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RaspAP vs Scalingo
A side-by-side editorial comparison of RaspAP and Scalingo — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
RaspAP vs Scalingo: at a glance
What is RaspAP?
RaspAP folded its Insiders-only features into the open release, then rebuilt its VPN handling.
RaspAP 3.5.6 in late September merged the Insiders-exclusive features into the public release. 3.5.8 followed with a command-injection fix in SSID and OpenVPN handling, and 3.5.9 on 1 November is the largest release in the feed: dozens of pull requests, most from one contributor, fixing the WireGuard kill switch, adding an uplink watchdog, NetworkManager support for Wi-Fi client networks, captive-portal access for AP clients while the kill switch is on, and login protection for the QR code pages.
What is Scalingo?
Scalingo opens its Application Firewall to every app and adds CLI commands for it.
Scalingo is a European PaaS that keeps runtimes close to upstream. On November 9 its Application Firewall became available for all applications, letting any app restrict public HTTP and HTTPS access to allowed IPv4 ranges, and CLI 1.52.0 added commands to list, add and remove those rules plus an organizations command. Earlier in the month it patched every stack image for a Brotli decoder CVE and rebuilt nginx against zlib 1.4.
RaspAP vs Scalingo: editorial side-by-side
RaspAP
2.5DEVOPS
RaspAP folded its Insiders-only features into the open release, then rebuilt its VPN handling.
◆ Current state
RaspAP 3.5.6 in late September merged the Insiders-exclusive features into the public release. 3.5.8 followed with a command-injection fix in SSID and OpenVPN handling, and 3.5.9 on 1 November is the largest release in the feed: dozens of pull requests, most from one contributor, fixing the WireGuard kill switch, adding an uplink watchdog, NetworkManager support for Wi-Fi client networks, captive-portal access for AP clients while the kill switch is on, and login protection for the QR code pages.
◆ Where it's heading
Two changes stand out. The sponsor-only Insiders tier no longer holds features back from the open release, which changes what the free version is. And the work has moved from the dashboard refactor of 3.5.4 into networking correctness: VPN routing, kill-switch rules and interface detection, the parts that break in real deployments with VPNs and Wi-Fi 7 access points.
◆ Prediction
Expect more VPN and routing fixes in 3.5.x as the kill-switch and NetworkManager changes meet more setups. The entries don't say how the Insiders program works now that its features are public.
Scalingo
5.0DEVOPS
Scalingo opens its Application Firewall to every app and adds CLI commands for it.
◆ Current state
Scalingo is a European PaaS that keeps runtimes close to upstream. On November 9 its Application Firewall became available for all applications, letting any app restrict public HTTP and HTTPS access to allowed IPv4 ranges, and CLI 1.52.0 added commands to list, add and remove those rules plus an organizations command. Earlier in the month it patched every stack image for a Brotli decoder CVE and rebuilt nginx against zlib 1.4.
◆ Where it's heading
After October's router incident, the platform is adding security controls at the edge alongside its routine runtime updates. Firewall rules in the CLI suggest they are meant to be scripted, not just set in the dashboard.
◆ Prediction
Expect the firewall to gain more options, IPv6 ranges being the obvious gap, alongside the usual buildpack updates.
Alternatives to RaspAP and Scalingo
Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either RaspAP or Scalingo.
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Zed
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Z-Wave JS UI
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Recent activity from RaspAP and Scalingo
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoScalingoScalingo CLI 1.52 manages firewall rules and lists organizations
- 1d agoScalingoScalingo Application Firewall opens to all applications
- 3d agoScalingoScalingo nginx builds recompiled with zlib 1.4
- 6d agoScalingoScalingo InfluxDB 1.8.10-3 drops eMudhra certificate
- 7d agoScalingoBase images patched for Brotli decoder CVE on all stacks
- 7d agoScalingobuildpacks - nginx: nginx 1.31.8 (mainline) is now available
- 8d agoRaspAP3.5.9: VPN kill-switch fixes, uplink watchdog, NetworkManager support
- 1mo agoRaspAP3.5.8 fixes command injection in SSID and OpenVPN handling
- 1mo agoRaspAP3.5.7 removes repository checks from the plugin handler
- 1mo agoRaspAP3.5.6 merges Insiders-only features into the open release
- 4mo agoRaspAPDynamic IP bridged mode toggle and non-ASCII SSID fix
- 5mo agoRaspAPClient interface selector, SSL download and DHCP overview
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between RaspAP and Scalingo?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Scalingo is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is RaspAP better than Scalingo?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Scalingo is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to RaspAP?
Top RaspAP alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "RaspAP alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/raspap for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Scalingo?
Top Scalingo alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Scalingo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/scalingo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.