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The Scalingo Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Scalingo in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPANovember 2026

Scalingo

The Insider’s Guide

European PaaS and managed databases billed by the minute

Scalingo, as pictured on scalingo.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from Scalingo’s own pages.

Made by Scalingo SAS · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.2GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Scalingo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Scalingo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.2

GPA, above 74 of the 122 other web hosts we grade

Scalingo is a European platform-as-a-service that deploys applications from a Git repository and runs managed databases. Containers and databases are priced by size in euros, excluding VAT, and billed by the minute, with a standard region and a SecNumCloud region at a higher price.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Scalingo, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Prices are in euros without VAT, starter databases are on a single node, and the better uptime promise is on its Business plan.
From our report card of Scalingo
  1. 1

    Best for Git-deployed apps with European hosting

    Scalingo deploys apps from Git with managed databases, hosted in sovereign regions.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at about $8.04 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: €7.20 per month ex. VAT (smallest container or database).

  3. 3

    You can try it first

    Free for 30 days, per the pricing page description

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Git-based deploys

    Connect a Git repository for deploys, with autoscaling on metrics and zero-downtime rolling deploys.

  6. 6

    Managed databases

    Offers PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, caching, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch and InfluxDB, with daily backups and PostgreSQL point-in-time recovery.

  7. 7

    Always-included extras

    Custom domains, Let's Encrypt SSL, metrics, unlimited collaborators and log archives come with every container.

  8. 8

    A 2.2 GPA, above 74 of 122

    That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    Nothing Scalingo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.

Scalingo at a glance

Pricing
Free trial, from €7.20 per month ex. VAT (smallest container or database)
Free plan
No
Free trial
Free for 30 days, per the pricing page description
Runs on
Web
Made by
Scalingo SAS
Category
Web Hosting
Our grade
2.2 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for Git-deployed apps with European hosting

Scalingo deploys apps from Git with managed databases, hosted in sovereign regions. Prices are in euros without VAT, starter databases are on a single node, and the better uptime promise is on its Business plan.

ToolGPA report cardScalingoGraded Nov 13, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCA container starts at €7.20 a month and a starter database at €7.20, ex. VAT, in the ordinary range. Dollar prices are not shown.
Free plan and trialC30 days free per the pricing page. The page does not say here whether a card is needed.
FeaturesCGit deploys, managed databases and vector search. Starter databases run on one node with a 98% SLA, a gap, as the 99.96% SLA is on Business.
Ease of useCDeploys follow a Git workflow and databases need setting up, with no store rating on record.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb dashboard with a few integrations. No phone or desktop app.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.2

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Scalingo is for

  • Fits if you want Heroku-style Git deploys and European regions
  • Works for small apps that need a managed database

Who it is not for

  • Watch out: prices are in euros, exclude VAT and are on a 30-day basis
  • Tight if uptime matters, as the 99.96% SLA is on the Business plan and starter databases are 98%
  • Pricey if you add extras: a Docker image download costs €50 and OpenVPN €30 a month, both ex. VAT
  • Skip it if you want a free plan, as it has only a 30-day trial

Good to know

Good for

  • European teams that need data hosted on a sovereign cloud
  • Rails, Django, Laravel and Node apps that deploy from Git
  • Health data projects that need an HDS-certified option

Worth knowing

  • Prices are in euros, exclude VAT and are estimated on a 30-day basis; the page shows no dollar prices.
  • Starter databases run on a single node with a 98% SLA; the 99.96% SLA is on the Business plan.
  • Extra database storage is charged on top of the storage included in each plan.
  • A Docker image download costs €50 and an OpenVPN option €30 per month, both ex. VAT.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

~$8.04

A month to start

Scalingo is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €7.20 per month ex. VAT (smallest container or database).

The page does not say here whether a card is needed.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • Container S

    €7.20

    per month, ex. VAT, 30-day basis

    256 MB RAM at low CPU priority. Sizes run to 3XL (8 GB RAM) at €230.40.

  • Container M

    €14.40

    per month, ex. VAT, 30-day basis

    512 MB RAM at standard CPU priority; L (1 GB) is €28.80 and XL (2 GB) is €57.60.

  • PostgreSQL Starter 512M

    €7.20

    per month, ex. VAT, 30-day basis

    512 MB RAM, 10 GB storage and 30 connections on a single node with a 98% SLA.

Trying it first

Free for 30 days, per the pricing page description

Read from scalingo.com on Nov 13, 2026.

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

European PaaS and managed databases billed by the minute. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, databases.

Git deploys, managed databases and vector search.
From our grade for features
Git-based deploys
Connect a Git repository for deploys, with autoscaling on metrics and zero-downtime rolling deploys.
Managed databases
Offers PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, caching, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch and InfluxDB, with daily backups and PostgreSQL point-in-time recovery.
Always-included extras
Custom domains, Let's Encrypt SSL, metrics, unlimited collaborators and log archives come with every container.
Sovereign and health regions
A SecNumCloud region built on Outscale costs 20% more, and HDS plans exist for health data hosting.
Vector search for AI apps
Pgvector on PostgreSQL, plus ML and KNN features on OpenSearch, for semantic search and LLM applications.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • Next.js
  • Laravel
  • Django
  • Symfony

Scalingo is made by Scalingo SAS.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

74/122

Other web hosts it is graded above

Scalingo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 74 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 57 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at about $8.04 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 49 of the 107 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Scalingo’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 122
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 122
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122
  • CEase of useAbove 40 of 122
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Scalingo is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessScalingoHetznerHestiaCPDreamHostCloudflare PagesKinsta

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

Nothing Scalingo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.

It costs $96.53 a year.

What you could not

  • Databases with views, filters and links between them.
  • It plugs into other products, Next.js, Laravel and Django among them, and has an API.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.

What this rests on. Scalingo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Heroku, Clever Cloud, Render, OVHcloud and Railway

The 5 tools Scalingo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Scalingo free?

No, Scalingo is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free for 30 days, per the pricing page description.

How much does Scalingo cost?

Scalingo lists 3 plans. Container S: €7.20 per month, ex.

What platforms does Scalingo work on?

Scalingo is available on Web.

Does Scalingo have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Scalingo is listed for Web.

Does Scalingo have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Scalingo is listed for Web.

Is Scalingo open source?

Scalingo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

Does Scalingo have an API?

Yes. Scalingo offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Scalingo integrate with?

Scalingo's listing names Next.js, Laravel, Django and Symfony. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Scalingo?

Scalingo is made by Scalingo SAS.

What are the alternatives to Scalingo?

The closest alternatives to Scalingo in our directory are Heroku, Clever Cloud, Render, OVHcloud and Railway.

How does Scalingo compare with other web hosts?

Scalingo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 74 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.

Is Scalingo good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Scalingo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $8.04 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 49 of the 107 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Scalingo?

Nothing Scalingo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Scalingo’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Scalingo's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Scalingo SAS. Prices change, so check scalingo.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Scalingo’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Scalingo is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Scalingo SAS. Prices and plans change: check scalingo.com before you buy.