Alternatives, with the other side's numbers
Each page states what the platform publishes, with the source and the day we read it, says when staying is the right call, and shows what a flat pack costs instead.
Lovable hosting alternatives
for apps built in Lovable
Keep building in Lovable, host the app at a flat monthly price. What Lovable publishes about hosting, what moving changes, and what it costs.
ReadSupabase Cloud alternatives
for a dedicated Postgres, auth and storage backend
Supabase Pro is $25/mo plus compute per project and metered egress, storage and MAUs. When one dedicated instance costs less, and when Cloud is right.
ReadRailway alternatives
for always-on apps without metered compute
Railway bills a plan fee plus per-second CPU, memory, egress and volumes. The published rates, a flat-pack alternative, and when Railway still fits better.
ReadRender alternatives
for web services and databases at a known monthly cost
Render bills a workspace fee, each instance and bandwidth overage separately. The published tiers, a flat alternative, and when Render still wins.
ReadVercel alternatives
for Next.js and full-stack apps with commercial traffic
Vercel Hobby is non-commercial; Pro $20 per seat plus usage past 1 TB. The published rates, a flat alternative for SSR apps, and when Vercel is worth it.
ReadReplit Deployments alternatives
for keeping a Replit-built app live
Replit Core is $20/mo and Pro $100/mo; deployments draw on those credits. The published plans, how to move the app to a flat host, and when to stay.
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