Hey everyone!
Building my first startup and need to pick a hosting platform.
Currently torn between:
- Vercel (seems popular for Next.js)
- Netlify (been using it for a while)
- AWS (feels overkill but powerful)
- Railway (new but looks cool)
My situation:
- Building a SaaS app with Next.js
- Need PostgreSQL database
- Budget: around /mo to start
- Don’t want to deal with server config
Anyone with real experience? What’s the best pick for a startup MVP?
Thanks in advance! 🙏
hey guys! student here with limited budget 😅
i’ve been using free tiers of all three for my side project. here’s my experience:
Vercel – super easy to deploy, loved it. but hit bandwidth limits pretty fast
Netlify – forms are great but kept having build issues
Railway – actually the best free tier IMO, database included!
for a student MVP, i’d say Railway. you can actually ship something for free without hitting limits immediately.
hope this helps other students lol 🫡