Hosting · Updated 10 November 2026 · 7 min read

Best European alternatives to Vercel in 2026

Six European ways to host what you run on Vercel: Eurobase, Clever Cloud, Scalingo, Scaleway, Sliplane and Coolify on Hetzner, compared on price, company and what each one lacks.

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For a Next.js or frontend app, Eurobase deploys from Git to European infrastructure for a flat €10 or €20 a month. Clever Cloud and Scalingo suit teams that need a managed database and certifications. Scaleway suits container workloads billed by use, Sliplane suits Docker apps on a fixed-price server, and Coolify on Hetzner suits teams happy to run their own server.

No option here matches every Vercel feature. Eurobase, for example, has no preview deployments yet.

The options at a glance

Platform	Company	Starts at	Best for	Main gap
Eurobase	Warsaw, Poland	Free, then €10 a month + VAT	Next.js and frontend apps, deployed by you or a coding agent	No preview deployments or managed Postgres
Clever Cloud	France	Free credits, then by instance size	Full applications that need certifications	No flat monthly plan
Scalingo	Strasbourg, France	€7.20 a month for a 256 MB container, excl. VAT	Moving a Heroku-style app	Each container and database is priced separately
Scaleway Serverless Containers	France	Free tier, then billed by use	Containers in any language	You build the container yourself
Sliplane	Berlin, Germany	€9 per server	Docker apps on a fixed-price server	Paid by the server, with no free plan after the demo
Coolify on Hetzner	Open source, on a German host	Free software, servers from €5.49 a month excl. VAT, if available to order	Teams that accept running their own server	Updates, backups and uptime are yours

Prices are from each provider's own page, checked on 9 and 10 November 2026.

What to check before you move

Who runs the service. A European region and a European company are different things. Vercel has 5 compute regions in Europe, but it's a US company. If your contract asks for an EU business, check the company name on the terms, not the region on the map.
What the platform relies on. A European company can still run on a US cloud. Ask for the list of subprocessors.
How billing stops. Flat plans refuse work at a limit, and usage plans keep running and bill you. Choose the failure you'd rather have.
What Next.js features you use. Image optimization, incremental rendering, middleware and streaming each need checking on the new host.
Preview deployments. If your team reviews every pull request on a live URL, confirm the new platform has them.

1. Eurobase

Eurobase deploys web apps from GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Forgejo or Gitea to European infrastructure. Next.js, Astro, Nuxt and other frameworks run on V8 isolates, and servers in Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP and .NET run as containers. Coding agents can deploy through its MCP server and CLI.

Best for: frontend and full-stack apps that should stay in Europe at a predictable price.
Price: a Free plan, then Starter at €10 and Pro at €20 a month + VAT for the whole workspace, with no price per seat.
Company: a business registered in Warsaw, Poland. The infrastructure is run by Scaleway, a French provider.
What it lacks: preview deployments, managed Postgres, MySQL or Redis, and Dockerfile builds. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are in progress.

2. Clever Cloud

Clever Cloud is a French platform where a Git push triggers a deployment, with no Dockerfile needed. Its servers sit in datacenters it runs itself in France, and it's certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

Best for: companies that need certifications and a wide choice of languages and add-ons.
Price: by instance size and number of instances, with free credits and no card to start.
What it lacks: a flat monthly plan, so you estimate cost with its calculator.

3. Scalingo

Scalingo is a French platform in the Heroku style, based in Strasbourg, with Next.js among its supported frameworks. It is ISO 27001 certified and offers a SecNumCloud region built on Outscale.

Best for: teams moving a Heroku-style app, or French regulated workloads.
Price: containers from €7.20 for 256 MB and €14.40 for 512 MB, estimated over 30 days, excluding VAT. Databases are priced separately.
What it lacks: a single price for the whole app.

4. Scaleway Serverless Containers

Scaleway is a French cloud provider. Serverless Containers run any language from a container image, and scale from zero to 200 instances in Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw or Milan.

Best for: teams already building containers who want to pay by use.
Price: 400,000 GB-s of memory and 200,000 vCPU-s free each month, then €0.20 per 100,000 GB-s and €1 per 100,000 vCPU-s.
What it lacks: the Git-to-production workflow. You build the image and wire up the deployment.

5. Sliplane

Sliplane is based in Berlin and hosts Docker containers from GitHub or an image, with zero-downtime deploys and logs built in. You pay for a server and run as many services on it as fit.

Best for: Docker apps and open-source tools at a fixed price.
Price: from €9 per server. Managed Postgres and storage are extra. A demo server is free for 48 hours.
What it lacks: Next.js-specific features. Some of its regions are outside Europe, so pick a German or Finnish one for your server.

6. Coolify on Hetzner

Coolify is open-source software that gives you a Git-based deployment dashboard on your own server. Hetzner is a German host. Its cloud servers are listed from €5.49 a month excl. VAT for a CPX02 in Helsinki, or €6.49 in Falkenstein or Nuremberg, though its cheapest plans showed as unavailable to order on 10 November 2026.

Best for: teams with the skills and time to operate a server.
Price: self-hosted Coolify is free. Coolify Cloud starts at $5 a month.
What it lacks: a provider that handles incidents for you. Updates, backups, security and uptime are your job.

How to choose

Choose Eurobase for a Next.js or frontend app at a flat euro price, or if a coding agent does your deploys.
Choose Clever Cloud or Scalingo if you need a managed database or ISO 27001 today.
Choose Scaleway if you already ship containers and want to pay by use.
Choose Sliplane to run several Docker services at one price.
Choose Coolify on Hetzner if the lowest bill matters more than your time.
Stay on Vercel if you depend on preview deployments and compute around the world, and an EU company isn't a requirement.

How to move from Vercel

List what the app uses: environment variables, cron jobs, image optimization, storage and databases.
Deploy the same branch to the new platform on its default URL.
Copy the environment variables and test the main user paths.
Shorten the DNS TTL a day ahead, then move your domain's records to the new host.
Keep the Vercel project until traffic has moved.

Eurobase has a step-by-step guide: Migrate from Vercel. For the detail on one platform, read Eurobase vs Vercel.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Vercel?

For a Next.js or frontend app, Eurobase is a good fit, because it deploys from Git to European infrastructure at a flat price. If you need a managed database or ISO 27001 today, Clever Cloud or Scalingo fit better.

Does using Vercel's European regions make my app European?

It places your functions in Europe, but Vercel Inc. is a US company with terms under California law. If you need an EU business as your provider, a European region isn't enough.

Can I host Next.js in Europe without running my own server?

Yes. Eurobase and Scalingo both run Next.js on a managed platform in Europe, and Sliplane runs it as a Docker container.

Is there a free European alternative to Vercel?

Eurobase has a Free plan with hard limits. Scaleway has a monthly free tier billed by use. Coolify is free software, but you pay for the server it runs on.

Which European platform has preview deployments?

Upsun gives every branch a full preview environment. Eurobase doesn't have preview deployments yet.