Vercel, Netlify, Railway, Fly.io — Choosing Your Platform
Compare modern hosting platforms and understand which one fits your project, your budget, and your technical needs.
You built an app. It works on localhost. Now you need it to work on the internet — for real people, at real scale, without you babysitting a server 24/7.
Twenty years ago, this meant renting a physical server in a data center, installing Linux, configuring Apache, setting up SSL certificates, and praying that traffic spikes didn't melt the whole thing. Today, you push to GitHub and a platform handles everything else.
But which platform? There are dozens of options, each optimized for different use cases. Picking the wrong one means either paying too much, fighting the platform's limitations, or migrating later (which is always painful). Let's break down the major players so you can make an informed choice.
The Landscape at a Glance
| Platform | Best For | Pricing Model | Free Tier
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