Platform as a Service

PLATFORM and its FREE TIER FEATURES
The best alternative to Heroku is a cheap VPS with Digital Ocean or Linode. Throw on the open source PAAS software 

PAAS Software

Platform

GitPod

50 hours per month
4 workspaces
30 minute inactivity timeout

Heroku

Up to 1,000 hours per month
Unlimited apps
30 minute inactivity timeout

Railway

$5 of usage per month
Unlimited projects.
No inactivity timeout

Render

750 hours of running time per month
Unlimited web services
15 minute inactivity timeout

Replit

No monthly time limit
Unlimited REPLs
30 minute inactivity timeout

Fly App
Resources included for free on all plans:

  • Up to 3 shared-cpu-1x 256mb VMs
  • 3GB persistent volume storage (total)
  • 160GB outbound data transfer

render.com

One of the top Heroku alternatives with a free plan to get started.

fly.io

Run your full stack apps (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required.

railway.app

Railway is the cloud that takes the complexity out of shipping software.

cyclic.sh

Connect your GitHub repo. We will build, deploy and manage the hosting.

qoddi.com

Qoddi is a fully managed App Hosting Platform running on a tier 1 network at 10% of the cost of similar solutions.

deta.sh

Build & deploy your ideas on the universe's most developer friendly cloud platform.

adaptable.io

Just connect your GitHub repository and let Adaptable handle the rest.

alwaysdata.com

All your services in one place.

netlify.com

Free static site hosting with GitHub integration

withcoherence.com

Coherence automates DevOps for early stage teams laser focused on customer value.

northflank.com

Deploy any code, job, or database in seconds.

cockroachlabs.cloud

Database - CockroachDB Serverless is a next-generation PostgreSQL, with consumption-based, truly elastic scaling and pricing. It has a free tier and no credit card is needed for signing up.

[Aptible Secure, Compliant, Application Deployment](https://www.aptible.com/)

Coolify