Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Meshcloud's Cloud Foundry

A platform to deploy applications within minutes.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Meshcloud's Cloud Foundry launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Foundry▲260

   Build your backend in minutes, instead of days

   2019 · foundryapp.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   zCloud▲96

   The cloud platform you run by talking to it

   2023 · quave.one · its alternatives →

3. 3
   DoubleCloud▲168

   Get the most out of your data in the cloud

   2022 · double.cloud · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ModernCloud▲101

   A browser-based serverless platform that is open-source

   2021 · moderncloud.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SetOps▲313

   Cloud deployment made for developers

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Render▲318

   Hey HN, I'm Anurag, founder and CEO of Render, a cloud for application developers. We've just launched Render Workflows, a way to define durable tasks by decorating plain TypeScript or Python functions and running them on Render without operating queues, worker pools, retry logic, and state management. Code example below [1]. The use cases we have in mind include agent loops, ETL/data pipelines, billing flows, and other long-running jobs. The model is simple: mark an existing function as a Task, deploy the repo as a Workflow, then trigger runs from your application code or via our API.…

   2019 · render.com · its alternatives →

7. 7ML
   MadeiraCloud lets you draw AWS architecture and clone apps in minutes▲87

   2012 · madeiracloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Portal - Run apps on your own easy to use cloud server▲86

   2015 · portalplatform.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   dyrector.io▲258

   Open-source SelfOps platform for containers.

   2023 · dyrector.io · its alternatives →

10. 10PC
    Porter Cloud – PaaS with an eject button▲258

    Hi HN! Porter Cloud (https://porter.run/porter-cloud) is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) like Heroku, but we make it easy for you to migrate to AWS, Azure, or GCP when you're ready. Like Heroku, Porter takes care of a lot of generic DevOps work for you (like setting up CI/CD, containerizing your applications, autoscaling, SSL certificates, setting up a reverse proxy) and lets you deploy your apps with a few clicks — saving you a lot of time while developing. However, as you probably know, there’s a downside: platforms like this become constraining if and when your app…

    2024 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    CloudSoul DevOps Agent▲214

    Deploy faster than ever to AWS

    2024 · cloudsoul.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wing Playground▲253

    Iterate on cloud apps in milliseconds, not minutes

    2024 · winglang.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Browser Arena▲175

    Open-source benchmarks for cloud browser infrastructure

    Apr 2026 · browserarena.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GetClouder▲91

    Spin highly-scalable Linux containers in 5 secs.Free in beta

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OmegaCloud.ai▲87

    Deploy AI apps instantly with a single shot

    2025 · omegacloud.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Excloud▲8

    The Cloud platform built by developers, for developers

    2024 · excloud.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AutoCloud 2.0▲117

    Complete CloudOps for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AutoCloud▲108

    Automated 3D cloud infrastructure diagrams and insights

    2021 · autocloud.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19PA
    PyCloud, a Python IDE in the web browser with interactive tutorials▲130

    2011 · jitouch.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Nodrix▲76

    Open-source, single-tenant IoT platform that deploys to your own Cloudflare account. Hardware over HTTPS or WebSocket, realtime dashboards, automations, and a clean read API.

    Jun 2026 · nodrix.live · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ZeusCloud – an open source cloud security platform▲29

    Open Source Cloud Security. Contribute to Zeus-Labs/ZeusCloud development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cloud Composer, by Google▲118

    A fully managed workflow orchestration service

    2018 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ploomber Cloud▲106

    Deploy AI/ML/data apps for free.

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Devex▲105

    Your own open-source, containerized and shareable cloud IDE.

    2025 · devx.parthkapoor.me · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →