Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Redbean is a single-file web server that can be distributed and run without installation. Launched in 2021, it allows developers to package and deploy web applications as standalone executables. The server is designed… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Redbean – Single-file distributable web server launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Redbean 2.0 in Docker▲59

   Docker image for redbean from the "scratch" container - kissgyorgy/redbean-docker

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Redbeard▲199

   Framework for fast & simple native app development

   2016 · redbeard.io · its alternatives →

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   Unubo 2.0▲324

   Simplest way to deploy your web apps, APIs and databases

   2019 · unubo.com · its alternatives →

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   ZeroHTTPd: A web server to teach Linux performance, with benchmarks▲472

   Articles in this series Part I. Iterative ServersPart II. Forking ServersPart III. Pre-forking ServersPart IV. Threaded ServersPart V. Pre-threaded ServersPart VI: poll-based serverPart VII: epoll-…

   2019 · unixism.net · its alternatives →

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   1MB – Free and easy static website hosting and database▲744

   Unlock the full potential of your website with 1MB

   2019 · 1mb.site · its alternatives →

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   Localkube – zero to Kubernetes 1.2 in one command▲173

   Docker to Kubernetes in one command. Contribute to redspread/spread development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Runkod▲219

   Decentralized web hosting

   2019 · mimichiba.com · its alternatives →

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   Sheetbase▲450

   Free, fast and fun way to build modern websites and apps 🛠️

   2018 · sheetbase.net · its alternatives →

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   Scar – Static websites with HTTPS, a global CDN, and custom domains▲363

   Deploy static websites in seconds - with HTTPS, a global CDN, and custom domains. - cloudkj/scar

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    go-nbd – A Pure Go NBD Server and Client▲113

    Hey HN! I just released go-nbd, a lightweight Go library for effortlessly creating NBD servers and clients. Its a neat tool for creating custom Linux block devices with arbitrary backends, such as a file, byte slice or what I'm planning to use it for, a tape drive. While there are a few partially abandoned projects like this out there already, this library tries to be as maintainable as possible by only implementing the most recent handshake revision and baseline functionality for both the client and the server, while still having enough support to be useful. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Glasskube▲260

    The next generation package manager for Kubernetes

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A pure bash web server. No netcat, socat, etc.▲224

    A purely bash web server, no socat, netcat, etc... - GitHub - dzove855/Bash-web-server: A purely bash web server, no socat, netcat, etc...

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    File0 – An easier way to manage files in serverless apps▲212

    Cmon... I just want to upload a file and make it public on the internet. Now you tell me I need to master bucket policies, ACL, CORS, multipart uploads, content headers, CDN, presigned URLs, and a bunch of other crap? I can't be asked, so I built FILE0. It's for storing files but you don't need to complete an online course.

    2024 · file0.dev · its alternatives →

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    Redbeard Marketplace▲139

    A marketplace of iOS apps with full source code

    2016 · redbeard.io · its alternatives →

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    Self-contained Redis server▲19

    self contained redis-server. Contribute to robinmonjo/sc-redis development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Off-grid web server for the developing world▲47

    2014 · challengepost.com · its alternatives →

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    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 · its alternatives →

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    OpenBeans, an Open-Source IDE Distribution. Java, PHP, JavaScript▲10

    2019 · github.com · 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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    A little web server in C▲178

    A little web server written in C for Linux. Supports: CGI, Reverse Proxy. Single threaded using I/O multiplexing (select).

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RipDB▲65

    Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders

    2022 · zdenham.github.io · its alternatives →

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    RunsOnfree tier, from $300/mo▲142

    10x cheaper GitHub Actions runners, self-hosted on AWS

    2024 · runs-on.com · its alternatives →

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    CoolBeans, an IDE distribution▲39

    2018 · coolbeans.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Koyeb – Simple serverless processing workflows, on any cloud▲66

    Deploy intensive applications across GPUs, CPUs, and Accelerators in minutes - scale in 50+ locations.

    2020 · koyeb.com · its alternatives →

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