The European PaaS for apps and databases
HostStack is a European platform-as-a-service. Git push to build and run your apps, workers, and cron jobs alongside managed Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis — all on EU infrastructure, from an EU-incorporated company. GDPR-native, no egress fees, from €1/mo.
Deploy any app
Git-push builds for Node, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET, Elixir, Bun — or any Dockerfile. Web services, background workers, and cron jobs, with zero-downtime blue/green rollouts and preview environments per PR.
Managed databases
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and Redis from €4/mo, with automated backups and an optional 3-node Patroni HA cluster included on higher tiers — no HA add-on.
European by default
Operated by a Danish company (MICCI) with data in Germany and Finland. EU incorporation means no US CLOUD Act exposure — a clean Schrems II story. DPA signed at signup, EU VAT invoices.
Why a European PaaS?
Most platform-as-a-service providers — Render, Railway, Heroku, Vercel, Fly.io — are US companies. Several offer an EU region, but the company behind them remains US-incorporated, so the US CLOUD Act still applies. A genuinely European PaaS keeps both the data and the operator in the EU.
- Data residency: your app, database, and backups stay in the EU (Germany and Finland) — not a US region operated by a US company.
- Legal incorporation: HostStack is incorporated in Denmark, so the US CLOUD Act does not reach your data. Location and incorporation are different things.
- Predictable EUR pricing: flat per-resource rates from €1/mo, no egress fees, EU VAT invoices, and a DPA at signup.
- A real free tier: 1 Nano service + 1 Starter Postgres + 1 cron + 1 preview environment, with no card and no forced sleep on the database.
- Sovereign infrastructure: Hetzner data centres in Falkenstein, Nuremberg, and Helsinki — European hardware, European operator.
Compare HostStack with other platforms
Moving from a US platform? See our European alternatives to Render, Railway & Heroku guide, or read about EU data residency.
Frequently asked questions
What is a European PaaS?
A European PaaS (platform-as-a-service) is a cloud platform that builds, deploys, and runs your applications and databases on infrastructure located in — and, ideally, operated by a company incorporated in — the European Union. Compared with US platforms like Render, Railway, Heroku, Vercel, or Fly.io, a European PaaS keeps data in the EU by default and, when the operator is EU-incorporated, removes US CLOUD Act exposure. HostStack is a European PaaS operated by the Danish company MICCI, running on Hetzner infrastructure in Germany and Finland.
Why choose a European PaaS over a US one?
Three reasons: data residency (your app, database, and backups stay in the EU), legal incorporation (an EU-incorporated operator is not subject to the US CLOUD Act, which matters for Schrems II and public-sector procurement), and pricing in EUR with EU VAT invoices and a DPA signed at signup. Many US platforms offer an EU region, but the company behind them is still US-incorporated — location and incorporation are different things.
Which European PaaS should I use?
It depends on what you need. Scalingo, Clever Cloud, and Upsun are established European PaaS providers; Sliplane and Koyeb are newer container platforms. HostStack focuses on a git-push workflow with managed databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) bundled on one bill, flat per-resource pricing from €1/month, a real free tier, and EU incorporation in Denmark. Compare on developer experience, bundling, price, and where the operator is incorporated.
Can I deploy Node, Python, Go, and Docker apps on HostStack?
Yes. HostStack builds from your Git repository with auto-detection for Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET, Elixir, and Bun, or from a Dockerfile for anything else. It runs web services, background workers, and cron jobs, with managed Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and Redis, object storage, queues, and full-text search — all on EU infrastructure with automatic Let's Encrypt TLS.
Deploy on a European PaaS today
Start for free. No credit card. Your apps and data stay in the EU.