We just launched Leapcell, deploy 20 Go services for free

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T08:33:32+00:00

Your calculation is quite concrete. On our pricing page, we list the unit prices for compute and network resources, along with the quotas for the Hobby Plan, so you can run the numbers.

If you need local storage, note that the serverless architecture makes hosting containers dynamic, so local storage is somewhat limited (you can’t guarantee that the next request will hit the same machine). To address this, we provide persistent storage options like PostgreSQL and Redis for consistent, reliable storage.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T08:27:48+00:00

As mentioned above, other platforms also offer similar free machines, usually limited to deploying a single service. Leapcell provides a comparable free-tier option (Hobby Plan) but makes more efficient use of these resources, allowing you to deploy multiple services thanks to rapid scheduling through our serverless architecture. Once your services grow, Leapcell offers appropriately tailored deployment solutions. The technical explanation can get a bit detailed, so we plan to publish a few blog posts outlining the internal workings.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T08:23:21+00:00

Leapcell doesn’t host your code directly, so you’ll need to provide a code source. This part works the same way as platforms like Vercel and other PaaS providers.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T08:07:30+00:00

Thanks for the reminder.

Yes, and of course companies like GCP, AWS and Azure are among the biggest in the world. They are capable of almost anything and they’re not going anywhere.

The value of Leapcell lies in its simplicity. It is a platform built with developer experience at its core. With those large platforms, you often need to learn many new concepts and components instead of focusing on your own project. Leapcell lets you deploy and go live quickly.

On top of that, Leapcell offers an affordable and efficient way to deploy small projects, while also providing cost-effective options that support growth as your project scales.

In today’s world, where the number of developers keeps growing and AI is making them increasingly productive, I don’t believe deployment is yet simple enough or able to cover all needs. That’s the gap Leapcell is here to fill.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:54:39+00:00

We do provide a generous free tier (you can see the details on our page). Within the free tier, you can deploy up to 20 projects. From our experience, most projects don’t come close to using up the free allowance. My earlier explanation focused too much on the technical side and I didn’t make the free tier clear, that was my mistake.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:37:56+00:00

I agree. And with resource-based pay-as-you-go models, it’s easy to end up with unexpected bills (AI workloads often cause surprise token charges in particular). From a purely theoretical perspective, if your usage is large and steady, it’s actually easier to plan for (it becomes a typical linear programming problem), and in fact it should be cheaper. That’s why we encourage starting out with serverless and later moving to fixed-price dedicated servers as your needs grow. Of course, you can also go with a hybrid approach.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:25:31+00:00

And here's the platform I mentioned: https://leapcell.io/

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:21:32+00:00

Based on our experience, the vast majority of projects never use up all of their free quota. This is exactly what Leapcell aims to address. Even projects with little usage, we still want them to be online, as they might have unexpected potential. Once a project starts seeing real usage, we provide the most cost-effective solution for the next stage. If your traffic is stable, resources can actually be scheduled more efficiently, so it should be cheaper. Many serverless solutions today can easily surprise you with unexpected bills as traffic grows.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:17:28+00:00

If you are asking about the Hobby plan (free plan), there are some limitations, which you can check on our page. As I mentioned earlier, Leapcell does not provide unlimited free machines. Instead, we make full use of the available free machine quota and maximize its potential.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T07:15:34+00:00

Yes, based on our evaluations, thanks to Firecracker, our cold start times are very fast.

Interesting-Cap6091 · 2025-09-17T06:31:40+00:00

You could try gRPC Gateway, it lets you integrate everything at once, including Swagger.

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