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Indie alternatives to Vercel

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Vercel does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Coolify	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Self-hosted, Web
Dokploy	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Self-hosted, Web
Netlify	Free plan	–	–	Web

The alternatives

1. Coolify

Open-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku and Vercel

Coolify lets you deploy apps, databases and one-click services to your own servers with git push deploys, SSL and backups. It is open source with an optional cloud plan.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

2. Dokploy

Open-source self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases

Dokploy deploys applications and databases to your own servers using Docker, with Traefik routing, monitoring and backups. A hosted control plane is also available.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

3. Netlify

Hosting and deploys for websites and web apps

Netlify builds and hosts static sites and web apps from Git with serverless functions, forms and preview deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Vercel?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Coolify, Dokploy and Netlify.

Is there an open-source alternative to Vercel?

Coolify and Dokploy are open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Vercel?

Yes: Coolify and Dokploy can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to Vercel “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Vercel.

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