Open-source alternatives to Vercel
10 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Vercel, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost. Save up to $190/yr per seat by self-hosting on a $4.13/mo VPS.
Why people leave Vercel
- Bandwidth-based pricing surprises hit hard at scale
- Function execution time + memory metered
- Per-seat $20/user/mo on top of usage
- Vendor lock-in to Vercel-specific routing/middleware
Coolify, Dokploy, and CapRover give git-push-to-deploy with auto-SSL on a $5 VPS, no usage metering.
The 10 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
The React Framework
The AI Toolkit for TypeScript. From the creators of Next.js, the AI SDK is a free open-source library for building AI-powered applications and agents
The best IP Toolbox. Easy to check what's your IPs, IP geolocation, check for DNS leaks, examine WebRTC connections, speed test, ping test, MTR test, check website availability, whois search and more!
React Hooks for Data Fetching
The modern link attribution platform. Loved by world-class marketing teams like Framer, Perplexity, Superhuman, Twilio, Buffer and more.
Free and Open Source Alternative to Splitwise. Share expenses with your friends and family.
playwright for windows computer use
An open-source, privacy-friendly online string toolkit for developers.
Go AI SDK, the Go way. One unified API across 21+ providers. Streaming, structured output, MCP support, stdlib only. Go AI SDK for AI applications inspired by Vercel AI SDK.
A minimal analytics tool to self-host.
Cost comparison vs Vercel
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Vercel entry tier ($20/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Vercel /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| next.js | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| ai | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| MyIP | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| swr | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| dub | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| spliit | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| terminator | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
| string-is | $4.13 | $20+ | $190 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on next.js (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is next.js on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Vercel sourced from official site.