Deploy ON
50 ₾ / month
~$18.5
Application plan. Managed Postgres is a separate package — we do not pretend it is free inside the 50 ₾.
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Deploy ON vs Vercel
This is the least fair head-to-head. Vercel is built for Next.js, edge, and functions. Deploy ON is built for processes that stay up and sit next to a database.
Price for the same app
Shop API. A small always-on Node.js API plus PostgreSQL. One custom domain, HTTPS, about 512 MB of RAM for the app, a small Postgres instance, and low traffic. Not a serverless frontend-only site.
Vercel
$20–40+ / month
$20–40+
Pro is $20 and includes a $20 usage credit. Neon (or another marketplace Postgres) and Fluid compute sit on top. A long-running Node process is not the product.
A static or mostly-static Next.js site on Hobby can be $0. A production Next.js app on Pro is $20 plus Fluid compute and a database. Neon Launch is usage-based. We show $20–40 as a calm production starting range, not a promise. If you need a process that listens all night — workers, n8n, a socket server, PHP-FPM — Vercel is the wrong tool, not a cheaper one.
List prices as of October 2026. Deploy ON in ₾; others in USD. FX used only as a hint: 1 USD ≈ 2.7 GEL. Sources: Vercel pricing, Deploy ON plans.
Side by side
| Topic | Deploy ON | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Full apps, workers, and databases on Kubernetes. | Frontend, serverless, and edge. Best Next.js host in this set. |
| Long-running process | Yes. Containers stay up. | Not the default. Functions and Fluid compute. Docker support is function-shaped, not a dyno. |
| Databases | First-party managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB (separate package). | Marketplace / Neon. Not a first-party always-on Postgres in the same sense. |
| PHP / Docker / workers | Supported via buildpacks or a Dockerfile. | Awkward or absent compared with a container host. |
| Preview deploys | Environments exist; not Vercel-style preview URLs per PR. | Best-in-class preview deployments. |
| Global edge | No. One operator region. | Yes. This is why people pick Vercel. |
| Billing | GEL packages. Quota, not requests. | Seat / platform fee plus usage. Easy to start, easy to surprise on functions. |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 via Proservice. | Vercel enterprise compliance on higher plans. |
Pick Vercel when
- The app is Next.js (or similar) and you want previews, edge, and their frontend toolchain.
- You do not need a long-running worker or a first-party database next to the app.
- Your users are global and latency to a single Georgian cluster would hurt.
Pick Deploy ON when
- You have an API, worker, n8n, or PHP app that must stay running.
- Postgres (or MySQL / Redis / Mongo) should live next to the app, not in another vendor’s meter.
- You want a monthly GEL plan instead of function invoices.
What we are not claiming
Vercel is a real product with more regions, a larger ecosystem, and (in several cases) a lower sticker at the smallest size. Deploy ON wins when you want a GEL quota, a Georgian operator, ISO 27001 / 27017 via Proservice, and a process that stays up next to a database. It does not win at global edge, preview URLs, or a public template marketplace.