Vercel alternative

A Vercel alternative for backends, databases and WordPress

On ProductEcho, your app runs as a server that stays up between requests, and its PostgreSQL database sits in the same workspace. Your coding agent deploys both. Here is how it compares with Vercel.

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How ProductEcho compares with Vercel

Both deploy your code and give you an HTTPS address. The difference is how the code runs: Vercel runs it as functions, and ProductEcho runs it as a server that stays up, with a database beside it.

	ProductEcho	Vercel
How your code runs	A server process that stays running	Functions, up to 5 minutes per request on Hobby
Free plan	Commercial projects allowed	Personal, non-commercial use only
Database	PostgreSQL in the same workspace, 1 GB free	From a Marketplace provider, such as Neon or Supabase
PHP	Built from source	A Dockerfile on the Container runtime
WordPress	WordPress server with its database, on Pro	Read-only disk and no MySQL
Paid plan	Pro $10 a month, $7 of usage included	Pro $20 a month, $20 of usage included

How your code runs: on Vercel, each request runs a function. On Hobby a function runs for at most 5 minutes, and its disk is read-only apart from 500 MB of scratch space in /tmp (Vercel function runtimes). Vercel's Daemons can keep a worker running, but they are in beta (Vercel Daemons). A ProductEcho app is an ordinary server process, so a background loop or an in-memory cache keeps working between requests, on the Free plan too.
Free plan: Vercel's terms limit Hobby to "personal or non-commercial use" (Vercel terms), so a client site or a product that charges money needs Pro. ProductEcho's Free plan has no personal-use rule.
Database: Vercel provisions databases through its Marketplace, so the database comes from a second provider (Vercel storage). On ProductEcho, your coding agent launches PostgreSQL in the same workspace and connects it to your app. The Free plan includes one 1 GB database with no expiry date.
PHP and WordPress: Vercel has no PHP runtime, so PHP runs from a Dockerfile you maintain. WordPress needs a writable disk and MySQL. ProductEcho builds PHP from source, and Pro workspaces run WordPress servers with the database included.

Vercel facts from Vercel's own pages, checked on 14 November 2026.

When to stay on Vercel

If you're building a Next.js front end and your backend fits in functions, stay on Vercel. Vercel makes Next.js, and its platform is shaped around it. You can also keep the front end on Vercel and run the API and database on ProductEcho.

Move from Vercel in three steps

Connect your coding agent to ProductEcho. Claude Code, Cursor and Codex all work.
Run vercel env pull .env to copy your environment variables into a file, and delete the old database URLs from it. Then give your agent the prompt below from the project folder. ProductEcho sets a new DATABASE_URL when it creates the database, builds the code and returns an HTTPS address.
If your database is with a Marketplace provider, copy it across with pg_dump and pg_restore, version 17 or newer.

Prompt

Deploy this project to ProductEcho with the environment variables in .env, and create a PostgreSQL database for it.

For step 3, use your provider's connection string and the new URL from your ProductEcho PostgreSQL database:

bash

pg_dump --format=custom --no-owner --no-acl "$OLD_DATABASE_URL" -f app.dump
pg_restore --no-owner --no-acl --dbname "$PRODUCTECHO_DATABASE_URL" app.dump

Pricing

Free

$0a month, with no time limit

10 apps or static sites
One 1 GB PostgreSQL database with no expiry date
Unlimited build time
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Pro

$10a month, or $8 a month billed yearly

$7 of usage included every month
25 apps or static sites
5 databases
Priority email support

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Full details on the pricing page.

Questions

Is ProductEcho cheaper than Vercel?

ProductEcho Pro is $10 a month with $7 of usage included. Vercel Pro is $20 a month with $20 of usage included. On ProductEcho's Free plan, an app and a 1 GB PostgreSQL database cost $0. On Vercel, a database comes from a Marketplace provider with its own pricing.

Can I run Next.js on ProductEcho?

Yes. ProductEcho builds a Next.js app from source and runs it as a Node.js server that stays up between requests.

Can I keep my front end on Vercel?

Yes. You can keep the front end on Vercel and run the API and database on ProductEcho, then point the front end at the API's HTTPS address.

Can I host WordPress on ProductEcho?

Yes, on the Pro plan. ProductEcho runs a WordPress server with its database included.

How we checked

Every Vercel price and limit on this page comes from Vercel's own documentation and pricing pages, checked on 14 November 2026. Plans change, so confirm anything that matters before you decide. If something here is out of date, email admin@productecho.com and we will correct it.

Run your backend and database on ProductEcho

Free plan with a PostgreSQL database. No credit card required.

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