Since Heroku killed their free tier, what is the best alternative hobby hosting for a Node.js API with PostgreSQL that has similar ease of deployment?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Since Heroku killed their free tier, what is the best alternative hobby hosting for a Node.js API with PostgreSQL that has similar ease of deployment?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 hobby hosting Node.js API PostgreSQL Heroku alternative Render Railway Fly.io free tier pricing deploymentGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 hobby hosting Node.js API PostgreSQL Heroku alternative Render Railway Fly.io free tier pricing deployment Google ↗
- Railway pricing · railway.com
- Documentation · docs.railway.com
- Render pricing · render.com
- Free tier limitations · render.com
- Neon pricing · neon.com
- Documentation · neon.com
- Documentation · fly.io
- Pricing · fly.io