Northflank →
EU-Native PaaS, Built for Startups
Northflank is a solid container PaaS — but it's a UK company and starts at $12/mo. Runsite is EU-native, starts at €5/mo, and has hard spending limits.
// comparison
Runsite vs Northflank
Side-by-side. No marketing fluff — just facts.
| Feature | Runsite | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Price | €5/mo | $12/mo (0.5 vCPU, 1GB) |
| EU Entity | ✓ EU-registered | ✗ UK company (post-Brexit) |
| Spending Limits | ✓ Hard cap + Telegram alerts | Cost visibility, no hard cap |
| Free Tier | ✓ Permanent, no credit card | ✓ Sandbox (2 services, 2 DBs) |
| Billing Model | ✓ Fixed plans | Compute + storage + egress separate |
| Managed PostgreSQL | ✓ From €5/mo | ✓ Usage-based |
| BYOC | Not available | ✓ AWS, GCP, Azure, bare metal |
| GPU Support | Not available | ✓ L4, A100, H100, H200 |
// in-depth comparison
Northflank vs Runsite: What You Need to Know
Northflank is a well-engineered container PaaS that targets developer teams needing more control than Railway or Render but less complexity than Kubernetes directly. The UI is clean, pipeline support is solid, and features like BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) and GPU instances serve demanding workloads. The free sandbox tier with 2 services and 2 databases is useful for evaluation.
Two factors matter for EU-focused developers. Northflank is a UK company, and post-Brexit, the UK is not part of the EU — the UK could diverge from EU privacy law at any point, creating jurisdictional uncertainty. Pricing starts at $12/mo for the smallest compute (0.5 vCPU, 1GB RAM), and the billing model charges compute, storage, egress, and log ingestion separately, making total cost hard to predict. Runsite is an EU-registered entity, starts at €5/mo with fixed plans, and enforces hard spending caps.
Developers who need the certainty of EU jurisdiction rather than UK adequacy, or who want a lower entry price with simpler billing for early-stage projects, will find Runsite a more straightforward option for EU-native hosting.
// why switch
Built for European Developers
Everything you need, nothing you don't. Hosted where your users are.
Half the Entry Price
Northflank's smallest compute is $12/mo (0.5 vCPU). Runsite starts at €5/mo for a full web service.
EU Entity, Not UK
Northflank is a UK company. Post-Brexit, the UK is not in the EU. Runsite is EU-registered — true EU data sovereignty.
Simple Billing
Northflank bills compute, storage, egress, and logs separately. Runsite gives you a fixed monthly plan — one price, no surprises.
// northflank problems → runsite solutions
Sound Familiar?
Every Northflank frustration, solved.
Northflank problem
"$12/mo for 0.5 vCPU is expensive"
Northflank's smallest paid compute is $12/mo for half a vCPU and 1GB RAM. Side projects and MVPs don't need that.
Runsite solution
Start at €5/mo
Get a web service with compute, SSL, and monitoring for €5/mo. Scale up when you need to.
Northflank problem
"UK is not EU post-Brexit"
Northflank is London-based. While UK has GDPR adequacy, it's not an EU entity and could diverge from EU privacy law.
Runsite solution
EU entity, EU jurisdiction
Runsite is registered in the EU. Full GDPR compliance under EU supervisory authority, not UK ICO.
Northflank problem
"Billing has too many line items"
Northflank charges separately for compute, storage, egress, and log ingestion. Predicting your bill requires a spreadsheet.
Runsite solution
Fixed plans, one line
Web service: €5/mo. PostgreSQL: €5/mo. One invoice, no calculator needed.
// getting started
Deploy in 3 Steps
From git push to live — in under 2 minutes.
curl -fsSL https://runsite.app/install | sh runsite init --from github runsite deploy --region eu-central EU-Native PaaS, Indie Pricing
Lower entry price. EU entity. Hard spending limits.
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