#1
Val Town

Val Town

★★★★ 4.4 Free / $10+ Free plan

Social coding platform for writing and deploying small scripts (vals) as serverless functions, scheduled tasks, or APIs with instant sharing and collaboration.

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✓ Instant deployment of scripts with no infrastructure✓ Social platform (fork, remix, share vals)✓ Built-in persistence (SQLite, blob storage)
#2
BuildShip

BuildShip

★★★★ 4.3 Free / $29+ Free plan

Visual backend builder for creating AI workflows, APIs, and scheduled tasks with no-code using pre-built nodes, AI assistance, and cloud deployment.

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✓ Build backends and APIs without code✓ AI assistant helps create and debug workflows✓ Pre-built integrations with databases and AI models
#3
Heroku

Heroku

★★★★ 4 $5+

Platform-as-a-Service for deploying, managing, and scaling applications with git-push deploys, managed databases, and a rich add-on marketplace.

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✓ Simplest deployment experience (git push to deploy)✓ Extensive add-on marketplace for databases and services✓ Great for prototyping and MVPs

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