The Replit Sleep Problem
You built an app on Replit. It works great — until a user visits after 30 minutes of inactivity. Then they stare at a loading spinner for 10-30 seconds while your Repl wakes up. For bots, APIs, or any app with real users, this is a dealbreaker.
Replit's solution? Pay for "Always On" — which costs $7/month per Repl on their cheapest plan. And it's still not truly always-on in many cases; users report intermittent sleeps and cold starts even on paid plans.
What "Always On" Actually Costs on Replit
Replit's Core plan is $20/month for boosted compute and Always On. Their basic plan at $7/month gives you Always On but limited resources. If you have multiple projects, that's $7-20 per project, per month.
For 3 small apps, you're looking at $21-60/month on Replit just to keep them awake.
The $3/Month Alternative
On Hostwares, every app runs in a dedicated container that never sleeps. There's no "inactivity timeout." Your app is always running, always responding instantly.
- $3/month per app — always on, zero cold starts
- Custom domain included
- GitHub auto-deploy (push and it updates)
- No arbitrary resource throttling
Migrating from Replit
Replit projects are already Git repositories. Here's the migration:
- In Replit, connect your project to GitHub (Settings → Git)
- Push your code to a GitHub repository
- On Hostwares, create a new site with that GitHub URL
- Deploy — done in 2 minutes
The AI assistant auto-detects your runtime (Node.js, Python, etc.) and configures the build. No Dockerfile needed, no server config to write.
What About Replit's IDE?
You can keep using Replit as your editor! Just set up GitHub sync. Code in Replit, push to GitHub, and Hostwares deploys automatically. You get Replit's editor convenience with real hosting reliability.
Or switch to Cursor, VS Code, or any editor you prefer — your code is in GitHub either way.
Perfect For
- Discord/Telegram bots — Must be online 24/7 to respond to messages
- APIs and webhooks — Can't have 30-second delays on incoming requests
- SaaS apps — Real users expect instant page loads
- Cron jobs and background tasks — Need continuous execution
Comparison Table
- Replit Free: Sleeps after 30min, limited hours — $0
- Replit Core: Always On (mostly), boosted — $20/mo
- Hostwares: True always-on, dedicated container — $3/mo
Stop fighting with sleeping Repls. Get real hosting for less than a coffee. Check out the Replit migration guide or view pricing.