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Head-to-head · Rust Application Hosting

Hop vs Fermyon Spin

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Hop #1 in Rust Application Hosting 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Hop
Fermyon Spin #2 in Rust Application Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Fermyon Spin

Hop leads on 0 checks, Fermyon Spin on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHop · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly Fermyon Spin
  • Most featuresHop · 4 of 6

Hop scores higher on our rubric for rust application hosting: 9.4 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Fermyon Spin offers free plan; Hop doesn't.

Hop is the better fit for rust teams wanting managed, direct Rust deployment. Fermyon Spin is the better fit for rust WebAssembly applications and event-driven services.

  • Hop fits best

    Rust teams wanting managed, direct Rust deployment

  • Fermyon Spin fits best

    Rust WebAssembly applications and event-driven services

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Side by side

Feature Hop 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Fermyon Spin 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.2
Ranking #1 in Rust Application Hosting #2 in Rust Application Hosting
Best for Rust teams wanting managed, direct Rust deployment Rust WebAssembly applications and event-driven services
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $2.10/GB/mo $19.38/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hop 4/6 · Fermyon Spin 0/6
Git deployment ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Docker deployment ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Persistent storage ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Managed databases Not checked yet Not checked yet
Private networking ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Background workers Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Rust toolchain control Selectable Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Automatic Rust builds with Nixpacks or custom Dockerfiles
  • Autoscaling, health checks, persistent volumes, and private VPC networking
  • Deploy from GitHub or OCI-compatible Docker images
  • Supports Rust and other WebAssembly-compatible languages
  • Combines HTTP, Redis, storage, and database connectivity
  • Includes CLI-based development and GitHub Actions deployment
Cons
  • No free plan is listed
  • Compute and memory are billed separately while active
  • Advanced deployments may require Dockerfile or toolchain configuration
  • Cron triggers are experimental
  • Enterprise pricing uses tailor-made requirements
  • Hosting tiers are for deploying Spin applications to Fermyon Cloud
Our verdict

Hop is a cloud application deployment platform for developers running containerized applications. It supports Rust through automatic Nixpacks builds, custom Dockerfiles, and configurable Rust toolchain versions. Teams can deploy from…

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Fermyon Spin is an open-source framework and CLI for building, running, and deploying WebAssembly microservices and web applications. It is suited to developers building Rust WebAssembly applications, event-driven services, and web…

Read the review →
  1. HopRust Application Hosting 9.4Paid
  2. Fermyon SpinRust Application Hosting 9.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Hop — where it wins

    • Automatic Rust builds with Nixpacks or custom Dockerfiles
    • Autoscaling, health checks, persistent volumes, and private VPC networking
    • Deploy from GitHub or OCI-compatible Docker images

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is listed
    • Compute and memory are billed separately while active
    • Advanced deployments may require Dockerfile or toolchain configuration

  • Fermyon Spin — where it wins

    • Supports Rust and other WebAssembly-compatible languages
    • Combines HTTP, Redis, storage, and database connectivity
    • Includes CLI-based development and GitHub Actions deployment

    Where it doesn't

    • Cron triggers are experimental
    • Enterprise pricing uses tailor-made requirements
    • Hosting tiers are for deploying Spin applications to Fermyon Cloud

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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