Free PaaS (Platform as a service)
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Vercel, Railway, Render, Fly.io, and similar PaaS: Git deploys, serverless, and containers without running your own server panel.
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Free PaaS cuts CPU, sleep timers, and bandwidth. A static frontend usually lasts longer than an always-on API.
6 services
✓ 5 with a free tier
| № | Service | Description | Free tier | Free allowance | Pricing from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Vercel
|
Frontend, serverless function, and Edge Runtime deployment platform | ✓ Yes | Serverless: 100 GB-hours/month, Edge: 500K calls, 100 GB bandwidth | $20/month (Pro) | Open |
| 2 |
 Railway
|
Deploy applications, databases, and cron jobs from GitHub | ✓ Yes | $5 monthly trial credits, 512 MB RAM, shared vCPU | $5/month (Hobby) | Open |
| 3 |
 Heroku
|
Salesforce cloud platform for deploying web applications | — | — | $5/month (Eco Dynos) | Open |
| 4 |
 Fly.io
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Edge-first PaaS that runs Docker containers close to users | ✓ Yes | 3 shared-cpu-1x VMs, 256 MB RAM, 3 GB persistent storage | $0 plus pay-as-you-go usage | Open |
| 5 |
 Render
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PaaS for web services, static sites, PostgreSQL, Redis, and cron jobs | ✓ Yes | Unlimited static sites; web services: 750 hours/month | $7/month (Starter) | Open |
| 6 |
 Cloudflare Pages
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Static and JAMstack hosting on Cloudflare's CDN with Git deploys | ✓ Yes | Unlimited sites and static bandwidth; 500 builds/month; 20,000 files; Functions share the 100,000 req/day Workers Free quota | $0; Workers Paid only after Functions exceed the free quota | Open |