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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?

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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?
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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)
Short factOther / navigationalComparison100%ConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

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 ↗
  1. Railway pricing · railway.com
  2. Documentation · docs.railway.com
  3. Render pricing · render.com
  4. Free tier limitations · render.com
  5. Neon pricing · neon.com
  6. Documentation · neon.com
  7. Documentation · fly.io
  8. Pricing · fly.io

Queries

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