Google Cloud (GCP) Alternatives

Inngest

Freemium

Event-driven functions with automatic retries

4.9 (360)

Inngest is a developer platform for building reliable event-driven background functions. Automatic retries, delays, fan-out, and step functions. Works with Next.js, Node.js, Go, and Python.

Best for: Full-stack developers adding reliable background jobs and event-driven workflows to their Next.js or Node apps

Supabase Edge Functions

Freemium

TypeScript edge functions close to your Postgres DB

4.9 (393)

Supabase Edge Functions run TypeScript serverless functions at the edge using Deno. Close to your Supabase PostgreSQL database for low-latency operations. Free tier available.

Best for: Supabase developers adding serverless functions that need close database proximity

Scaleway

Freemium

French cloud with GDPR-native design

4.8 (475)

French cloud provider (Iliad Group) offering VPS, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, and serverless — all with GDPR compliance built in and competitive European pricing.

Best for: European companies who need GDPR-compliant infrastructure and want a French alternative to AWS

Netlify

Freemium

Deploy modern web apps with zero config, automated CI/CD included

4.8 (519)

Git-connected hosting platform for static sites and serverless functions. Automatically builds and deploys on every push with built-in CDN, SSL, and preview deployments.

Best for: Frontend teams and JAMstack projects that prioritize deployment speed and automation over deep infrastructure control.

Cloudflare Workers

Freemium

Deploy serverless code globally on Cloudflare's edge network

4.6 (437)

Run JavaScript, Python, and Rust functions at the edge with sub-millisecond latency. Ideal for APIs, middleware, and full-stack applications needing global distribution.

Best for: Teams building latency-sensitive APIs, middleware, and dynamic content serving that need global distribution without provisioning servers.

Deno Deploy

Freemium

Deno JavaScript runtime at the edge globally

4.6 (70)

Deno Deploy runs JavaScript and TypeScript serverless functions at the edge using the Deno runtime. Zero cold starts, V8 isolates, and globally distributed. Free for low-traffic apps.

Best for: TypeScript developers who want edge computing with Deno's security model and zero cold starts

Supabase Functions

Freemium

Deno Edge Functions close to your Postgres data

4.5 (372)

Supabase Edge Functions run TypeScript on Deno at global edge locations. Access your Supabase database from functions with minimal latency. Free tier includes 500K invocations per month.

Best for: Supabase developers who want to run TypeScript serverless logic close to their PostgreSQL database

Banana

Free tier

ML model deployment with fast cold starts

4.5 (328)

Banana is an ML model inference hosting platform. Deploy any model in a Docker container with fast warm-up. Pay-per-request pricing. Good for teams building AI product features.

Best for: Product teams deploying ML models as APIs who need reliable cold starts and per-request pricing

Encore

Freemium

TypeScript backend framework with built-in infra

4.5 (253)

Encore is a TypeScript backend framework that automatically provisions infrastructure as you code. Write your app, Encore provisions databases, caches, and queues. Deploy to AWS or GCP.

Best for: TypeScript developers who want infrastructure automatically provisioned from their application code

Pipedream

Freemium

Low-code integration platform for developers

4.5 (375)

Pipedream provides a low-code platform for building serverless workflows triggered by webhooks, schedules, and 1,000+ app integrations. TypeScript and Node.js steps. Free tier generous.

Best for: Developers building automated workflows and integrations between services with minimal infrastructure