# Clever Cloud

Official pricing: https://www.clever.cloud/pricing/  
Category: paas · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Docker application, Paris** (sizes): nano 1 vCPU/0.5 GiB $0.00725/h; XS 1 vCPU/1 GiB $0.019333333333/h; S 2 vCPU/2 GiB $0.038666666667/h; M 4 vCPU/4 GiB $0.091833333333/h; L 6 vCPU/8 GiB $0.183666666667/h; XL 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.367333333333/h

## Features

Yes: pause/resume, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, SSH, HTTPS preview URLs, raw TCP inbound, static egress IP, self-hosting, Python, Node.js, EU data residency, MCP server, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, extra volumes, shared volumes

No: snapshots, memory snapshots, fork/clone, persistent disk, idle auto-stop, start from your own snapshot, nested virtualization, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, public IPv4, egress allowlist, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, GPU, arm64, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), firewall inside (nftables), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/clever-cloud.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- 50 concurrent replicas exceed v2 Docker maxInstances=40 per application; split apps or request limit increase.
- Tax treatment not established from captured API.
- Container image runs on managed VM; not full root/nested virtualization sandbox.
- Storage and egress not normalized.
- Exact isolation mechanism not verified in cited pricing/API pages; no container/VM guarantee inferred.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; Docker-app regime is an ordinary self-serve PaaS instance (not alt).
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Normalized Paris (par); zone catalog includes other deployments, so EU-only residency requires pinning Paris and storage.
- clever.cloud/pricing (2026-09-28): self-serve pay-as-you-go, "billed by the second". Size/price table comes from the public price-system API (sources).
- Clever Tasks: a Docker app can run as a run-to-completion job ('Clever Cloud just starts a VM, run the given command and then stop the VM'), billed per second at the same flavor price; no inbound HTTP/TCP.
- Monthly prepaid provisioning: each month's invoice includes a top-up of prepaid credits equal to estimated next-month consumption (not a minimum fee).
- nano (and pico) instances run with reduced CPU priority on the host and may slow down when the hypervisor is loaded; no baseline is published.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Managed runtimes including Docker; use official v4 EUR Paris price system (PT1H) joined to v2 flavor dimensions. v2 embedded XS/S prices were zero placeholders, not free service. Smallest captured flavor meeting 4/8 is L with 6 CPU/8 GiB.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: EUR. FX: 1 EUR = 1.1378 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: Normalized Paris (par); zone catalog includes other deployments, so EU-only residency requires pinning Paris and storage.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| docker-par | Docker application, Paris | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | nano 1/0.5: EUR 0.0083333333313/h → USD 0.009481666664; month cap None; XS 1/1.0: EUR 0.022222222222222223/h → USD 0.025284444444; month cap None; S 2/2.0: EUR 0.044444444444444446/h → USD 0.050568888889; month cap None; M 4/4.0: EUR 0.10555555555555556/h → USD 0.120101111111; month cap None; L 6/8.0: EUR 0.2111111111111111/h → USD 0.240202222222; month cap None; XL 8/16.0: EUR 0.4222222222222222/h → USD 0.480404444444; month cap None; 2XL 12/24.0: EUR 0.6666666666666666/h → USD 0.758533333333; month cap None; 3XL 16/32.0: EUR 0.8888888888888888/h → USD 1.011377777778; month cap None | https://www.clever.cloud/pricing/ |
| autoscale | Multiple active instances/flavors | See rule | Sum each allocated runtime second; utilization causes scaling, not a fractional CPU billing discount. | https://www.clever.cloud/pricing/ |
| dedicated | Private deployment | See rule | Contact provider; no public numeric rate captured. | https://www.clever.cloud/pricing/ |

## Gotchas
- 50 concurrent replicas exceed v2 Docker maxInstances=40 per application; split apps or request limit increase.
- Tax treatment not established from captured API.
- Container image runs on managed VM; not full root/nested virtualization sandbox.
- Storage and egress not normalized.
- Exact isolation mechanism not verified in cited pricing/API pages; no container/VM guarantee inferred.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Normalized Paris (par); zone catalog includes other deployments, so EU-only residency requires pinning Paris and storage.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- docker-par: USD 0.240202222/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 2113.78 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://www.clever.cloud/pricing/
- https://www.clever.cloud/developers/doc/account-billing/consumption/
- https://api.clever-cloud.com/v2/products/instances
- https://api.clever-cloud.com/v4/billing/price-system?zone_id=par&currency=EUR
- https://api.clever-cloud.com/v4/products/zones