AppBreakup

Best hosting and deployment platforms

Platforms for deploying and running web apps and sites: PaaS, static and edge hosting, serverless containers and self-hosted deployment tools.

34 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.

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Our picks by need

Render logo

Best for most people

Render
Coolify logo

Best for a free option

Coolify
Dokku logo

Best for open source

Dokku
CapRover logo

Best for self-hosting

CapRover
Surge logo

Best for Mac

Surge
Surge logo

Best for Windows

Surge
Kamal logo

Best for Linux

Kamal

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Common questions

What are the best hosting and deployment platforms?

Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading hosting and deployment platforms right now are Render, Heroku, Railway, Cloudflare Workers and Coolify.

Are there free hosting and deployment platforms?

Yes. Render (free plan + paid), Railway (free plan + paid), Cloudflare Workers (free plan + paid), Coolify (open source) and Netlify (free plan + paid) have a free option, out of 25 free or freemium apps we track.

Which hosting and deployment platforms are open source?

Coolify, Dokku, CapRover, Dokploy and Kamal.