Clever Cloud
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What is Clever Cloud
Clever Cloud is a cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that deploys and runs applications and managed services without requiring users to manage underlying servers. It targets development teams that want automated builds, deployments, and scaling for web apps, APIs, and background workers. The platform emphasizes Git-based deployment workflows and provides managed add-ons such as databases and message queues. It is positioned for teams that prefer a PaaS operating model over infrastructure-centric cloud management.
Git-based deployment workflow
Clever Cloud supports application deployment through Git pushes, which aligns with common developer workflows and CI/CD practices. This reduces the need to manually provision and configure runtime environments for each release. Teams can standardize deployments across multiple apps using consistent build and release steps. The approach is well-suited to frequent, incremental releases.
Managed add-ons for apps
The platform offers managed services (add-ons) that applications commonly depend on, such as databases and other supporting components. This can reduce operational work compared with self-managed service installation and patching. It also simplifies environment setup for development, staging, and production. The add-on model helps keep application and dependency management within one platform workflow.
PaaS abstraction reduces ops work
Clever Cloud abstracts server management tasks such as provisioning and runtime maintenance, which can shorten time-to-deploy for small teams. It fits organizations that want to focus on application code rather than infrastructure configuration. This operating model can be easier to adopt than infrastructure-first platforms for straightforward web and API workloads. It also supports running multiple applications with consistent operational patterns.
Less control than IaaS
As a PaaS, Clever Cloud typically provides fewer low-level configuration options than infrastructure-centric cloud platforms. This can be limiting for workloads that require custom networking, specialized OS-level tuning, or nonstandard runtime dependencies. Teams with strict infrastructure requirements may need workarounds or alternative deployment approaches. The trade-off is simplicity versus deep customization.
Ecosystem breadth may vary
Compared with large cloud ecosystems, the breadth of native services, integrations, and third-party marketplace options may be narrower. This can affect teams that rely on a wide range of managed analytics, AI/ML, or specialized data services. Integration may require more custom configuration through external tooling. Buyers should validate required services and connectors before standardizing.
Potential portability constraints
Applications can become coupled to platform-specific deployment conventions, add-on configurations, and operational behaviors. This may increase effort when migrating to another hosting model or provider. Teams should plan for configuration-as-code and portability practices if multi-cloud or exit strategies are important. The risk is higher when relying heavily on proprietary add-ons and platform workflows.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (per-second billing)
Unit / example pricing (official site):
- Compute (1 vCPU): €0.00825 per hour (basis: “nano” unit = 1 vCPU, 512 MB).
- Memory: €0.0219 per GB per hour (basis: “XS” unit = 1 vCPU, 1 GB).
- Storage (Cellar/Object Storage): €0.02 per GB per month.
- Outbound bandwidth: €0.09 per GB.
- Managed PostgreSQL (example): €6.8 per month for a 1 vCPU / 2 GB DB.
- Example small instance (flavours): pico €4.50/month (256 MB), nano €6.00/month (512 MB), XS €16/month (1 GB).
Premium (support/availability option):
- Premium pricing: €490/month (license) + 1.8× monthly consumption (excl. VAT). 12‑month commitment required.
Free / trial notes:
- New signups receive free credits to try Clever Cloud without a payment card.
- Some storage add-ons (Cellar and FS Buckets) provide a permanent free plan for the first 100 MB.
Billing / invoicing model:
- Resources are billed by the second; monthly invoices show itemised consumption.
Key notes / caveats:
- Clever Cloud is primarily usage-based; many product pages direct users to the price estimator/calculator for tailored estimates.
- Some product-level plans (add-ons) may have per-month fixed plans or free tiers (see storage add-ons).
Seller details
Clever Cloud
Nantes, France
2010
Private
https://www.clever-cloud.com/
https://x.com/clever_cloud
https://www.linkedin.com/company/clever-cloud/
