Alternative to Vercel
Wodby vs Vercel
Vercel deploys frontends and functions to its own network with almost no configuration, and it is the home of Next.js. Wodby is the stronger fit when the application is a set of long-running services, with a database and files, that should run together in your cloud account or on your server.
On Wodby a Next.js or Node.js application runs as a container next to its database, cache, and workers, on Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes, or a single self-hosted server.
Why teams choose Wodby instead
- Run the database, cache, and queue in the same stack as the application. On Vercel, databases and caches are provisioned from marketplace partners.
- Keep long-running processes and persistent volumes. Vercel functions have a maximum duration and a read-only file system with temporary scratch space.
- Choose where the application runs: Wodby Cloud, a managed Kubernetes cluster in your own cloud account, or one server of your own. Vercel applications run on Vercel’s infrastructure, apart from an Enterprise option that runs functions in your AWS account.
Vercel may fit better when
- Next.js sites and frontends that benefit from a global CDN, scaling to zero, and a preview URL for every pull request without any setup.
- Teams that prefer functions and partner-managed data services to operating containers and databases.
Key differences
Application model
Wodby
Long-running containers for the web process, workers, and cron, deployed together as one stack.
Vercel
Functions and static assets served from a global CDN, with limits on how long a function may run.
Data and storage
Wodby
Databases, caches, and file storage run inside the stack, with backups and imports handled by the platform.
Vercel
Databases come from marketplace partners, and functions have no persistent disk.
Where it runs
Wodby
Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes in your own account, or a single self-hosted server.
Vercel
Vercel’s own infrastructure and network.
Wodby is usually the better choice for
- Full-stack applications with a database, background workers, and uploaded files that should be deployed and backed up together.
- Teams that want Next.js or Node.js in containers on infrastructure they control.
Vercel is usually the better choice for
- Frontend-heavy products, marketing sites, and Next.js applications built around serverless functions.
- Teams that want a global edge network without running any infrastructure.
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Choose Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes, or your own server, then deploy stacks with CI/CD, backups, SSL, integrations, and environment management in the same platform.
- Run the same stack workflow on Wodby Cloud, managed Kubernetes, or your own server
- Deploy app environments for production, staging, previews, and development
- Use Wodby CI or your existing pipeline with the Wodby CLI
- Keep backups, certificates, integrations, and access control in the platform
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