An honest comparison — including when Vercel is the better choice.
Hosting for the apps your AI coding agent builds. Your agent deploys full-stack apps with their databases, using the Telbase skills.
Pricing: Flat plans: Free, $5/mo, $19/mo, $79/mo
Best for: Developers building with AI coding tools who want zero infrastructure setup
Frontend-first platform optimized for Next.js and serverless
Pricing: Per-seat: $20/mo per team member. Usage charges for bandwidth, builds, and serverless invocations.
Best for: Frontend teams deploying Next.js, React, or static sites with serverless API routes
| Feature | Telbase | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy command | Ask your coding agent (Telbase skills) | vercel deploy or git push |
| Database setup | Created with the app | Marketplace add-on (manual) |
| Pricing model | Flat: $5/$19/$79 per month | Per-seat: $20/member + usage charges |
| Persistent compute | GCP Cloud Run (always-on containers) | Serverless only (10-300s limits) |
| Background workers & cron | Persistent containers + native Cloud Scheduler | Cron functions (time-limited) |
| Edge functions | Not available | 30+ edge regions |
| Next.js optimization | Deploys to Vercel under the hood | Native platform (ISR, middleware, etc.) |
Choose Vercel if you are building a frontend-heavy application where serverless functions are sufficient for your backend needs, or if you need edge functions in 30+ regions. Vercel is the best platform for Next.js specifically.