Hosting

Overview of hosting platforms for web applications, APIs, and static sites — from serverless PaaS to dedicated cloud servers.

Cloud / PaaS

• Render — hosts databases, web services, and containers with automatic deploys from Git
• Railway — code-centric deployment platform with built-in databases and environment management
• Vercel — serverless hosting optimized for frontend frameworks and edge functions
• Fly.io — runs containerized apps in regions close to users
• Netlify — static site and serverless function hosting with Git-based CI/CD
• Zerops.io — dev-first cloud platform for building, deploying, and running apps

Server hosting

• Vultr — cloud compute with VMs, bare metal, and Kubernetes
• Digital Ocean — straightforward cloud hosting with VMs, managed databases, and app platform
• Kinsta — application and database hosting on Google Cloud

Static hosting

• Amazon S3 — object storage, commonly used for static asset and website hosting