Zeabur
One-click deployment platform for full-stack apps, databases and services.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Vercel and Coolify cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Vercel, Cloudflare and Railway competing hard on free tiers and developer experience. Anthropic, August 12, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Vercel and Coolify.
- What the call is worth $60/yr
- $5/mo at the entry paid tier — $60 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- August 12, 2025
- List price
- $5/mo
- Per year
- $60
The backstory
Zeabur deploys almost anything from a repository with minimal configuration, including databases and services that pure front-end platforms will not host, at prices that undercut the well-known names. It is competent and competing in the single most contested category in developer infrastructure, where the incumbents have enormous free tiers, deep framework integrations and the mindshare that comes from sponsoring everything a developer reads. Price alone rarely wins a platform decision.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $60/yrSimilar experience with a stronger community
railway.com open_in_newBest-in-class for front-end frameworks
vercel.com open_in_newSelf-host the same workflow on your own server
coolify.io open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.