Edge vs Koyeb

Edge9.4Visit Koyeb9.2Visit

Higher score Edge #1 in Edge Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Edge

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Koyeb #2 in Edge Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Koyeb

• Edge fits best

  Broad, full-stack edge infrastructure

• Koyeb fits best

  Managed multi-region application hosting

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Side by side

Feature	Edge 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Koyeb 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Edge Hosting	#2 in Edge Hosting
Best for	Broad, full-stack edge infrastructure	Managed multi-region application hosting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$9.62/mo (best)	$29/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	11 integrations
Features Edge 4/4 · Koyeb 0/4
Container support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Persistent storage	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Custom domains	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Edge database	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Edge locations	1016 locations	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	CDN, VMs, Docker, databases, storage, and DNS in one platform Free tiers cover DNS, CDN, storage, Shield, and Assist Docker root access, REST API, CLI, MCP, and S3-compatible API	Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and global edge routing Managed PostgreSQL with private service networking GitHub deployments and pull-request preview environments
Cons	Paid compute starts at $9.62 per month and scales sharply to Enterprise CDN, storage, and other services use usage-based pricing beyond free tiers A broad platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking only CDN delivery	Scale-to-zero applies to supported CPU and GPU services Advanced access controls are limited to Enterprise Higher-tier plans add significant monthly commitments
Our verdict	Edge is a distributed cloud hosting platform for developers, startups, agencies, and enterprises. It brings content delivery, virtual machines, Docker workloads, object storage, anycast DNS, databases, bot protection, and AI website… Read the review →	Koyeb is a cloud platform for deploying web applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It is designed for developers and teams that need managed multi-region hosting without assembling… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Edge — where it wins

  • CDN, VMs, Docker, databases, storage, and DNS in one platform
  • Free tiers cover DNS, CDN, storage, Shield, and Assist
  • Docker root access, REST API, CLI, MCP, and S3-compatible API

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid compute starts at $9.62 per month and scales sharply to Enterprise
  • CDN, storage, and other services use usage-based pricing beyond free tiers
  • A broad platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking only CDN delivery

• Koyeb — where it wins

  • Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and global edge routing
  • Managed PostgreSQL with private service networking
  • GitHub deployments and pull-request preview environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Scale-to-zero applies to supported CPU and GPU services
  • Advanced access controls are limited to Enterprise
  • Higher-tier plans add significant monthly commitments

• Edge9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad edge stack for teams that want delivery, compute, storage, and databases together.

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• Koyeb9.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible platform for deploying and scaling containerized applications across regions.

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