The Commit Log

AWS alternatives are now a central topic in the discussions of European technical teams — not as a trend, but as a response to growing structural tensions. On one side, a long-standing dependence on US hyperscalers.

PaaS (Platform as a Service) enables teams to host, deploy, and scale their applications without directly managing the underlying infrastructure. In a context where time-to-market is critical, these platforms accelerate production deployments while structuring operations (monitoring, backups, disaster recovery).

For many developers, Heroku long represented the simplest way to deploy applications to the cloud. A single git push was enough to publish a service online, without managing servers or infrastructure. However, following its acquisition by Salesforce and the removal of several free tiers, many teams are now looking for sovereign alternatives to Heroku that combine automation, performance, and independence.

The best European cloud providers address a core requirement: delivering infrastructures and services that ensure regulatory compliance, operational control and protection of data against extraterritorial legal risks.

Clever Cloud is wrapping up the year on a high note with a busy agenda of events in France and abroad. From prestigious conferences to hands-on workshops, specialized forums, and professional gatherings.

IONOS, the leading European digitalisation Partner and trusted cloud enabler, supports Clever Cloud, a European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider, to open a new availability zone (AZ) in London. This collaboration enables Clever Cloud to establish a physical presence in the UK market.

This year, PHP will celebrate its 30th anniversary. This ecosystem, which has grown and evolved alongside the web over time, has constantly reinvented itself. At Clever Cloud, it is one of the most popular runtimes, as it is the second most deployed after Node.js/Bun.

Clever Cloud’s UP Program supports young tech companies that are transforming key sectors through digital innovation.

Clever Cloud is participating in the Fabrique IA Territoriale (“Territorial AI Factory”) initiated by Gigalis to support public sector actors with a sovereign and secure cloud, relying on interoperable, reliable open source technologies tailored to territorial needs.

Clever Cloud, a European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as an Honorable Mention in Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms, published on August 4, 2025.

Bun revolutionizes the JavaScript ecosystem with its excellent performance, native TypeScript handling, and all-in-one approach. This open source alternative to Node.js/npm is gaining popularity among developers. We've streamlined its usage on Clever Cloud.

Last February, we held the Clever Cloud Fest, two days of meetings and exchanges, punctuated by the announcement of 11 new products. However, it's one thing to talk about innovations, and quite another to bring them to life for our customers.

At Clever Cloud, we held off for a long time before offering a managed Kubernetes service. Not out of technological reluctance, Kubernetes is a great tool… but it was never designed to make developers’ lives easier.

At VivaTech 2025, Clever Cloud is highlighting a number of strategic announcements and innovations in line with its vision of a sovereign, open and resilient cloud. The team will be present in various pavilions, unveiling Clever AI for the first time, presenting a partnership with Grist, an open source data platform, signing a partnership for development in North Africa and stepping up its support for the startup ecosystem.

Grist Labs, creators of the modern, open-source data tool, and Clever Cloud, a leading European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) cloud service provider, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver secure, sovereign hosting and streamlined distribution of Grist services across Europe.

The world of software development is changing at breakneck speed. In an economic environment where digital technology plays an increasingly central role, companies are looking to create applications that are ever more responsive, scalable and resilient.

For this spring-summer 2025 season, Clever Cloud continues to take part in various events.

Brinjel is an open-source field management software designed for market gardeners, helping them plan seasons, track harvests, and optimize agricultural production. Created by and for market gardeners, it emphasizes an intuitive interface and features tailored to real-world needs.

Ensuring identification and access management (IAM) in an application is a challenge that is as strategic as it is complex. But beyond the initial configuration, it is the maintenance, updates and supervision of the solution that most mobilise your teams. What if you could concentrate on your applications... while a managed solution took care of the rest?

Clever Cloud is proud to announce the arrival of new start-ups for the second promotion…