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Hosting and deploy

Where the app stays up

Use this when the code runs and you need a URL. Frontend hosts and app platforms a solo builder can ship on in an afternoon.

Initial editorial estimate. Not a measured benchmark. Edit scores in data/tools.json.

  1. 01

    Vercel

    Best for Deploying a Next.js app with preview URLs

    Push a frontend or Next.js app and get a URL.

    • + The shortest path from a Next.js repo to a URL
    • + Preview deployments are part of the product
    • − Long-running jobs and heavy servers are the wrong shape
    • − Commercial usage beyond the hobby tier: check site

    8.2

    Freemium

  2. 02

    Cloudflare Workers

    Best for Edge functions and a sharp free tier

    Run code on Cloudflare's edge, plus Pages for sites.

    • + The free tier is one of the more generous in hosting
    • + Edge latency is the point
    • − The Workers runtime is not a full Node server
    • − Paid plan details and limits: check site

    7.8

    Freemium

  3. 03

    Railway

    Best for A long-running service without becoming a platform engineer

    Deploy a service from a repo without writing a platform file first.

    • + Less YAML than a hyperscaler
    • + Services and databases live in one project
    • − Not the default for a pure Next.js frontend
    • − Pricing: check site

    7.4

    Check site

  4. 04

    Netlify

    Best for Git-push hosting that is not Vercel

    Git-based hosting for web apps, with functions and forms.

    • + Git-based deploys are easy to explain
    • + A free tier exists for small sites
    • − Next.js support is real but Vercel is the path of least resistance there
    • − Plan limits: check site

    7.2

    Freemium

  5. 05

    Render

    Best for Web services and cron without AWS

    Web services, static sites, cron, and databases on one platform.

    • + One product covers services, jobs, and data
    • + Easier to reason about than a hyperscaler console
    • − Cold starts and spin-down on free instances have been part of the trade
    • − Current plan limits: check site

    7.2

    Freemium