Val Town
Val Town: A focused serverless home for small JavaScript and TypeScript automations. Ranked #24 of 32 in Serverless Hosting by our editors (7.1/10); pricing: Free plan; best for small JavaScript and TypeScript automations.
At a glance
- Editor score7.1 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forSmall JavaScript and TypeScript automations
- Free planYes
- Paid from$21/mo
- Execution modelRequest_based
- Facts checked19 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- HTTP, cron, and email triggers support several automation patterns
- Free plan includes 100,000 runs per day and MCP integration
- Pro adds custom domains, private vals, and longer runs
Where it doesn't
- Runtime is limited to JavaScript, TypeScript, and TSX on Deno
- Free cron intervals are 15 minutes
- Business costs $167/month with annual billing
Our verdict on Val Town
Val Town is a serverless hosting and automation platform for programmers and operators who want to publish small JavaScript or TypeScript projects as live websites, APIs, webhook endpoints, MCP servers, scheduled jobs, Slack bots, or email handlers. Its versioned vals are deployable code folders, with HTTP, cron, and email triggers available for different workflows. The Deno runtime makes it a focused option for JavaScript, TypeScript, and TSX rather than a general-purpose host for projects written in other languages. It is best suited to people building compact automations and APIs in that ecosystem.
The published plans scale around execution and collaboration. Free includes MCP integration, 15-minute cron intervals, one minute of wall-clock time per run, unlimited public vals, and 100,000 runs per day. Pro is $21 per month with annual billing and adds 10 custom domains, one-minute cron intervals, 10-minute runs, 2,000 private vals, and 1,000,000 runs per day. Business is $167 per month with annual billing; it includes unlimited custom domains, team accounts, Slack Connect, 5 million runs per day, and Val Town Access. Enterprise lists flexible Townie credit, no limits, log export, SOC 2, and custom support.
The feature set extends beyond triggering and hosting: Val Town includes SQLite and blob storage, environment variables and secrets, logs, traces, HTTP analytics, and version control with branches, remixes, pull requests, and rollbacks. Workflows can use the web editor, vt CLI, GitHub synchronization, or REST API, with a TypeScript SDK also available. That breadth is useful for developers who want code, deployment, and operational tools in one place. Teams needing other runtimes should look elsewhere; for JavaScript and TypeScript automation work, the free tier offers a practical starting point, while higher execution needs or private projects point toward Pro or Business.
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Val Town fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $21/mo |
| Execution model | Request_based |
| Max execution time | 600 sec |
| Deployment methods | Git |
| Runtime languages | JavaScript, TypeScript, TSX on Deno |
| Custom domains | Yes |
| Preview deployments | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Integrations | 7 integrations: npm, HTTP, Node.js, GitHub, SQLite, S3-compatible blob storage … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | val.town |
| Facts checked | 19 Sep 2026 |
Val Town integrations
Val Town lists 7 integrations on its own site.
- npm
- HTTP
- Node.js
- GitHub
- SQLite
- S3-compatible blob storage
- MCP
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