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Best Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software in 2026

  1. 1

    AWS Elastic Beanstalk

    Free plan APILinuxWeb+1
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    CapRover

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
  3. 3

    Dokku

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Choose Dokku if you want an open-source, self-hosted deployment platform built around Git pushes and extensible plugins.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $849 Visit site
  4. 4

    Google Kubernetes Engine

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

    GKE offers managed cluster operations alongside the choice to manage nodes directly, with features for security, multi-team organization, and AI workloads.

    7.3 From $9/mo Visit site
  5. 5

    Cloud Foundry

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.2 Open source Visit site
  6. 6

    Google Cloud Run

    Free plan APILinuxWeb

    Cloud Run offers several workload forms, automatic scaling and source deployment options, with a free plan and trial credits.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
  7. 7

    Northflank

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Northflank offers managed Kubernetes and multiple deployment paths, with tools for automation and integrations across development workflows.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $0/mo Visit site
  8. 8

    Google App Engine

    Free plan APIWeb
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $0.05 Visit site
  9. 9

    Railway

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Railway brings deployment, infrastructure, observability and environment workflows together, with multiple deployment sources and database templates.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  10. 10

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry

    Free plan APILinuxWeb
    7.0 Free plan Visit site
  11. 11

    OutSystems

    by OutSystems
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    OutSystems combines low-code application building with database, authentication, API, and mobile publishing features.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
  12. 12

    Koyeb

    Free plan APIWeb
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Visit site
  13. 13

    Zeabur

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3

    Zeabur combines several deployment inputs with server, domain, email, and developer tools.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  14. 14

    Render

    Free plan APIWeb

    Render brings application, website, database, and workflow deployment options together with several runtimes and infrastructure tools.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
  15. 15

    Azure App Service

    Free plan LinuxWebWindows
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
  16. 16

    Salesforce Sales Cloud

    by Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Free plan Extension

    Sales Cloud brings sales records, pipeline views and collaboration tools together, with a free tier and paid suites.

    6.6 Free plan · paid from $25/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  17. 17

    Clever Cloud

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.4 Visit site
  18. 18

    Azure Kubernetes Service

    Free plan Web
    6.3 Free plan Visit site
  19. 19

    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

    Paid APILinuxMac+2

    EKS combines managed Kubernetes control-plane operations with AWS compute, networking, and identity integrations.

    6.1 Free plan · paid from $1,500/mo Visit site
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    Fly.io

    Free trial APILinuxWeb

    Fly.io offers application compute alongside managed Postgres and persistent environments for agent workloads.

    6.1 From $1.94/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
  21. 21

    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

    Free plan Web
    6.0 Free plan Visit site
  22. 22

    Qovery

    Free trial APILinuxMac+3

    Qovery suits teams that want deployment controls across supported cloud infrastructure, with operational visibility and integrations for AI agents.

    6.0 From $2,999/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
  23. 23

    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    OpenShift Pipelines is designed for CI/CD workflows within OpenShift, with Tekton-based definitions and console management.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  24. 24

    AWS App Runner

    Paid APIWeb
    5.7 Visit site
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    SAP Business Technology Platform

    Free plan Web
    5.6 Free plan · pricing on request · 90-day trial Visit site

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