5 Best European Fly.io Alternatives in 2026

Scaleway is Europe's sovereign cloud and AI provider, delivering 100+ products spanning compute, storage, networking, containers, databases, AI, and even quantum computing, all from four multi-AZ regions on European soil. Part of the iliad Group, it gives startups, enterprises, and public institutions a full-stack alternative to US hyperscalers without compromising on breadth, performance, or pricing transparency.

The platform covers every layer of the cloud stack: bare metal and elastic metal for dedicated performance, CPU and GPU instances (H100, L40S, L4) for AI training and inference, managed Kubernetes (Kapsule and multi-cloud Kosmos), serverless containers, functions and jobs, S3-compatible object storage, managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB), a ClickHouse-based data warehouse, Apache Kafka and Spark clusters, IoT Hub, transactional email, domain registration, and a full networking suite with VPC, load balancers, and WAF.

Key benefits:

• 5,000+ GPUs available on-demand for AI training, inference, and research workloads
• Managed Kubernetes with Kapsule (single-cloud) and Kosmos (multi-cloud) for portable orchestration
• Serverless platform covering containers, functions, jobs, and SQL databases with pay-per-use billing
• S3-compatible object storage plus block storage and Glacier cold archival at predictable pricing
• Generative APIs and AI inference to deploy and serve models without managing GPU infrastructure
• Transparent pricing at the product level with no hidden fees, egress surprises, or commitment traps
• Startup programs offering up to €36,000 in cloud credits for early and growth-stage companies
• Quantum as a Service, making it the first European provider to offer managed quantum computing

Scaleway operates datacenters in France, the Netherlands, and Poland with upcoming regions in Sweden and Germany. Infrastructure is GDPR-compliant and HDS-certified for healthcare data hosting. The platform runs exclusively on renewable energy, publishes real-time Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metrics, and recycles hardware, making sovereignty and sustainability operational defaults rather than marketing claims.

Trusted by Mistral AI, Hugging Face, France TV, Photoroom, and the French Ministry of Education, it is the go-to European cloud for teams that need hyperscaler-grade infrastructure under European jurisdiction.

Clever Cloud is a French Platform-as-a-Service built entirely on infrastructure the company owns and operates in France. Push code via Git and Clever Cloud automatically detects the language, builds the app, deploys it with zero downtime, and handles scaling, supporting 15+ runtimes including Node.js, PHP, Python, Java, Go, Rust, Ruby, Scala, and .NET Core.

Managed add-ons cover the full stack: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, and Pulsar, plus Cellar S3-compatible object storage. Built-in Grafana dashboards, centralised log management, and alerting provide full observability, while a Keycloak-based IAM handles access governance and audit trails.

Key benefits:

• 15+ language runtimes from Node.js and PHP to Go, Rust, Scala, and .NET Core
• Git-push deployment with automatic language detection and zero-downtime updates
• Managed databases covering PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch
• Auto-scaling with 99.90% SLA standard and 99.99% on Premium
• S3-compatible object storage via Cellar with no egress fees within the platform
• Built-in Grafana observability delivering metrics, logs, and alerts without extra tooling
• ISO 27001 and HDS certified for healthcare data hosting on French infrastructure
• SecNumCloud available via Cloud Temple partnership for highest-sensitivity workloads

Clever Cloud operates its own datacenters in France with no data subcontracted to third-party clouds. The platform holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and Health Data Hosting (HDS) certifications, is fully GDPR-compliant, and offers SecNumCloud-grade environments. All code, data, and backups stay within France.

Trusted by MAIF, Docaposte, Fairphone, and Limagrain for sovereign European PaaS without compromising on automation or developer experience.

Scalingo lets developers deploy at lightning speed while keeping data sovereign in Europe. It is the first European Platform as a Service certified for Health Data Hosting (HDS) and ISO 27001, with datacenters located in France and a SecNumCloud region for regulated workloads that require the highest French government assurance level.

The platform supports git-based deployments, autoscaling triggered by metrics, zero-downtime rolling releases, managed databases with point-in-time recovery, and automatic failover for high availability. Encryption at rest and in transit is on by default, and managed vector databases such as pgvector and OpenSearch KNN make Scalingo a natural fit for AI-driven applications built on PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

Key benefits:

• Git-based deploys that ship code to production in under a minute
• Autoscaling driven by CPU, memory, and request-rate metrics
• Managed databases with backups, point-in-time recovery, and HA failover
• Vector search through pgvector and OpenSearch KNN for AI workloads
• SecNumCloud region for public-sector and highly regulated applications

Scalingo is headquartered in Strasbourg, France, with all datacenters located on European soil and all data subject to European jurisdiction only. The platform holds ISO 27001 and HDS certifications, offers a SecNumCloud IaaS region, and is fully GDPR-compliant, making it a genuine sovereign alternative to US hyperscaler PaaS offerings.

Trusted by the French Ministère de l'Intérieur handling 20,000 requests per minute, Yespark with 20+ daily deployments, and healthcare AI platform Heloa Health.