Higher score Scalingo #6 in Symfony Hosting 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Scalingo

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Clever Cloud #8 in Symfony Hosting 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Clever Cloud

• Scalingo fits best

  Scaling Symfony applications

• Clever Cloud fits best

  Enterprise and self-hosted deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Scalingo 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Clever Cloud 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.3
Ranking	#6 in Symfony Hosting	#8 in Symfony Hosting
Best for	Scaling Symfony applications	Enterprise and self-hosted deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€7.20/mo	Not checked yet
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Scalingo 0/4 · Clever Cloud 0/4
Queue workers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Composer support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SSH access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Staging environment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported PHP versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Git deployments, buildpacks, review apps, and CLI/API automation Metric-based autoscaling with horizontal and vertical scaling Managed databases, private networks, TLS, logs, and metrics	Git deployments with separate development, staging, and production environments Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch Scaling, observability, APIs, CLI tooling, and air-gapped deployment options
Cons	No free plan is available The S plan provides 256 MB RAM and low CPU priority Symfony-specific support is not detailed	Usage-based, per-second billing requires ongoing cost planning 24/7 support is available through the separate Premium offer Backup retention details center on managed PostgreSQL
Our verdict	Scalingo is a managed Platform as a Service for developers, technical teams, and organizations running web applications and APIs. For Symfony teams, it combines Git-based deployment with buildpack-based builds, containerized application… Read the review →	Clever Cloud is a European Platform as a Service for development teams and organizations that need to deploy, operate, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure. It supports common programming languages, frameworks,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Scalingo — where it wins

  • Git deployments, buildpacks, review apps, and CLI/API automation
  • Metric-based autoscaling with horizontal and vertical scaling
  • Managed databases, private networks, TLS, logs, and metrics

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The S plan provides 256 MB RAM and low CPU priority
  • Symfony-specific support is not detailed

• Clever Cloud — where it wins

  • Git deployments with separate development, staging, and production environments
  • Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch
  • Scaling, observability, APIs, CLI tooling, and air-gapped deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based, per-second billing requires ongoing cost planning
  • 24/7 support is available through the separate Premium offer
  • Backup retention details center on managed PostgreSQL

• Scalingo8.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed PaaS with autoscaling, review apps, databases, and Git deployment for Symfony teams.

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• Clever Cloud8.3/10 · Paid

  A broad PaaS for teams needing managed infrastructure, environments, and deployment control.

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