---
title: MapleDeploy vs Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) - Canadian PaaS
description: >-
  Compare MapleDeploy and Upsun, formerly Platform.sh. Upsun's Canadian region
  runs on AWS in Montreal. MapleDeploy runs on Canadian-owned infrastructure.
keywords:
  - upsun alternative canada
  - platform.sh alternative canada
  - platform.sh canada region
  - upsun canada data residency
  - platform.sh vs managed coolify
faq:
  items:
    - question: Is Upsun the same as Platform.sh?
      answer: >-
        Yes. Platform.sh announced in September 2025 that it had become Upsun,
        and platform.sh now redirects to upsun.com. Its regions still use
        platform.sh hostnames.
    - question: Does Upsun have a Canadian region?
      answer: >-
        Yes. Upsun lists a Canada region, ca-1, in Montreal. Upsun's own region
        data shows it runs on AWS Canada Central, so your apps there are hosted
        in Canada by Amazon Web Services, a US company. MapleDeploy runs in
        Toronto on a privately owned Canadian provider with no US parent
        company.
    - question: Who do Canadian customers contract with at Upsun?
      answer: >-
        Upsun's terms match a Canadian billing address to Platform.sh Canada
        Sub, Ltd., a Vancouver company, under the laws of British Columbia.
    - question: How does MapleDeploy pricing compare to Upsun?
      answer: >-
        Upsun charges €9 per project and €10 per user each month, plus CPU and
        memory billed per second on what you allocate, storage per GB, and a
        standard support charge of 10% of spend. MapleDeploy starts at $45
        CAD/month for a dedicated VM with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 35 GB of
        storage, with no per-project or usage fees.
lastUpdated: '2026-11-15'
type: article
author: Ross Hill
locale: en_CA
site_name: MapleDeploy
slogan: Powerful hosting on Canadian soil
organization_url: 'https://mapledeploy.ca/'
logo: 'https://mapledeploy.ca//api/logo/lockup'
creator: MapleDeploy
publisher: MapleDeploy
founding_date: '2026-01-13'
email: hello@mapledeploy.ca
geo_region: CA-ON
geo_placename: Toronto
address_country: CA
area_served: Canada
application_category: DeveloperApplication
app_url: 'https://app.mapledeploy.ca'
llms_txt: 'https://mapledeploy.ca/llms.txt'
offers: >-
  Starter $45/mo, Pro $95/mo, Ultra $195/mo, Ultra 32 $395/mo, Ultra 64 $695/mo
  CAD
in_language: en-CA
canonical_url: 'https://mapledeploy.ca/compare/upsun'
---

{% hero-section title="MapleDeploy vs Upsun" %}
Formerly Platform.sh. Both can host you in Canada. The difference is whose infrastructure you're on.
{% button href="https://app.mapledeploy.ca/signup" size="large" %}
Start your free trial
{% /button %}
{% /hero-section %}

{% intro-section %}
Upsun, formerly Platform.sh, is a managed cloud application platform with regions across Europe, North America and Australia, including Montreal. MapleDeploy is managed Coolify on a dedicated VM in Toronto. This page compares jurisdiction, pricing and how resources work on each.
{% /intro-section %}

{% comparison-table-section title="Side by side" competitor="Upsun" %}
| Feature | Upsun | MapleDeploy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Architecture | Managed platform, resources allocated per app and service | Dedicated VM per customer |
| Canadian location | Montreal (ca-1) | Toronto |
| Canadian infrastructure provider | [AWS Canada Central](/compare/aws) (Amazon, US company) | Privately owned Canadian provider, no US parent |
| Customer contract | Platform.sh Canada Sub, Ltd., under British Columbia law | Ontario business, under Ontario law |
| Pricing model | €9/project and €10/user per month, plus CPU and memory per second, storage per GB and 10% for support | From $45 CAD/mo, flat, all resources included |
| Free trial | 15 days | 30 days on Starter and Pro |
{% /comparison-table-section %}

{% content-section title="When Upsun is the right choice" %}

Upsun runs your applications for you on a managed platform. If you need regions on several continents, or you want resources allocated and billed per application rather than per server, it gives you that flexibility.

It also offers a Canadian region, and Canadian customers contract with a Canadian subsidiary under British Columbia law. For many projects, that is enough.

{% /content-section %}

{% content-section title="Canadian region, US-owned infrastructure" %}

Upsun's Canada region, ca-1, is in Montreal. Upsun's own region data shows it runs on **AWS Canada Central**, Amazon's Montreal region. Your data is hosted in Canada, on infrastructure operated by a US company.

That distinction matters to some teams and not to others. **Jurisdiction follows the company, not the data centre**, which is why US providers with Canadian regions remain subject to the **CLOUD Act**. We explain the reasoning in [why we chose Canadian-first infrastructure](/blog/why-we-chose-canadian-first-infrastructure).

MapleDeploy runs on [Canadian infrastructure](/canadian-hosting) in Toronto, with a privately owned Canadian provider that has no US parent company. Your code and your data are hosted under **Canadian jurisdiction**, on infrastructure built for **PIPEDA** compliance, on every plan.

{% /content-section %}

{% content-section title="Per-resource billing vs a flat price" %}

Upsun bills a monthly fee per project and per user, CPU and memory per second on what you allocate, storage per GB, and a standard support charge of 10% of spend. That fits teams whose resource needs change, and it means another project, another user or more resources change the bill.

MapleDeploy starts at [$45 CAD/month](/#pricing) for a dedicated VM with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 35 GB of storage. Deploy as many apps and databases as fit on it. There are no per-project or usage fees. Starter and Pro include a 30-day free trial.

{% /content-section %}

{% content-section title="What MapleDeploy handles" %}

MapleDeploy runs the server and Coolify together, so you deploy through the Coolify dashboard and we look after the machine underneath.

- **Security hardening.** SSH key authentication, fail2ban, outbound SMTP blocking, and automatic security patches, applied before you first log in.
- **OS patches.** Operating system updates and kernel patches are applied for you. When a kernel update needs a reboot, it happens in a fixed 07:50 UTC window.
- **Coolify itself.** We run a [public fork of Coolify](/open-source-stack) that we rebase regularly against upstream. Changes are limited to Canadian branding and MapleDeploy integrations.
- **Snapshots.** Weekly full-server snapshots covering the OS, Coolify, containers, volumes and databases.

Snapshots are disaster recovery, not granular restores. For production databases, you should still set up Coolify's S3 database backups on a daily schedule.

{% /content-section %}

{% image-content-section title="Try it free for 30 days" src="dashboard-checkout-trial-zoom-summary" width=824 height=952 href="https://app.mapledeploy.ca/signup" %}

Start with $0 due today. Your first charge comes after the trial. One flat price, no per-project or usage fees.

{% /image-content-section %}

{% cta-section title="Ready to switch?" %}
A managed platform on Canadian-owned infrastructure, at a flat price.
{% /cta-section %}