Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Burst is a development tool that simplifies cloud server management by automating server startup, code execution, and shutdown. It enables developers to run code on cloud infrastructure without manually provisioning or… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Burst – start a cloud server, run your code, turn it off launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Chunk – Code sandbox for back-end devs▲96

   Chunk co-founder here. We spent the last 2 weeks building this to scratch our own itch: As developers, we often have problems that could be solved just by running a few lines of code. Sometimes, running this code on your local machine is fine. But other time, the code need to run automatically reacting to external events or to run continuously, which means, it needs to run on a server somewhere. So now, you have to find a cloud provider, to package or build the code and finally to deploy it. All of that for what could be literally be 4 lines of code. We couldn’t find an easier way to do…

   2022 · chunk.run · its alternatives →

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   Temporal Cloud▲337

   OpenAI and Temporal have teamed up to add Durable Execution to agents built using OpenAI’s Agents SDK, and today we released the new integration in Public Preview.

   2024 · temporal.io · its alternatives →

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   Up▲334

   Deploy serverless apps and APIs in seconds to AWS Lambda

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SetOps▲313

   Cloud deployment made for developers

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Servers.lol – Should Your EC2 Be a Lambda?▲150

   2017 · servers.lol · its alternatives →

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   n8n.cloud▲405

   Powerful workflow automation tool

   2020 · n8n.io · its alternatives →

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   Napkin – Build back-end functions in the browser▲158

   Create and deploy serverless cloud functions instantly, all from the browser.

   2021 · napkin.io · its alternatives →

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   Serverless Cloud▲283

   Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

   2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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   Cloudthread▲354

   Cloud cost efficiency, engineering-first

   2021 · its alternatives →

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    Crumble▲93

    Cut your applications’ cloud costs by up to 70%

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    See the impact on your cloud costs as you code▲179

    Hey folks, my name is Owen and I recently started working at a startup (https://infracost.io/) that shows engineers how much their code changes are going to cost on the cloud before being deployed (in CI/CD like GitHub or GitLab). Previously, I was one of the founders of tfsec (it scanned code for security issues). One of the things I learnt was if we catch issues early, i.e. when the engineer was typing their code, we save a bunch of time. I was thinking … okay, why not build cloud costs into the code editor. Show the cloud cost impact of the code as the engineers are…

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Deta Cloud 1.0▲266

    The free cloud for doers & dreamers

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Kops.dev▲106

    A tool to automate multicloud infrastructure

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    DoubleCloud▲168

    Get the most out of your data in the cloud

    2022 · double.cloud · its alternatives →

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    Oz by Warp▲203

    Run hundreds of cloud agents in parallel

    Feb 2026 · warp.dev · its alternatives →

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    Portal - Run apps on your own easy to use cloud server▲86

    2015 · portalplatform.net · its alternatives →

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    Rapid - Real-time Database Service▲184

    Build real-time apps without maintaining the infrastructure

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Servers.lol▲117

    Should your EC2 be a Lambda?

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Demand Cloud▲63

    The simple enterprise solution for cloud cost optimization

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Nimbella▲91

    Simple serverless cloud for developers

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Server installs simplified (and built from source)▲79

    2012 · rayburst.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud Backend – a scalable database and API builder in the cloud▲50

    Create a serverless cloud backend with a database and API functions in few minutes! Zero maintenance required, instant provisioning, High availability & Scalability, Woldwide CDN with 113 POPs. 24/7 Professional support.

    2017 · cloudbackend.appdrag.com · its alternatives →

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    Google's New Cloud Run Service Is Amazing▲16

    2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Multy▲89

    Easiest way to run on any cloud

    2022 · multy.dev · its alternatives →

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