GDPR Compliant App Hosting Without the CLOUD Act Risk
Your app data belongs in Europe. Ship hosts on 100% EU infrastructure with built-in DPA compliance, flat-rate pricing, and zero DevOps overhead. No per-seat charges. No US data centers. No legal friction.
Why US-Based Hosting Breaks GDPR
When your app data lives in America, you inherit the CLOUD Act. US law enforcement can access EU customer data without a warrant. Your data processing agreement doesn't matter.
Heroku, Railway, Render, Vercel - all default to US regions. EU founders end up choosing between vendor lock-in and legal risk.
There's a third way. Managed self-hosted PaaS on European infrastructure eliminates the risk without the DevOps burnout.
Why Ship Solves GDPR Hosting Differently
GDPR-compliant app hosting requires more than EU servers. Ship's approach fixes three critical gaps Heroku and Render miss.
GDPR-Compliant Hosting: 100% EU Data Residency by Default
Your database, backups, and app code live only in Germany. No US data transfer. No CLOUD Act exposure. DPA compliance is automatic from day one. Your data never leaves the EEA.
Flat-Rate Pricing That Scales With Your Team, Not Your Headcount
Render charges per seat. Heroku charges per seat. Your hosting bill balloons as you hire. Ship charges for compute resources, not team members. Deploy 50 apps with 5 developers or 50 developers - your infrastructure cost stays linear.
24/7 Automated Monitoring and Recovery
You don't need a DevOps engineer on call. Ship watches your apps around the clock, detects failures, and recovers automatically. Zero 3 AM panic calls. Zero infrastructure maintenance.
Built for teams who need reliability
Ship vs. the GDPR Hosting Landscape
Pricing and features compared to Heroku, Render (Frankfurt), Clever Cloud, and DIY alternatives as of 2026.
How Ship Handles GDPR Hosting in 4 Steps
Choose Your App
Select an app to get started.
Deploy to Germany
Git push your code. Ship deploys to our EU data center in Germany in under 3 minutes. No intermediate routing through US servers.
Automatic Encrypted Backups (EU Only)
Daily backups are encrypted and stored only in Europe. Restore any version anytime. Your data never leaves the EEA.
DPA Signed Automatically
Your Opsily agreement includes a Data Processing Agreement. GDPR compliance is baked in. No legal review needed.
24/7 Monitoring and Recovery
Automated alerts catch problems before users do. Failed apps restart instantly. You focus on product. We focus on infrastructure.
The GDPR Hosting Checklist You Still Need to Handle
Ship manages infrastructure compliance. You manage application compliance. Here's what you can't delegate:
Data Residency: Ship handles it. Your database stays in Germany.
User Export and Deletion: You need to build it. GDPR Article 20 requires users can download their data. Article 17 requires deletion within 30 days. Ship provides the tools; your app implements the endpoints.
Encryption in Transit: Ship handles TLS/SSL automatically on all connections.
Third-Party Data Leaks: Review every tool you integrate. A logging service that sends data to America breaks your compliance, even on EU hosting.
Privacy Policy and Legal: You need a lawyer. Ship can't be your DPA attorney.
The infrastructure is the hard part. Ship removes that burden.
Typical annual savings (EUR) per team of 10, compared to Heroku or Render per-seat pricing
Heroku: 50 EUR/month. Render: 85 EUR/month for Pro tier. Ship: Flat rate for 10 developers, same as 1.
Simple Transparent Pricing
Choose the server that fits your needs. All plans include GDPR-compliant German hosting, automatic backups, DPA, and 24/7 monitoring.
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Trust & Compliance
Ship meets every GDPR requirement you can offshore to your hosting provider.
GDPR Data Residency
100% EU infrastructure. Your data never leaves Germany.
Data Processing Agreement Included
Standard DPA signed at signup. No lawyers. No delay.
Automatic Encrypted Backups
Daily snapshots, encrypted, stored in EU only. Restore anytime.
99.9% Uptime SLA
Monitored 24/7. Automatic incident recovery. Downtime is rare.
Customer Data Ownership
You own your database. You own your backups. We manage the infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about GDPR hosting, setup, and how Ship compares to alternatives.
GDPR compliance for hosting means three things: (1) your data lives only in EU jurisdictions, (2) your hosting provider has signed a Data Processing Agreement (DPA), and (3) user data cannot be accessed by US law enforcement without EU legal process. Ship satisfies all three by default. Your database, backups, and infrastructure are 100% German. No data transfer to America. No CLOUD Act exposure. The legal framework is already in place when you deploy.
Deploy Your First GDPR-Compliant App in 3 Minutes
No credit card required. No DevOps experience needed. Ship handles the infrastructure. You focus on your product.