Cheaper Koyeb alternatives
Pricing data as of 2026-10-12 · refreshed weekly
Baseline: a Next.js app with startup-level traffic (~50,000 visits/month) costs $29/month on Koyeb (eco-micro). Every provider below can run the same workload — ranked by real list price. Cheaper is not always better: a paas platform and a raw VPS differ in how much ops work lands on you.
| Provider | Type | Plan | $/month | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkestr | paas | Starter | $0 | Koyeb vs Orkestr → |
| DigitalOcean Droplets | vps | Basic 512MB | $4 | Koyeb vs DigitalOcean Droplets → |
| OVHcloud VPS | vps | VPS-1 | $4.54 | Koyeb vs OVHcloud VPS → |
| Vultr | vps | Cloud Compute 1GB | $5 | Koyeb vs Vultr → |
| Railway | paas | Hobby | $5 | Koyeb vs Railway → |
| Linode (Akamai) | vps | Nanode 1GB | $5 | Koyeb vs Linode (Akamai) → |
| AWS Lightsail | vps | $5 bundle | $5 | Koyeb vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Heroku | paas | Eco | $5 | Koyeb vs Heroku → |
| Fly.io | paas | shared-cpu-1x 512MB | $5.17 | Koyeb vs Fly.io → |
| DigitalOcean App Platform | paas | Shared 1 vCPU / 512MB | $5.48 | Koyeb vs DigitalOcean App Platform → |
| Hostinger VPS | vps | KVM 1 | $6.49 | Koyeb vs Hostinger VPS → |
| Scaleway | vps | DEV1-S | $7.1 | Koyeb vs Scaleway → |
| Netcup | vps | VPS 500 G12.5 | $7.79 | Koyeb vs Netcup → |
| Render | paas | 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $17.35 | Koyeb vs Render → |
| Vercel | serverless | Pro | $20 | Koyeb vs Vercel → |
| Netlify | serverless | Pro | $20 | Koyeb vs Netlify → |
| Hetzner Cloud | vps | CPX22 (Regular Performance) | $23.59 | Koyeb vs Hetzner Cloud → |
FAQ
What is the cheapest alternative to Koyeb?
For a Next.js app at startup traffic: Orkestr (Starter) at free versus $29/month on Koyeb, $29 less per month. It is a PaaS, so check what you give up before switching.
Is there a cheaper PaaS than Koyeb?
Yes, for this workload: Orkestr free, Railway $5/month, Heroku $5/month, versus $29/month on Koyeb.
How is this comparison calculated?
Workload: Next.js needing ~512MB RAM for serving, ~50,000 visits and ~74GB of transfer a month. For each provider we take the cheapest plan that fits RAM, bandwidth and visit limits, plus metered egress where the provider charges it. Providers whose largest plan does not fit are left out.
How current are these prices?
They are official list prices as of 2026-10-12, re-checked against each provider's pricing page on a weekly cycle. Intro promos and coupons are not used in totals; taxes are not included unless a plan note says so.