Elestio key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- ELESTIO LIMITED
- Headquarters
- Ireland (IE)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Data hosting
- Customer-defined, Germany, Ireland
- Infrastructure
- Hetzner, AWS, DigitalOcean, Scaleway, Linode, Vultr
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Certifications
- SOC 2
- Replaces
- Heroku, DigitalOcean App Platform
About Elestio
Elest.io is a fully managed software deployment platform based in Dublin, Ireland. It specializes in simplifying the lifecycle of open-source software by providing automated installation, configuration, updates, and monitoring for over 400 curated applications. The platform allows users to deploy these services on dedicated virtual machines across various global cloud providers or on-premises, ensuring no vendor lock-in. The service is designed to bridge the gap between complex self-hosting and restrictive SaaS models by offering a 'no-DevOps' experience. It features a unique revenue-sharing model with open-source authors and focuses on security through kernel-level isolation and end-to-end encryption. Elestio targets developers and enterprises looking for scalable, secure, and compliant ways to run open-source stacks without the overhead of manual server management.
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