Val Town vs Koyeb

Val Town8.8Visit Koyeb8.4Visit

Higher score Val Town #4 in Deno Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Val Town

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Koyeb #8 in Deno Hosting 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Koyeb

• Val Town fits best

  Deno automation and API builders

• Koyeb fits best

  Global, autoscaling Deno containers

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Side by side

Feature	Val Town 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Koyeb 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Deno Hosting	#8 in Deno Hosting
Best for	Deno automation and API builders	Global, autoscaling Deno containers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$21/mo (best)	$29/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Features Val Town 1/3 · Koyeb 0/3
Git deployments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom domains	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Scheduled jobs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Built-in storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment target	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bandwidth limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Edge locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deno runtime supports JavaScript, TypeScript, and TSX HTTP apps, APIs, webhooks, cron, email, and MCP servers Branches, previews, rollbacks, logs, and analytics support iteration	Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region container deployment Free web service and PostgreSQL database on the Starter plan Private networking, previews, integrations, and global edge routing
Cons	Free cron intervals are limited to 15 minutes Free runs allow one minute of wall-clock time per run Private vals and custom domains require paid plans	The first paid tier costs $29 per month Starter includes one organization member Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict	Val Town is a serverless hosting and automation platform for programmers and operators who want to deploy JavaScript or TypeScript as live websites, APIs, webhooks, MCP servers, scheduled jobs, Slack bots, and email handlers. Its Deno… Read the review →	Koyeb is a serverless cloud platform for deploying web applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It suits developers and teams that need container deployment with autoscaling,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Val Town — where it wins

  • Deno runtime supports JavaScript, TypeScript, and TSX
  • HTTP apps, APIs, webhooks, cron, email, and MCP servers
  • Branches, previews, rollbacks, logs, and analytics support iteration

  Where it doesn't

  • Free cron intervals are limited to 15 minutes
  • Free runs allow one minute of wall-clock time per run
  • Private vals and custom domains require paid plans

• Koyeb — where it wins

  • Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region container deployment
  • Free web service and PostgreSQL database on the Starter plan
  • Private networking, previews, integrations, and global edge routing

  Where it doesn't

  • The first paid tier costs $29 per month
  • Starter includes one organization member
  • Enterprise pricing is custom

• Val Town8.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Deno platform for shipping APIs, automations, and scheduled jobs.

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• Koyeb8.4/10 · Free plan

  Koyeb combines container deployment, autoscaling, and managed databases for global applications.

  Visit KoyebFull verdict →