Phusion Passenger
phusionpassenger.com
Spec sheet
- Product
- Passenger is an application server that runs and automatically manages web applications.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Deployment
- Passenger can run locally or on a remote cloud server, and its features page also describes Docker integration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Trial
- Passenger Enterprise offers a free 14-day trial, with signup by contacting sales.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Security
- Passenger says it defends against slow client attacks and common HTTP parser exploits and uses privilege separation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Privacy
- Phusion states that it complies with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusion.nl
- Support
- Support tiers offer between one ticket per year and unlimited tickets, with stated response times ranging from five days to two hours.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, NetherlandsRead 28 Sep 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Enterprise features
- Enterprise premium features include mass deployment, rolling restarts, live debugging tools, and dedicated engineering support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Feature limits
- Passenger lists multithreading and its live debugger as Ruby-only premium features.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Languages
- Passenger 6 supports generic language support and the product site describes deploying apps regardless of language.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Open source
- The open-source version is free and community supported, and includes arbitrary app hosting, web server integration, request and response buffering, and privilege separation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Performance
- Passenger says it supports evented I/O and multiple concurrency models, and includes Turbocaching.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Process management
- Passenger restarts apps that crash, hang, or leak memory and can limit application memory use and response times.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Security reporting
- Phusion directs users to report possible security problems by email to [email protected] and says it works to resolve vulnerabilities and communicate fixes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
- Web server integration
- The automated installer integrates Passenger with NGINX or Apache.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Plans and prices
Passenger Enterprise Bronze support Free 1 support ticket per year · Max 5 day response time · Community, email, and chat support Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Passenger Enterprise Silver support $23.52 a year per GB/year 6 support tickets per year · Max 3 day response time · 1 year support for older versions Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Passenger Enterprise Gold support $89.11 a year per GB/year 18 support tickets per year · 1 day response time · 3 year support for older versions · Full stack consultancy max 4 hours/year Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Passenger Enterprise Diamond support $308.19 a year per GB/year Unlimited support tickets · 2 hour response time · 5 year support for older versions · Full stack consultancy max 8 hours/year Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Passenger Enterprise Priced on request Custom pricing based on production and non-production cluster RAM and selected support plan Pricing page says production starts at $23.52 p/m and non-production starts at $11.14 p/m · Contact sales for a quote Read 7 Oct 2026 · phusionpassenger.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Application Servers#6 of 287.9
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