10 best Nhost alternatives

Netlify

Netlify is an AI-native cloud platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web apps from Git, APIs, or AI agents. It bundles hosting, serverless functions, edge features, databases, and observability for frontend and full-stack teams.

• From $9/mo
• Free plan
• API unknown

Best for: Developers and teams shipping Jamstack or agent-assisted web apps who want integrated deploy and runtime services.

Chroma

Chroma provides open-source and cloud search infrastructure for AI with vector, full-text, regex, and metadata search backed by object storage. Chroma Cloud adds serverless scaling, SOC 2 controls, and usage-based billing for production workloads.

• From $250/mo
• Free plan
• API available

Best for: Developers building RAG or agent apps who want Apache 2.0 local development with optional managed cloud scaling.

Clacky

ClackyAI is a vibe-coding platform that turns natural-language product ideas into deployable full-stack applications. It generates specs, frontend and backend code, admin panels, integrated payments and auth, Git sync, one-click deployment, and team collaboration so founders can ship monetizable MVPs without stitching separate no-code tools.

Prisma Postgres

Prisma Postgres is a managed, serverless PostgreSQL service aimed at TypeScript applications. It advertises production-ready Postgres with branchable databases per pull request, autoscaling for traffic spikes, spend limits, and integrated Prisma Studio and query insights so teams can ship without running their own database infrastructure.

Specific

Specific is a cloud platform built for coding agents to define infrastructure, run local dev environments, and deploy full stacks with one command. Pricing includes a free hobby tier plus paid Pro and Scale plans with usage-based compute, Postgres, storage, and Temporal workflows.

• From $25/mo
• Free plan
• API available

Teams using coding agents who want integrated define-deploy-observe infrastructure without stitching multiple vendors.

Bolt.new

Bolt.new is a browser-based AI app builder where users describe a web or mobile app in chat and get a running project with hosting, databases and custom domains on paid tiers.

• From $25/mo
• Free plan
• API unknown

Best for: Builders who want to prototype full-stack apps from prompts without local setup.

Ampt

The site emphasizes rapid full-stack workflows, built-in CI/CD, preview environments, and pay-as-you-go tiers for solo developers through enterprise self-hosting.

• From $7/mo
• Free plan
• API unknown

Best for: JavaScript developers and teams who want managed AWS deployments without hand-rolling infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Unkey

Unkey is a developer platform for modern APIs that unifies API key management, edge gateways, rate limits, and observability with Git-based deployments. The homepage promises minutes-to-production Docker deploys, preview environments, and a control plane for protecting and routing API traffic globally.

• From $5/mo
• Free to start
• API available

Best for: Teams shipping HTTP APIs who want hosted gateways, key auth, and deployment automation in one vendor stack.

8base.com

8base is an AI-first low-code platform for turning ideas into production web applications. It combines backend-as-a-service with GraphQL APIs, serverless functions, and an app builder so teams can design, build, and run full-stack projects on AWS infrastructure.

• From $25/mo
• Free plan
• API available

Best for: Product teams and agencies that want a hosted low-code backend with professional CI/CD on higher tiers.

Heroku

Heroku is Salesforce’s cloud application platform for deploying, scaling, and operating web apps and workers without running your own servers. Teams use Git- and container-based deploys, managed data services, add-ons, and enterprise controls while Heroku handles runtime infrastructure.