Ranking / Porter
Ranked #1 of 10 · 96.7 / 100
Porter
A PaaS that deploys into your own AWS, GCP or Azure account.
Your cloud account porter.run
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Verdict: The strongest pick when your apps must run in your own cloud account and you don't want to hire DevOps to get there; skip it if you want nothing to do with a cloud account.
Best fitStartups and growth-stage teams without a dedicated DevOps engineer who want push-to-deploy, but need their apps, data and cloud bill in their own AWS, GCP or Azure account: for compliance, cloud credits, or a customer's security review.
Not forTeams that want a fully vendor-hosted platform with no cloud account to own, side projects that would fit a $5 tier, and anyone who needs to deploy outside AWS, GCP and Azure.
Strengths
- Deploys into your own AWS, GCP or Azure account, so data stays in your cloud and cloud credits pay for the compute.
- Its docs describe one-click SOC 2 and HIPAA-compliant infrastructure for what it manages.
- GPU instances for training and inference, from your own cloud's capacity.
- Its pricing page states that if you stop paying, your servers keep running: the Kubernetes cluster stays in your account.
Limits
- Two bills: Porter's fee plus your cloud provider's, which you have to estimate yourself.
- You own a cloud account, with its quotas, permissions and support plan.
- A Kubernetes cluster sits underneath, and a cluster has baseline cloud costs, so it is rarely the cheapest home for a single tiny app.
- Its one-click compliance doc is written about the AWS resources Porter manages; check coverage on GCP and Azure for your case.
What it costs
$13 per vCPU and $6 per GB of RAM per month for the resources your apps request, plus your cloud provider's bill. Volume discounts above 40 vCPU / 80 GB RAM, 50% off for non-profits, and a startup deal.
On the criteria
| Where apps run | Strong | Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account (its docs: "a platform as a service that runs in your own AWS, GCP, or Azure account"). |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | Strong | Holds a SOC 2 Type II report; its docs describe one-click SOC 2 and HIPAA-compliant infrastructure for the AWS resources it manages (EKS, RDS, S3 and more). |
| GPU support | Strong | GPU instances listed on its home page, with a docs guide to running GPU workloads. |
| Cost model | Strong | Published rates per requested vCPU and GB of RAM, prorated to the minute; your cloud bill is separate and credits can cover it. |
| Ease of exit | Strong | Its pricing FAQ: if you stop paying, servers keep running and the Kubernetes cluster stays intact in your account. |
| Operations handled | Good | Handles cluster setup, CI/CD, autoscaling, patching and upgrades, but you still own and pay for the cloud account underneath. |
| Score | 96.7 / 100 | Rank 1 of 10. How the score is worked out. |
Check it: Porter pricingPorter docs: introductionPorter docs: SOC 2 and HIPAAPorter docs: GPU workloads