Alternatives

Products that do what Deploy backends without the hassle. An Open source alternative does

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   Shorlabs – open-source Vercel for Python/Node back ends▲10

   Jan 2026 · github.com

2. 2
   Backender▲199

   Deploy in minutes instead of weeks

   2023

3. 3
   Retool, Self-Hosted▲563

   A low code platform to build internal tools

   2021

4. 4
   Table Backend▲353

   A backend for your simple projects

   2023

5. 5
   InsForge▲622

   Give agents everything they need to ship fullstack apps

   Mar 2026

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   Reflex▲859

   Build web apps in pure Python

   2024 · github.com

7. 7OS
   Open-source alternative to Retool▲420

   2022 · github.com

8. 8
   Exopods▲422

   Bring your Docker image or GitHub repo, Go live in seconds.

   2024

9. 9
   Reflex Cloud▲631

   Build web apps in pure Python + deploy with a single command

   2024 · reflex.dev

10. 10
    CtrlOps▲244

    Deploy, Debug & Manage Linux Servers with AI.

    May 2026 · ctrlops.io

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    Hurl – Run and test HTTP requests with plain text, curl and Rust▲223

    2021 · hurl.dev

12. 12
    Zeabur▲315

    Deploy painlessly and scale infinitely with just one click

    2023

13. 13OS
    Open-source alternative to Retool, Internal.io, etc.▲429

    2021 · github.com

14. 14
    bohr.io▲221

    Deploy your application fast and easy

    2023

15. 15
    PATR▲322

    Make deployments on your cloud easy again

    2023

16. 16RG
    Run globally distributed full-stack apps on high-performance MicroVMs▲98

    Hi HN! We’re Yann, Edouard, and Bastien from Koyeb (https://www.koyeb.com/). We’re building a platform to let you deploy full-stack apps on high-performance hardware around the world, with zero configuration. We provide a “global serverless feeling”, without the hassle of re-writing all your apps or managing k8s complexity [1]. We built Scaleway, a cloud service provider where we designed ARM servers and provided them as cloud servers. During our time there, we saw customers struggle with the same issues while trying to deploy full-stack applications and APIs resiliently. As…

    2023 · koyeb.com

17. 17
    TailGrids 2.0▲269

    Components, Blocks and Templates for Tailwind CSS

    2023

18. 18SB
    Shuttle – Build and ship backends without writing infrastructure files▲167

    2023 · github.com

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    StaticBackend▲118

    Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps

    2023

20. 20
    Stakpak.dev▲214

    Open-source DevOps agent to secure & manage production infra

    2025

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    ClawSimple▲113

    Your dedicated OpenClaw server in 1 click

    Feb 2026

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    Bult.ai▲152

    Deploy any apps in seconds, no DevOps required

    Sep 2025

23. 23IG
    I got tired of managing dev environments, so I built ServBay▲30

    Hey HN, For years, my local development setup has been a fragile mess of tools that never quite played nicely together. On my mac, it was a constant battle with Homebrew services starting (or not starting) on boot, conflicting PHP and Node versions managed by `asdf` or `nvm`, and a collection of `docker-compose.yml` files that I'd copy-paste and tweak for every single project. The cognitive load was just too high. Setting up SSL was another chore involving `mkcert`. Sharing a quick demo with a colleague meant firing up ngrok. And if I wanted to run two projects that needed different versions…

    Oct 2025 · servbay.com

24. 24DB
    Deploy Button for GPT-3 API Back Ends▲75

    2023 · steamship.com

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