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Scalingo vs WildFly

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Scalingo and WildFly — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Scalingo vs WildFly: at a glance

FeatureScalingoWildFly
SectorDevOpsDevOps
Velocity score5.05.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themespaas, network-security, cli, buildpacksjakarta ee, application server, virtual threads, clustering
Last editorial update12h ago7d ago
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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.

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What is WildFly?

WildFly 42 brings virtual threads to Jakarta Concurrency.

WildFly is a Jakarta EE application server on a regular train of Beta, Final and patch releases. WildFly 42.0.0.Final (October 22) supports virtual threads in the Jakarta Concurrency 3.1 implementation, promotes idle time-based eviction for distributable sessions, SFSBs and timers to default stability, and adds automatic meter management for resources added at runtime. 41.0.1 in August was a security patch closing three IIOP CVEs.

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Scalingo vs WildFly: editorial side-by-side

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Scalingo
DEVOPS
5.0

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.

W
WildFly
DEVOPS
5.0

WildFly 42 brings virtual threads to Jakarta Concurrency.

◆ Current state

WildFly is a Jakarta EE application server on a regular train of Beta, Final and patch releases. WildFly 42.0.0.Final (October 22) supports virtual threads in the Jakarta Concurrency 3.1 implementation, promotes idle time-based eviction for distributable sessions, SFSBs and timers to default stability, and adds automatic meter management for resources added at runtime. 41.0.1 in August was a security patch closing three IIOP CVEs.

◆ Where it's heading

WildFly moves features through stability levels release by release; 42 promotes the eviction configuration that first arrived in 39. The bug list also shows continuing cleanup of XML parsing issues (CWE-611) and clustering edge cases.

◆ Prediction

Expect 42.0.1.Final next, consolidating fixes and component upgrades as 41.0.1 did.

Alternatives to Scalingo and WildFly

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 Scalingo or WildFly.

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Recent activity from Scalingo and WildFly

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoScalingoScalingo CLI 1.52 manages firewall rules and lists organizations
  2. 1d agoScalingoScalingo Application Firewall opens to all applications
  3. 3d agoScalingoScalingo nginx builds recompiled with zlib 1.4
  4. 6d agoScalingoScalingo InfluxDB 1.8.10-3 drops eMudhra certificate
  5. 7d agoScalingoBase images patched for Brotli decoder CVE on all stacks
  6. 7d agoScalingobuildpacks - nginx: nginx 1.31.8 (mainline) is now available
  7. 18d agoWildFlyWildFly 42: virtual threads for Jakarta Concurrency
  8. 1mo agoWildFlyWildFly 42 Beta1: virtual threads and session eviction
  9. 2mo agoWildFlyWildFly 41.0.1 closes three IIOP CVEs and a Mojarra advisory
  10. 3mo agoWildFlyWildFly 41 promotes OIDC scope and request-object support
  11. 4mo agoWildFlyWildFly 41 Beta adds transactions during graceful shutdown
  12. 4mo agoWildFlyWildFly 40.0.1 moves container images to JDK 25, drops JDK 17

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Scalingo and WildFly?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Scalingo and WildFly are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Scalingo better than WildFly?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Scalingo and WildFly are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.

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.

What are the best alternatives to WildFly?

Top WildFly alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "WildFly alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/wildfly for the full list with editorial commentary on each.