Development Hosting

Developer-first platforms with Git deploys, CI/CD, preview environments and APIs — built to ship and iterate on apps fast.

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Development Hosting

12 providers

DigitalOcean

Developer-friendly cloud with simple pricing. Known for Droplets (VPS), managed databases, and excellent documentation.

Cloud Hosting Cloud Managed VPS

Best For Developers and startups

GitHub Pages

Free static site hosting straight from a GitHub repository, with custom domains and HTTPS.

Development Hosting Developer Free tier JAMstack

Best For Docs and project sites

Firebase Hosting

Google's hosting for web apps and static content, served from a global CDN and tied into the wider Firebase platform.

Development Hosting Developer Free tier JAMstack

Best For Apps built on Firebase

Railway

Developer platform that deploys apps and databases from a Git repo or template in minutes, billed by actual usage.

Cloud Hosting Developer PaaS

Best For Fast full-stack deploys

Cloudflare Workers

Serverless functions that run on Cloudflare's edge network in hundreds of cities, with a generous free plan.

Development Hosting Developer Edge Free tier

Best For Edge functions and APIs

Render

Modern platform-as-a-service for web apps, static sites, background workers and managed Postgres, with deploys from Git.

Cloud Hosting Developer Free tier PaaS

Best For Heroku-style app hosting

Fly.io

Runs your Docker apps as lightweight VMs in regions close to your users, with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Cloud Hosting Developer Edge PaaS

Best For Globally distributed apps

Kinsta

Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud's fastest machines, plus application and database hosting for developers.

Development Hosting Business Managed WordPress

Best For High-traffic WordPress sites

Vercel

Platform for frontend frameworks and static sites. Best-in-class for Next.js deployments with edge functions and CI/CD.

Development Hosting Edge Managed PaaS

Best For Next.js and frontend teams

Netlify

JAMstack-focused hosting with instant deploys from Git, serverless functions, forms, and a generous free tier.

Development Hosting JAMstack Managed PaaS

Best For Jamstack and static sites

Heroku

Veteran PaaS platform. Deploy apps in any language with minimal configuration. Owned by Salesforce.

Development Hosting Managed PaaS

Best For Quick app deployments

Cloudflare Pages

Fast static site hosting on Cloudflare's global edge network. Great free tier and tight integration with Workers.

Development Hosting Edge Managed PaaS

Best For Edge static sites