Compare Clever Cloud and YunoHost on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Hosting tools, Usage-based vs free pricing to decide which fits your team.
At a Glance
Clever Cloud
YunoHost
Primary category
Hosting
Hosting
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Usage-based
free
Starting price
Not documented
Free
Free plan
Not documented
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Not documented
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Yes
Not documented
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Clever Cloud
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
YunoHost
Open Source — $0 n/a
Pros & Cons
Clever Cloud
Pros
European, GDPR-compliant infrastructure with data centers in France
Simple git-push deployment with automatic scaling and maintenance
Fully managed databases alongside compute on one platform
Per-second usage billing can reduce costs versus over-provisioned fixed plans
Free trial credits available without requiring a payment card
Cons
No permanent free tier for production workloads
Usage-based billing can produce unpredictable bills during traffic spikes without a spending cap set
No flat published starting price, since cost depends on selected resources
Smaller ecosystem and community compared to larger US-based PaaS competitors
YunoHost
Pros
Completely free and open source with no subscription cost beyond the hardware or hosting a user provides
One-click app catalog substantially lowers the barrier to self-hosting common services compared to manual Linux setup
Built-in SSO and LDAP integration means users do not need separate logins for every self-hosted app
Automated domain, TLS and email configuration removes some of the most error-prone parts of running a server
Community-driven and ethically focused, appealing to privacy-conscious users who want to avoid third-party SaaS platforms
Cons
As a volunteer-maintained project, there is no paid support option or guaranteed response time for issues
Still requires basic comfort with server administration concepts even though YunoHost simplifies the process
Application quality and maintenance depend on individual community packagers, so not every app in the catalog is equally polished
Running your own server means taking on responsibility for uptime, security patching and backups yourself
Use Cases
Clever Cloud
EU data-sovereign application hosting — Companies that must keep application and database infrastructure within EU borders for regulatory reasons deploy on Clever Cloud's French data centers.
Simplified deployment for small engineering teams — Teams without dedicated DevOps resources use git-push deployment and automatic scaling to avoid managing servers or Kubernetes directly.
Managed application plus database hosting — Startups run both their application compute and managed databases on a single platform instead of stitching together separate hosting and database vendors.
YunoHost
Personal cloud and file sync — Individuals self-host Nextcloud through YunoHost to sync and store files privately instead of using third-party cloud storage.
Small community or organization services — Small groups run shared blogs, wikis and email on a single YunoHost server with unified login for members.
Home-lab and self-hosting learning — Hobbyists use YunoHost on a Raspberry Pi or old computer to learn self-hosting without manually configuring every service.