COMPARISON
DANIAN vs Sevalla.
DANIAN is managed hosting for ~150 open-source apps at a flat €9 per app, per month.
Sevalla, by Kinsta, is a developer-focused platform that runs your own code — Git push or Docker — on usage-metered pods.
This page compares the two for the one workload they overlap on, running an app, and is honest about everything else.
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Pricing
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Different shapes of product
What each platform is actually for.
Most "X vs Y" pages skip this part. We start with it because the right answer depends on what you're trying to run, and Sevalla and DANIAN are not the same category of product.
DANIAN
A curated catalog of 150+ open-source applications, each hosted and maintained for a flat €9 per app, per month: PeerTube, Mattermost, n8n, Vaultwarden, Matomo, EspoCRM, Nextcloud, Mautic and more. You choose the app rather than build one — it arrives configured, with the database it needs, daily off-site backups, security patches, hardware, monitoring and human-on-call support included. Apps run on multi-tenant infrastructure with hardened container isolation, per-app resource guarantees and isolated networking, with per-container terminal and file-manager access through the dashboard. Data is hosted in any of 21 datacenter regions across six continents.
CURATED CATALOG FLAT €9/APP
INCLUDES THE DB
21 REGIONS
Best fit: SMBs and teams that want to run a known open-source app without engineering it themselves, on a known monthly cost.
Sevalla
A developer-focused platform from Kinsta — the managed-hosting company founded in 2013 — launched as a standalone brand in 2024 and running on Google Cloud. You connect a Git repo or a Docker image and Sevalla builds and runs it: custom applications, managed databases, object storage, and static sites. Pricing is usage-metered per second — runtime pods from $5/month (Hobby, no custom domain) up through larger tiers, with databases, bandwidth, and storage billed separately. Operates in 25 datacenter regions.
PAAS FOR CUSTOM CODE
USAGE-METERED PODS
GIT & DOCKER DEPLOYS
25 REGIONS
Best fit: developers and teams shipping custom application code who want a managed platform without running Kubernetes themselves.
Feature comparison
How they line up on the things that overlap.
Ten attributes that matter when the workload is "run an open-source app". Where Sevalla has a partial answer, a different shape, or wins outright, we mark it accordingly.
| ATTRIBUTE | DANIAN | SEVALLA |
|---|---|---|
| Curated open-source app catalog | ✓ ~150 pre-configured apps | — Smaller one-click template set |
| Custom application code (Git push / Docker) | × Not supported | ✓ Git push & Docker |
| Pricing model | €9 / app / month — flat | Per-pod compute + database + bandwidth + storage, metered |
| Predictability of monthly bill | ✓ Known cost; no overages | — Metered per second; usage varies |
| Database included with the app | ✓ Yes — sized for the app | × Separate billed pod from $5/mo |
| Daily off-site backups (app + data) | ✓ Included | — Database backups; 7-day retention |
| Datacenter regions | ✓21 regions, choose per app | ✓ 25 regions, choose per app |
| Horizontal auto-scaling | × Single instance per app | ✓ Vertical & horizontal |
| Managed databases / object storage / static sites as products | — DB included per app; no separate products | ✓ First-party products |
| Support availability | ✓ 24/7 chat; performs DNS, SMTP, config | — Mon–Fri, 8–5 UTC, English |
Where DANIAN wins
Four reasons a catalog beats a build, for this job.
When the workload is a known open-source app, these four differences are the ones that show up on the invoice and in your week.
Honest read
Where Sevalla is the right pick instead.
Sevalla is a well-built, actively developed platform with real advantages over DANIAN. The three profiles below describe buyers who genuinely should pick Sevalla.
You ship your own code
Your app is a Next.js frontend, a Django service, a Go API that you wrote and build. You want Git-push or Docker deploys, a build pipeline, per-pull-request preview environments, and a dashboard with logs and metrics. DANIAN doesn't take a Git push or run your own image. Sevalla is built for exactly this, and we don't compete here.
USE SEVALLA
You need a full production stack
You're composing an application from managed databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis or Valkey), object storage, background workers, autoscaling pods, and an API or Terraform workflow. DANIAN runs single catalog apps on a flat fee, not a composable platform you build on. If you need the platform, Sevalla is the right shape.
USE SEVALLA
You want free static hosting, more regions, or you're already on Kinsta
Sevalla hosts static sites free within generous limits, runs in 25 regions on Google Cloud with Cloudflare's edge, and sits naturally alongside an existing Kinsta footprint. For a static front-end, a latency-sensitive global app, or a team already inside Kinsta, those are genuine reasons to choose Sevalla.
USE SEVALLA
Real-world math
One open-source app, one production workload.
Scenario: a self-hosted n8n for a small team automating internal workflows — a Postgres database, persistent storage for workflow data and binaries, SSL on a custom domain, running around the clock. n8n is on Sevalla's one-click template list, so this is a fair like-for-like: both platforms can run it.
DANIAN — n8n on the catalog
YOUR MONTHLY INVOICE
n8n (catalog deploy) - €9
Server, OS, hardening - Included
Database (sized for the app) - Included
Daily off-site backups - Included
SSL + custom domain - Included
Bandwidth - Included
Updates & patching - done for you
Engineering time / month - €0
Effective monthly €9
All-inclusive. One click to deploy; no licence, no server, nothing to operate afterward.
Sevalla — n8n via the one-click template
YOUR MONTHLY INVOICE
Database pod (DB1 → DB2)2 - $5 – 34
Persistent storage3 - $3– 6
Bandwidth (egress $0.10/GB) - $0 – few
SSL + custom domain - Included
Engineering time / month - ~ 1 h
Effective monthly ~$18 – $50+
1 The $5 Hobby pod can't use a custom domain, so a branded n8n starts at the $10 S1 pod; the $40 S2 pod (2 GB) gives more headroom for heavier workflows. 2 DB1 (0.25 CPU / 0.25 GB / 1 GB) is $5; DB2 (0.5 CPU / 2 GB / 5 GB) is $34 for production headroom. 3 Persistent storage is $3 per 10 GB/month. Prices are usage-metered per second and exclude tax; figures verified June 2026 — re-check before relying on them. Note that on Sevalla, deleting the app does not delete its database pod, which keeps billing until removed.
Managed infrastructure vs a managed app
Sevalla manages the infrastructure. DANIAN manages the app.
Pick Sevalla when…
Pick DANIAN when…
Questions
What buyers ask before they pick.
DEPLOY IN YOUR REGION
21 datacenter locations on six continents
Pick the region closest to your users.
United States, Germany, Finland, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, UK, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Malaysia, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Chile, South Africa and more coming soon
REVIEWS
Hear from customers like you
No more maintenance headaches!
Finaly, I can relax and not bother with maintenance. Each of the softwares that we run on DANIAN is automated and running stable for couple months already. They even assist us with modifying the DNS records. Once we needed to modify the config of Nextcloud so that we are able to upload higher than 5GB files and they assisted us fast. I also love their documentation!
Kevin Blackwell
Best managed service
I previously ran Peertube, Mastodon, Mattermost and Mirotalk on other providers before switching to DANIAN. I was tired of handling the updates and backups myself. Not only that the performance is "out of this world" fast, but their tech support is amazing. Since then I added 5-10 more Apps on my account. I also love how they add more softwares on their list constantly!
William Northfield
Love the personalized service!
George Adams
n8n runs excellent
David Hartmann
Smooth experience
I needed a way to manage the projects and files for my company. This was the first time I learn about opensource. I asked their support and livechat and they assisted me immediately. I started with Openproject. Later I added Nextcloud. My team were able to get used to the apps fast.
Levi Nilsson
Bye GA
Wyatt Mitchell
Love the freedom
I wanted to use a crm for my startup. I signed up for the free trial. Tried out espocrm and dolibar and picked one. Their dashboard is very easy for a beginner. I recommend them and feel confident in choosing them.
Elias Koch
Wow just wow
After discovering DANIAN, I wished I'd found them sooner — their solution is excellent and deserves wider recognition. Very good solution!
Tyler Hollander
Professional tech support!
Bastian Engel
Their support team is the best!
I had a problem with my card and the subscription could not be renewed in time. I notified their support and surprisingly, they showed much understanding. They basically left my apps run until I solved the card issue. Other providers would have deleted my data in a heartbeat. This is the way to build client-vendor trust!
George Adams
Fair price and fast
4 months ago I activated n8n, Uptime kuma, Vaultwarden and Paperlessngx. So far everything is perfect. The performance of all apps is excellent. I contacted their support team couple times for using custom subdomains for the apps and they were fast and kind. I'm constantly recommending them to my network!
Atanas
Vaultwarden 10/10
I wanted to selfhost a passwords manager for my company but I didn't trust the mainstream providers. I tried out Vaultwarden for the free trial. I loved how their support team communicated with me professionally but still kind. I know that I can contact them whenever with whatever question I have. Recommended!
James Smith
Multiple locations options
Edward Nelson
Everything just works!
My focus is on my business, not running servers. I love that I can lauch any app without having to think about the tech behind it. Everything just works!
Tony Roy
Awesome support team!
Filip
Very proactive!
Today couple of the videos on my Peertube got viral. Before I even noticed, their support have notified me via email that they proactively upgraded my app with more cpu & ram so that it continues to work without any downtime. They left the upgraded app with the added resources for couple days until the traffic stabilizes. After that I had the possiblity to stay on the same plan or keep the upgraded plan. Out of gratitude I stayed on the upgraded one.
Luke Hall
Win-win!
I run a web design biz. After I perform the work for my clients, they constantly ask me for more software solutions. So I partnered with DANIAN. Not only I provide the requested softwares for my clients and get the increased revenue boost by delegating all to DANIAN, but also for those clients that wish to order directly from DANIAN, I send them an affiliate link. Win-win on all sides!
Luke Walker
Jeffrey Johnson
Awesome customer service
I needed to add analytics on my website but I didn't know anything about DNS. Their team guided me at all phases and they performed the changes for me. Additionally they were transparent and notified me of every change applied and steps performed.
Gabriele Marino
Good admin dashboard
Not only that I got Chatwoot, I also have access to the management dashboard. I love that I can view my hourly/daily usage and perform manual backups and restorations if needed. I don't need the level of control but it feels good to know that I have it if I need it.
Matthew Turner
Andreas Schmitt
Great service!
I configure custom Matomo tracking for my clients as a monthly service. Many of my clients were asking if they can selfhost Matomo instead of using the Cloud service. My employee recommended DANIAN. Basically, I can activate as much Matomo's in any of 20+ countries the same day. Additionally the affiliate revenue is a nice bonus.
Jacob Turner
Smooth experience
I was listing through youtube tuts on how to install Bookstack myself. Then randomly, I found their video playlist exactly for Bookstack. Got curious and went at their website. For the same price (or higher) that I would pay for just the VPS, with them I'm getting a fully managed Bookstack. It's a no-brainer decision!
Elias Gustafsson
Mason Hayes
Its a great service
Its a great service. I love the performance of my Mastodon community. It keeps on growing and I don't have any worries about backups, secuirity, updates, etc.
Vinícius Rocha
Very intuitive solution!
I wanted to use a nocode software for my company. A friend recommended them so I tried both Baserow and NocoDB, couple days later picked one.
Haruto Hashimoto
Henrik Otto
Run the math against your real workload.
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