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Alternatives to Modal
Modal: Cloud infrastructure for teams that develop, train, and serve AI applications at scale. 8 products similar to Modal, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 7 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 4 of 8 offer an MCP server.
- Vercel
Agentic Infrastructure
- Backendless
Visual app development platform with UI builder, codeless logic, and real-time database
- Koyeb
High-performance serverless infrastructure for APIs, inference, and databases
- LeanCloud
Serverless backend-as-a-service platform
- Clever Cloud
Fully managed sovereign cloud platform for hosting, deploying and operating applications.
- Northflank
The runtime platform for autonomous software
- Cloudflare
One platform for apps, agents, and workforce — build, secure, and scale without managing infrastructure
- CloudIntel API
API providing insights and intelligence for cloud-based environments
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modal | Usage-based | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Vercel | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Backendless | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Koyeb | Usage-based · from 0.0022 | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| LeanCloud | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Clever Cloud | Usage-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Northflank | Usage-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Cloudflare | Freemium · from $0/month (Free plan); Pro $20/mo billed annually; Workers paid tier starts at $5/month | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| CloudIntel API | — | — | yes | no | — | — |
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