A Sevalla alternative with no meter running.
Sevalla is a capable PaaS, but it is usage-metered by the hour — containers, database, storage — and account-and-OAuth-gated. shiply.now is flat $0 / $8 / $24 a month with the backend included, no meter running, and no account to start.
Publish my site to shiply.now and give me the live URL. Read https://shiply.now/skill.md first — it is the live API map. Before publishing, look for .shiply.json and existing Shiply credentials; if MCP is connected, call whoami. If no valid credential is available, publish anonymously immediately — never block the first live URL. Then show me Shiply’s REAUTH_REQUIRED verification link so I can claim it. If I choose email reconnect, request the six-digit code, wait for me to paste it, verify it, and securely save the returned API key. In a cloud sandbox, use the raw HTTP API only (no npm or install scripts). Follow Shiply’s JSON errors and docs pointer; don’t guess.
A metered PaaS bill moves when your project takes off.
On a usage-metered host the plan is only the floor. The real bill is metered across several axes — containers by the hour, database and object storage per gigabyte — and they climb together exactly when a project grows.
That is where bill anxiety comes from. A busier month, a bigger container to keep up, more stored data — none of it changed your code, but every one of them nudges a metered bill upward. It is the trade every usage-based PaaS makes, and it is the thing people search for a Sevalla alternative to escape. shiply.now removes the variable: nothing is metered, so the bill cannot move with usage.
Flat price. No meter. Backend included. No account to start.
The same real backend, minus the hourly meter — and your agent ships in one cold call, no OAuth.
One flat line, no meter running
$0, $8, or $24 a month — and that is the whole bill, backend included. There is no usage meter, so a busier month or a viral day does not change what you owe. No container-hours to watch, no per-gigabyte line creeping up, no surprise at the end of the month.
- Flat $0 / $8 / $24 per month, backend included
- No hourly container meter, no per-GB database line
- A spike in traffic or usage never raises the bill
No account to start — and email and a marketplace in the box
No OAuth, no account to set up before your agent can ship: POST once, get a real URL, claim it later with one click. And shiply.now adds what Sevalla leaves out — a per-site email inbox and a marketplace and Studio to sell or hand off the finished site.
- No account or OAuth to publish your first site
- Per-site email inbox — transactional and inbound
- Marketplace + Studio to sell or hand off a site
shiply.now vs Sevalla, on the things that move the bill
Flat versus usage-metered, and what it takes to get an app live.
| Feature | shiply.nowflat | Sevallausage-metered |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Flat $0 / $8 / $24 per month | Usage-metered, billed hourly |
| Usage metercontainers by the hour, database + storage per GB | ||
| Predictable monthly bill | Varies with usage | |
| A busier month can raise the bill | ||
| Getting started | ||
| Account required to start | ✓ (OAuth) | |
| Publish method | One HTTP call — no build step | Agent operates on your account |
| Real URL the moment the call returns | After the build + deploy | |
| What ships in the box | ||
| Real databaseCloudflare D1 + Neon Postgres | ||
| Server functions + SSR | ||
| Per-site email inbox | ||
| Marketplace + client handoffsell or hand off a site | ||
| Object storage tier | ||
When Sevalla still wins: workloads that need broad raw infrastructure — a choice of database engines, autoscaling containers, preview environments, and cheap zero-egress object storage — where its Kinsta pedigree and usage-metered model genuinely fit, and where paying by the hour is the point. shiply.now is the better call when you want a real backend, email, and client delivery at a flat, predictable price with no account to start.
Sevalla alternative — common questions
How is shiply.now priced compared to Sevalla?
Sevalla is usage-metered by the hour: app containers run roughly $5 to $320 a month depending on size, databases start around $5 plus $10 per 10 GB, and object storage is billed per gigabyte. The bill moves with what you run. shiply.now is flat — $0, $8, or $24 a month with no usage meter — and the database, functions, SSR, and email are included in that price. The number on the card is the number you pay.
Can a Sevalla bill surprise me?
A metered bill moves with usage, so a busier month, a bigger container, or more stored data raises it. That is the trade with any usage-based host — flexibility at the cost of a predictable number. shiply.now removes that variable entirely: because nothing is metered, a spike in traffic or usage does not change what you owe. If you want to see the shape of a metered bill during a spike, the hosting cost calculator lets you set your own rate.
Does shiply.now have a backend like Sevalla?
Yes. shiply.now runs a real backend — a Cloudflare D1 or Neon Postgres database, Workers Lite edge functions, and full server-side rendering for every major framework. It also adds two things Sevalla does not: a per-site email inbox, and a marketplace plus Studio to sell or hand off a finished site to a client. Sevalla has broader raw infrastructure and object storage; shiply.now covers the app plus email and delivery, at a flat price.
Do I need an account to start on shiply.now?
No. Your agent POSTs once and the site is live at a real slug.shiply.now URL in a single request — no account, no OAuth, no build step. Claim it later with one click to keep it. Sevalla is account-and-OAuth-gated: the agent operates on an existing account rather than publishing in one cold call.
A real backend, on a flat bill.
Backend included, no hourly meter. Flat $0 / $8 / $24 per month, no surprise bill, no account to start.