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16 Tools Scored

Best Developer PaaS & Hosting Tools

Platforms for deploying, hosting, and scaling web applications. From serverless functions to full-stack hosting with databases, CDNs, and CI/CD built in.

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Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres, auth, storage, realtime, and edge functions. Self-hostable.
86.5
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Cloudflare Pages
JAMstack platform with unlimited bandwidth on the free tier, 300+ PoPs, Workers runtime, and zero egress fees.
86.1
3
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Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching, scale-to-zero, and autoscaling. Acquired by Databricks.
82.5
4
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Google Cloud Run
Fully managed serverless container platform with scale-to-zero, generous free tier (2M requests/mo), and native GCP integration.
81.9
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Vercel
Frontend cloud platform by the creators of Next.js. Best-in-class DX with edge network, v0 AI, and instant deploys.
81.3
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Upstash
Serverless Redis, Kafka, and Vector over HTTP. Edge-native with per-request pricing and generous free tier.
79.6
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Coolify
Self-hostable Heroku/Vercel alternative. 280+ one-click services. Open-source (Apache 2.0) with optional cloud hosting.
78.3
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Railway
Deploy anything with per-second billing and zero config. Auto-detects language and framework.
77.1
9
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Netlify
Web platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions. 10M+ developers, credit-based pricing.
76.3
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Firebase
Google-backed BaaS with real-time database, authentication, hosting, and best-in-class mobile SDKs.
76.2
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Fly.io
Run full-stack apps close to your users with hardware VMs across 30+ regions. Machines API for fine-grained control.
76.2
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DigitalOcean App Platform
Simple PaaS from DigitalOcean for deploying apps, static sites, and workers. Auto-detect frameworks with straightforward pricing.
76.2
13
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AWS Amplify
Full-stack development platform from AWS with hosting, authentication, storage, and APIs. 12-month free tier with CloudFront CDN.
75.8
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Dokku
The smallest PaaS implementation you have ever seen. Open-source, single-server Heroku alternative with buildpack compatibility.
74.1
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Render
Cloud platform with managed Postgres, auto-deploys, and straightforward pricing. 4.5M builders.
73.5
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Heroku
Salesforce-owned PaaS that pioneered cloud deployment. Mature but expensive with no free tier since 2022.
58.8