Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Helx

Deploy your self-hosted applications without VPS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Retool, Self-Hosted▲562
A low code platform to build internal tools
2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →
2AS
A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots▲656
2019 · selfhostedsource.tech · its alternatives →
3
A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two commands on a VPS▲452
Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS. - MightyMoud/sidekick
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Hyperform▲185
Host your websites, APIs and apps serverlessly
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Scoutflo Deploy▲501
Automate self-hosting of commercial open source products
2023 · its alternatives →
6
PATR▲327
Make deployments on your cloud easy again
2023 · patr.cloud · its alternatives →
7
HomelabOS – Ansible scripts to deploy self hosted cloud services▲235
Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
8
Hexel▲193
Create a cryptocurrency for your community.
2018 · its alternatives →
9
Serverless Cloud▲283
Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else
2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →
10
Hostman▲146
Hosting platform that deploys your web applications
2021 · hostman.com · its alternatives →
11
zero▲94
One command to deploy Docker containers to your own server
Apr 2026 · shipzero.sh · its alternatives →
12
Unubo Cloud▲246
Deploy web apps with ease
2019 · unubo.com · its alternatives →
13
Nitric Deploy▲197
The right infrastructure, auto-provisioned in your cloud
2022 · nitric.io · its alternatives →
14
Heimdall – Self-managed email alias/forwarding service▲130
Self-hosted personal email guardian with one-step deployment - fterh/heimdall
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
CNDI▲101
Self host cloud native apps with the ease of PaaS
2023 · cndi.dev · its alternatives →
16
Noodl▲128
Low-code, total power, build web apps without limits
2023 · noodl.net · its alternatives →
17
Backender▲199
Deploy in minutes instead of weeks
2023 · pifa-nft.io · its alternatives →
18
StaticBackend▲118
Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps
2023 · its alternatives →
19
Base Deploy▲101
Build powerful apps faster - without coding
2016 · basedeploy.com · its alternatives →
20
Superengine▲12
Self-host your cloud stack hassle-free
Dec 2025 · its alternatives →
21
OwnStak▲8
Deploy applications to your own cloud infrastructure.
2025 · ownstak.com · its alternatives →
22
DeploySolo – The SaaS boilerplate for engineers. (Pocketbase/ Htmx)▲37
Golang is an incredible language for web development. That being said, indie developers and small businesses will likely miss extensive resources found in other projects like Django. Although building an application from the ground up using the standard library is possible, it can be error prone and time consuming. Pocketbase has almost everything an indie developer needs, supporting database, authentication, and file storage into a single, easy-to-deploy executable. Combined with HTMX, and you can created a full stack web application without bloated front end frameworks. That being said,…
2024 · deploysolo.com · its alternatives →
23
A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS▲68
A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS. Complete with custom domains, deploy previews, TypeScript support, and more. - JakePartusch/serverlessui
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Nimbella▲91
Simple serverless cloud for developers
2020 · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →