Northflank
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Developer platform that builds from Git (buildpacks or Dockerfiles) and runs services, managed databases, cron jobs and GPU workloads with preview environments, pipelines, logs and secrets. Deploy on Northflank's managed cloud or bring your own AWS, GCP or Azure account. Billed per second for CPU and memory.
Best for: Apps that need always-on free services, preview environments or GPUs, and teams that may move to their own cloud account later
Visit Northflank ↗- Pricing
- Pay as you go: $0.01667/vCPU-hr + $0.00833/GB-hr; plans from $2.70/mo (0.1 vCPU, 256 MB), $12/mo (0.5 vCPU, 1 GB); egress $0.06/GB; GPUs from $0.80/hr
- Free tier
- Yes: Sandbox tier with 2 free services, 1 free database and 2 free cron jobs, always on (no sleeping)
- Open source
- No
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
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Sources (checked 2026-10-17): northflank.com/pricing
Score breakdown
- Fit for the use case18 / 25
- Vibe-coder friendliness10 / 15
- Output quality & reliability12 / 15
- Pricing & free tier11 / 15
- Ecosystem & integrations7 / 10
- Momentum7 / 10
- Code ownership & lock-in7 / 10
Why this score: A free tier that never sleeps and real production features (preview environments, bring-your-own-cloud, GPUs) at per-second prices. It is more of a DevOps platform than a one-click host, so there is more to configure than on Railway or Render.
Based on desk research of official pricing pages and docs; see methodology.
FAQ
- Is Northflank free?
- Northflank free tier: Yes: Sandbox tier with 2 free services, 1 free database and 2 free cron jobs, always on (no sleeping). Paid pricing: Pay as you go: $0.01667/vCPU-hr + $0.00833/GB-hr; plans from $2.70/mo (0.1 vCPU, 256 MB), $12/mo (0.5 vCPU, 1 GB); egress $0.06/GB; GPUs from $0.80/hr.
- What is Northflank pricing in 2026?
- Northflank pricing (as of our last verification on 2026-10-17): Pay as you go: $0.01667/vCPU-hr + $0.00833/GB-hr; plans from $2.70/mo (0.1 vCPU, 256 MB), $12/mo (0.5 vCPU, 1 GB); egress $0.06/GB; GPUs from $0.80/hr. Always confirm on the official site — plans change.
- Is Northflank open source?
- No. Northflank is not open source.
- What is Northflank's PromptToProd score?
- Northflank scores 72/100 on PromptToProd (fit, vibe-coder friendliness, quality, pricing, ecosystem, momentum, ownership). See the score breakdown on this page and our methodology.
- What is Northflank best for?
- Northflank is best for: Apps that need always-on free services, preview environments or GPUs, and teams that may move to their own cloud account later.
- When was Northflank last verified on PromptToProd?
- Pricing and details for Northflank were last verified on 2026-10-17 from official docs and pricing pages.
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