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Sliplane - The Simple European Cloud Review

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Should I use Sliplane - The Simple European Cloud?

Sliplane is a simple European cloud for developers. Run your apps, managed PostgreSQL databases and object storage with the best developer experience around. - sliplane.io

· 1 month ago

Buy if you are a small team or indie developer running Docker containers who wants EU data residency and a predictable flat bill. Skip it if you need hyperscaler breadth, global regions, or proven enterprise HA and compliance programs.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 10+ public sources; independent review coverage is still thin, so confidence is medium.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

€9/month

Server (flat rate)

ModelFlat per server
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Object storagefrom €5/month

Best for

  • Indie devs and small startups hosting Docker containers
  • EU teams needing GDPR data residency
  • Teams stacking many containers on one flat bill
  • Refugees from Heroku's per-dyno pricing

Not for

  • Large enterprises needing hyperscaler breadth, compliance programs, or multi-region HA
  • Non-EU teams needing global regions or lowest latency
  • Ultra-light hobbyists who want a free tier or pay-per-use
  • Teams needing deep managed services beyond containers, Postgres, and storage

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Support praise rests on one testimonial; verify depth before betting production workloads

medium

EU locations only — check latency if your users sit outside Europe

medium

PaaS-style lock-in: migrating containers, Postgres, and storage out later takes rework

low

Flat rate rewards heavy use; light or spiky workloads may overpay versus pay-per-use rivals

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Flat per-server pricing; run unlimited containers, no per-dyno creep
  • Connect your GitHub repo and your app runs
  • Praised support, prices, UI, and filtering logs in user feedback
  • Managed PostgreSQL and object storage bundled in the platform
  • EU locations, GDPR-compliant, automatic backups, built-in SSL

Cons

  • Own smaller infrastructure; not built for huge high-availability demands
  • No dedicated public security page found
  • Public launch only Jan 2025; short track record
  • EU-focused locations only; limited global footprint

Sources & method

- 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. Offers automated backups, built-in SSL, health checks, and CVE scanning of Docker images via Docker Scout; no dedicated security page found.

official x1review x4security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • €9/month

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Flat rate beats Heroku per-dyno; praised as wallet-friendly
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Connect GitHub, app runs; simple praised UI
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Apps, Postgres, storage — deliberately simple, not broad
  • Support quality: 4/5. Called awesome, but one testimonial only
  • Security posture: 3/5. Backups, SSL, CVE scanning; no public security page
  • €9/mo Starting price 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM server
  • Flat per server Billing model Unlimited containers per server
  • from €5/mo Object storage 250 GB tier
  • Jan 2025 Public launch Show HN debut

Pricing

Server (flat rate)

€9/month

  • 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM
  • Unlimited containers
  • No surprise bills

Object storage

from €5/month

  • 250 GB starting tier

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Offers automated backups, built-in SSL, health checks, and CVE scanning of Docker images via Docker Scout; no dedicated security page found.

What users say

Users praise support, pricing, UI, and log filtering; independent review volume is still small.

“Awesome customer support, great prices, well thought UI to manage, good logging (view and filter), easy upgrade”
Featured review, sliplane.io

Alternatives

Compare Sliplane - The Simple European Cloud with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on 10+ public sources; independent review coverage is still thin, so confidence is medium.

Flat-rate EU Docker hosting from €9/mo — great for small teams; too thin for enterprises needing hyperscaler scale.

Methodology

Based on 10+ public sources; independent review coverage is still thin, so confidence is medium.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Sliplane - The Simple European Cloudsliplane.io
    official
  2. Sliplane – Alternative to Herokuonly-eu.eu
    review
  3. Show HN: Simple Docker Hostingnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  4. Stop Using AWS: How Sliplane Built Its Own Cloudhappybootstrapping.com
    news
  5. Sliplane — API Provider, Schemasapis.io
    review
  6. Sliplane - EuroAlternativeeuroalternative.eu
    review
  7. Security pagesliplane.io
    security

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