Qovery
Paris BYOC platform that deploys and governs infrastructure on your own AWS, GCP, Azure or Scaleway
Quick Overview
| Company | BIRDSIGHT SAS (trading as Qovery) |
|---|---|
| Category | DevOps & Infrastructure as Code |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Founded | 2020 |
| EU Presence | EU (France) |
| Data Location | Deploys into your own AWS, GCP, Azure or Scaleway account; self-hosted control plane available on Enterprise |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; Enterprise adds HIPAA, HDS, ISO 27001, DORA |
| Pricing | Business $2,999/month billed yearly (save 20% vs monthly), 20 users included / Enterprise: custom pricing, annual billing only |
| Free Option | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Replaces | Heroku, Render, in-house Kubernetes platform engineering |
Detailed Review
Qovery is what a small platform team buys instead of building one.
BIRDSIGHT SAS, trading as Qovery, is a Paris company under French law, and the product is a Bring Your Own Cloud control plane: your applications and data stay inside your own AWS, GCP, Azure or Scaleway account while Qovery operates the deployment pipeline, environment management and day-2 operations on top of it.
That is a different trade from Terramate or Digger, which run inside CI you already operate — Qovery is a managed platform that happens to keep your workloads on your own infrastructure rather than its own.
In exchange for that management layer, Qovery gives a team without a dedicated DevOps function CI/CD built in rather than assembled from parts, automatic preview environments spun up and torn down per pull request, and compliance handled rather than bolted on afterwards: SOC 2 Type II and GDPR by default, with HIPAA, HDS, ISO 27001 and DORA available as an add-on package for regulated customers.
Kubernetes clusters, on the Business plan, are provisioned, maintained and upgraded for you rather than left as the customer's own operational problem to own.
The number that matters is the price: Business starts at $2,999 a month billed yearly for 20 included users, with no free tier any more, only a 14-day trial with no credit card required.
That puts Qovery well above the self-hosted, run-in-your-own-CI tools elsewhere in this category, and it is the right comparison to make before buying — Qovery earns its price specifically when a team wants the platform fully managed, not when the goal is avoiding a platform vendor's bill altogether.
What Qovery does well
- Bring Your Own Cloud keeps workloads and data in your own account
- Built-in CI/CD removes the need for separate pipeline tooling
- Automatic preview environments per pull request
- SOC 2 Type II and GDPR built in, HIPAA/ISO 27001 add-on
- French company, contracts under French law in Paris
Where Qovery falls short
- No free tier, 14-day trial only
- Business starts at $2,999/month — expensive for a small team
- Annual billing required to get the listed Business price
- Overlaps with cheaper self-hosted options if you already run CI
Standout feature. The only tool here that hands a small team a full managed BYOC platform — CI/CD, previews and compliance included — in one product.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Bring Your Own Cloud keeps workloads and data in your own account
- Built-in CI/CD removes the need for separate pipeline tooling
- Automatic preview environments per pull request
- SOC 2 Type II and GDPR built in, HIPAA/ISO 27001 add-on
- French company, contracts under French law in Paris
Cons
- No free tier, 14-day trial only
- Business starts at $2,999/month — expensive for a small team
- Annual billing required to get the listed Business price
- Overlaps with cheaper self-hosted options if you already run CI
Alternatives to Qovery
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Qovery?
Qovery is what a small platform team buys instead of building one.
BIRDSIGHT SAS, trading as Qovery, is a Paris company under French law, and the product is a Bring Your Own Cloud control plane: your applications and data stay inside your own AWS, GCP, Azure or Scaleway account while Qovery operates the deployment pipeline, environment management and day-2 operations on top of it.
That is a different trade from Terramate or Digger, which run inside CI you already operate — Qovery is a managed platform that happens to keep your workloads on your own infrastructure rather than its own.
Where is Qovery based?
Qovery operates from Paris, France, which places it under EU (France). Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; Enterprise adds HIPAA, HDS, ISO 27001, DORA.
What does Qovery cost?
Business $2,999/month billed yearly (save 20% vs monthly), 20 users included / Enterprise: custom pricing, annual billing only. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Who is Qovery best for?
Teams wanting a turnkey BYOC deploy platform. The only tool here that hands a small team a full managed BYOC platform — CI/CD, previews and compliance included — in one product.
What are the drawbacks of Qovery?
No free tier, 14-day trial only. Business starts at $2,999/month — expensive for a small team. Annual billing required to get the listed Business price. Overlaps with cheaper self-hosted options if you already run CI.