Koyeb
App hosting
A serverless-style app platform for containers, Git deploys, APIs, workers, and global services.
Starter cost
$0 entry
Card required
No
Always-on
Supported
Billing risk
low
Category
App hosting
Cost range
Free starter options plus paid instances for production use
Free tier details
Starter data suggests beginner-friendly free entry points; verify quotas before relying on them.
Agent integration
An agent can work with Koyeb through MCP
Run the provider's official MCP locally and connect it to your agent.
What the agent can do
- deploy services
- update service configuration
- inspect logs and metrics
Permission warning
Uses a Koyeb API token and can change live service configuration.
Koyeb can also host your own MCP server workload.
Database fit
Koyeb can host the app while supporting Postgres workloads, but database limits and add-on details should be verified separately.
- Best database use
- No-card experiments, Docker APIs, beginner-safe backend hosting
- Check before launch
- Database story often depends on external providers
Stress-test Koyeb before you pick it
Answer a short provider-specific form, then run the full bill-risk simulator with your scenario prefilled.
Fit summary
Koyeb is strongest when you want a managed deployment path with less infrastructure work. The main tradeoff is understanding limits, billing rules, and whether the runtime fits your app.
Best fit
No-card experiments, Docker APIs, beginner-safe backend hosting
Deployment model
Managed app platform for deploying services without running the control plane yourself.
Operations owner
The provider handles most platform operations; you still own usage monitoring and plan limits.
Billing model
Free entry is possible, but production cost depends on quotas, usage, and upgrade path; it has a no-card starter path.
Runtime fit
Node.js API, Python FastAPI, Docker app, Worker
Data fit
Postgres
Budget fit
Free, Under $10, Under $25, Custom
Region strategy
Broad regional coverage across US, Europe, and Asia.
Choose this if
- No-card experiments
- No-card-friendly starter path
- You want a beginner path that can start without adding a card.
Think twice if
- Database story often depends on external providers
- Check current free instance limits and deployment region availability.
- You need long-running processes or infrastructure behavior outside this provider's runtime model.
Decision checks
Use these notes as a launch checklist, not a final pricing promise. Verify live provider limits before moving real users.
Strengths
- No-card-friendly starter path
- Docker support
- good API hosting fit
Watch outs
- Database story often depends on external providers
- quotas need verification
- Check current free instance limits and deployment region availability.
Before launch
- Confirm the no-card starter path still exists before relying on it.
- Check the current free-tier quotas, sleep behavior, and upgrade trigger.
- Verify database storage, backups, connection limits, and whether the database is bundled or external.
- Confirm always-on services, workers, and cron jobs are included in the plan you choose.