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Compare common backend hosting options by free tier, card requirement, runtime support, database support, always-on fit, regions, billing risk, agent-accessible MCP support, and best use cases.
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| Platform | Category | Free tier | Credit card | Node.js | FastAPI | Docker | Database support | Always-on | Regions | Billing risk | Agent MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scaleway Serverless Containers Selected from recommendations | Serverless/edge | Yes | Required | No | No | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | No | Europe | Medium risk | Not verified |
| App hosting | Yes | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis | Yes | US, Europe | Medium risk | Agent MCP | |
| App hosting | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | High risk | Agent MCP | |
| App hosting | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Agent MCP | |
| App hosting | Yes | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Low risk | Agent MCP | |
| Frontend + functions | Yes | No card | Node.js API | No | No | Postgres | No | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Agent MCP | |
| Database/BaaS | Yes | No card | No | No | No | Postgres | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Low risk | Agent MCP | |
| Database/BaaS | Yes | No card | No | No | No | Postgres | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Low risk | Agent MCP | |
| App hosting | Yes | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Serverless/edge | Yes | No card | Node.js API | No | No | SQLite | No | US, Europe, Asia | Low risk | Agent MCP | |
| Serverless/edge | Yes | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| App hosting | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | High risk | Not verified | |
HK | App hosting | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis | Yes | US, Europe | Medium risk | Agent MCP |
| App hosting | Yes | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Frontend + functions | Yes | No card | Node.js API | No | No | Backend database | No | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Enterprise PaaS | Yes | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
OCI | Cloud VM/IaaS | Yes | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified |
| Frontend + functions | Yes | Required | Node.js API | No | No | Backend database | No | US | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Database/BaaS | Yes | No card | Node.js API | No | No | Backend database | Yes | US, Europe | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Database/BaaS | Yes | No card | Node.js API | No | No | Backend database | Yes | US, Europe | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Serverless/edge | Yes | No card | No | No | No | Backend database | No | US, Europe, Asia | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Frontend + functions | Yes | Required | Node.js API | No | No | Backend database | No | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Browser IDE deploys | Yes | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | No | Backend database | Yes | US | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Self-hosted PaaS | No | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | Any | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Self-hosted PaaS | No | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | Any | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Self-hosted PaaS | No | No card | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | Any | Low risk | Not verified | |
| Cloud VM/IaaS | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Cloud VM/IaaS | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | Medium risk | Not verified | |
| Enterprise PaaS | No | Required | Node.js API | Python FastAPI | Docker app | Postgres, Redis, MySQL, Backend database | Yes | US, Europe, Asia | High risk | Not verified |
