A guide to choosing where to run
Application hosting / PaaS
Compare application hosting platforms by deployment workflow, runtime support, persistence and operational controls.
What to check before choosing
Start with your deployment unit: source code, a container image or a framework-specific build. Check whether the platform supports your application runtime, build steps and long-running processes before comparing convenience features.
Trace the state your application owns. Databases, uploaded files, background jobs and scheduled work may have different persistence and scaling rules. Check backup, restore, region and networking options rather than assuming that managed application hosting includes them.
This list contains products classified as PaaS, not every service capable of hosting a website. Profiles show each assessed capability’s result and evidence; unassessed capabilities remain explicit. Compare usage limits and pricing units against your workload; a headline starting price is not an estimate of your total bill.
Products in this category
PaaS · ContainerHosted$200/moAptible
The easiest way to run production infrastructure safely
PaaS · ContainerOpen core$20/moCanine
A developer-friendly PaaS for your Kubernetes — deploy apps to your own cluster with the simplicity of Heroku and the power of Kubernetes.
- PaaS · ContainerHosted$5/mo
DigitalOcean App Platform
The simpler way to launch your apps
PaaS · Firecracker microVMHosted$29/moFly.io
Hardware-isolated VMs that boot in under a second, run close to your users, and scale out to tens of thousands.
- PaaS · Not disclosedHosted$4/mo
here.now
Instant web hosting for agents
PaaS · Kata / gVisorHosted$5/moINK
Production deploys for agent-built apps. No Dockerfiles. No CI pipelines. No infrastructure config. Just code.
- PaaS · Virtual machineOpen core$20/mo
InstaCloud
Agent-Native Serverless Cloud — Deploy your code and services instantly, no DevOps, everything auto-scales.
- PaaS · ContainerHosted—
Neptune
Your AI Platform Engineer — the easiest path from code to cloud. Provision and wire your entire cloud stack through conversation.
PaaS · Firecracker microVMHosted$9/moNetlify
Push your ideas to the web
- PaaS · Kata / gVisorHosted—
Northflank
The runtime platform for AI-native companies. One governed path from AI-generated code to production, across any cloud, VPC, or on premises.
PaaS · ContainerHosted—Porter
Effortless app infrastructure, your own cloud.
PaaS · ContainerHosted$5/moRailway
Ship software peacefully
- PaaS · ContainerHosted$7/mo
Render
Your fastest path to production for any workload
- PaaS · ContainerHosted€9/mo
Upsun Cloud (formerly Platform.sh)
The cloud application platform that runs your apps so you don’t have to.
PaaS · Not disclosedHosted$20/moVercel
Agentic Infrastructure