Ploy vs Vercel

Vercel is built for request/response apps. Ploy adds the primitives agents need — durable workflows, sandboxes, queues, and per-agent state — and runs on your own infrastructure if you want it to.

Open SourceSelf-HostedDurable WorkflowsNo Lock-in
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Compare Ploy and Vercel features side by side

Ploy

OPEN SOURCE & SELF-HOSTED

From $0

Self-host free forever

Vercel

PROPRIETARY & HOSTED

From $0

Hobby plan with limits

Self-hosting option

Deploy on your own infrastructure

Run the full platform yourself

Open source

Full access to source code

AGPLv3

Vendor lock-in

Freedom to migrate

Zero lock-in
Platform dependent

Edge runtime

Run on the edge for low latency

Isolate-based edge runtime
Vercel Edge Runtime

Auto preview deployments

Preview every branch automatically

Free self-hosting

Host unlimited projects for free

Forever free

Transparent pricing

No hidden costs or surprise bills

Clear & predictable
Complex usage-based

Build minutes limit

Free tier build time restrictions

Unlimited (self-hosted)
6,000 min/month (Hobby)

Bandwidth limit

Free tier bandwidth restrictions

Unlimited (self-hosted)
100 GB/month (Hobby)

GitHub integration

Connect and deploy from GitHub

Custom domains

Use your own domain names

Environment variables

Manage secrets and configuration

Deploy logs

Detailed deployment logging

API access

Programmatic deployment management

Full REST API
REST API

Why choose Ploy?

Durable workflows that retry failed steps and resume
Fully open source under AGPLv3
Fully self-hostable on your infrastructure
No vendor lock-in - own your deployment platform
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No credit card required • Self-host option available • Open source under AGPLv3