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The best Vercel alternative for full-stack production apps

Sevalla and Vercel are both cloud platforms that let you deploy and scale web applications. Vercel specializes in frontend frameworks and serverless functions, while Sevalla runs your full stack (apps, databases, storage, and static sites) on one platform. Depending on your needs, Sevalla can be a great alternative to Vercel.

Vercel
Server Locations
25 compute regions + Cloudflare edge (260+ PoPs)20 compute regions + 126 CDN PoPs
Runtime Model
Persistent containers with vertical & horizontal scalingPer-request serverless/edge functions, billed on Active CPU, memory, and invocations
Function Timeouts
None, apps run as long-lived processes60s per invocation on Hobby (300s with Fluid Compute); up to 800s on Pro/Enterprise
Git Providers
GitHub, GitLab, BitbucketGitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Deploy Methods
Auto-deploy from Git or deploy a prebuilt Docker imageAuto-deploy from Git or via the Vercel CLI; Docker images run as serverless functions with standard function limits
Pricing Transparency
Usage-based (pod seconds, bandwidth, build minutes); no seat or workspace fees$20/user/mo Pro seat fee plus 30+ separately metered usage dimensions
Team Pricing
Unlimited users included, with company, project, and service roles$20/user/month on Pro; a 5-person team pays $100/mo before any usage
Compute Pricing
Flat per-instance pricing from $5/mo (0.3 vCPU + 0.3 GB RAM)Active CPU $0.128/hr + provisioned memory $0.0106/GB-hr + $0.60 per 1M invocations beyond included allowance
Build Time Cost / Pipeline Minutes
App builds $0.02/min; static sites get 600 free mins/mo, then $0.05/minBuild CPU minutes billed on demand (from $0.0035/CPU-min); 45-min cap per build, 1 concurrent build on Hobby
Bandwidth
$0.10/GB outbound; internal traffic freeFast Data Transfer $0.15/GB beyond plan allowance, plus separate $0.06/GB Fast Origin Transfer
Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)
Cloudflare edge cachingNative ISR with background revalidation (billed per read/write)
Image Optimization
Bring your own loader or CDNBuilt-in transformations, billed per transformation beyond included allowance
Managed Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and Redis/Valkey natively supported, with private networkingNo native databases; Postgres/KV via Marketplace partners (Neon, Upstash) with separate billing
Object Storage
S3-compatible, $0.02/GB, no ingress/egress feesVercel Blob: $0.023/GB storage plus separate operation and data-transfer charges
Cron Jobs
Standard cron with custom time zones and manual triggersHobby limited to once per day with an imprecise firing window; paid plans required for per-minute cadence
SSO
Included for all usersSAML SSO is a $300/mo add-on on Pro; standard on Enterprise
Static Site Hosting
100 sites free with 100GB bandwidth/mo; commercial use allowedIncluded on Hobby, but Hobby is non-commercial only
Preview Environments
Every PR gets a live previewEvery PR gets a live preview
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPRSOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
DDoS Protection
Enterprise-grade Cloudflare DDoS protection, includedUnmetered DDoS mitigation included on all plans

“Sevalla slashed our infrastructure costs by over 88% while dramatically simplifying deployments, empowering our engineers to focus entirely on building our business.”

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Danny Yassine

Engineering Team Lead, ClearEstate

Vercel is great for frontend deployments. Sevalla is built for production applications

One platform & one bill

Run your application, database, object storage, and static site on a single platform. No marketplace databases. No separate storage provider. No additional billing relationships. Just the infrastructure needed to run a real product.

Manage your infrastructure with AI natively

Sevalla includes a hosted MCP server, CLI, Terraform provider, and REST API. Developers can use Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI tools to provision resources, deploy applications, investigate issues, and manage infrastructure without leaving their workflow.

Development, staging, and production without extra tooling

Create consistent environments for every stage of your application lifecycle. Deploy changes through built-in pipelines and promote them through development, staging, and production without maintaining separate infrastructure or deployment workflows.

No function timeouts to work around

Long-running jobs, background workers, and heavy processing don't need to fit inside a function timeout window. Your application runs as a persistent process, the way most production applications are designed to run.

Use the stack your application actually needs

Deploy Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Elixir, or any language supported by Docker. Choose your architecture based on your product, not the constraints of a frontend-first platform.

Pricing you can actually explain to finance

Transparent usage-based pricing across compute, bandwidth, storage, and databases. No maze of metered dimensions. No surprise invoice because a caching rule changed. Know what you're paying for and why.

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