A ShipStatic alternative with permanence and a backend.
ShipStatic ships static files fast, and its no-account snapshots are handy — but they expire in three days and stay static. shiply.now gives a permanent URL and the backend the app needs — database, functions, SSR, email — at a flat $0 / $8 / $24 a month.
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 3-day static snapshot is a demo, not a home for the app.
ShipStatic's public snapshots expire after three days unless claimed, and even claimed they stay static — no database, no server logic, no SSR, no email. That is fine for a quick share, short of a place an application can live.
People leave for two reasons at once: they want the URL to stay put, and they want it to do more than serve files. The first saved record, the first confirmation email, the first server-rendered page — none of that fits on a static snapshot. shiply.now keeps the URL permanent and puts the backend behind it, in the same one call.
Permanent URL. Backend in the box. No account to start.
The fast, no-account publish ShipStatic gives you — but the URL stays, and there is a real app behind it.
A URL that stays, not a 3-day clock
Your agent POSTs once and the site is live at a real slug.shiply.now URL — with no expiry clock. Re-publish to the same slug as the app changes, and claim it with one click to keep it. No account needed to start, same as a ShipStatic snapshot.
- No 3-day snapshot expiry — the URL stays live
- Re-publish to the same slug on every change
- No account needed to publish your first site
A real app behind the URL
Behind that permanent URL is the backend a static host can't run: a real database, edge functions, SSR for every major framework, and a per-site email inbox — plus a marketplace and Studio to sell or hand off the finished site. All flat, no usage meter.
- Cloudflare D1 + Neon Postgres databases
- Workers Lite edge functions + SSR, any framework
- Per-site email inbox + marketplace handoff
shiply.now vs ShipStatic, on permanence and what runs behind the URL
Both publish fast with no account — but one keeps the URL and runs a real backend.
| Feature | shiply.nowapp + permanence | ShipStaticstatic snapshots |
|---|---|---|
| Permanence | ||
| No-account URL stays live | 3-day snapshot, then claim | |
| Re-publish to the same slug | ||
| Rollback / version history | ||
| Backend | ||
| Real databaseCloudflare D1 + Neon Postgres | ||
| Server functions + SSRWorkers Lite edge functions, every major framework | ||
| Per-site email inbox | ||
| Static file hosting | ||
| Marketplace + client handoff | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Flat $0 / $8 / $24 per month | Free static + $4.99/mo per domain |
| Usage meter | ||
| Backend included in the price | ||
When ShipStatic still wins: a genuinely disposable static share — a preview you want live for a couple of days and gone after — where its free static tier and hosted no-key MCP endpoint make a cold one-call try effortless. If the site is pure files and you never need it to persist or grow, that is a clean fit. shiply.now is the better call when the URL should last and the app needs a backend.
ShipStatic alternative — common questions
How is shiply.now different from ShipStatic?
ShipStatic is a pure static file host — free hosting, rollback, a ship.json, and public no-account snapshots that expire after three days unless claimed. It runs nothing dynamic. shiply.now hosts the whole app: a Cloudflare D1 or Neon Postgres database, Workers Lite edge functions, full SSR for every major framework, and a per-site email inbox — a permanent URL for an application, not a short-lived static snapshot.
Do shiply.now URLs expire like ShipStatic snapshots?
No. A shiply.now site stays live — there is no three-day snapshot clock. Your agent POSTs once and the site is live at a real slug.shiply.now URL immediately; claim it later with one click to keep it and re-publish to the same slug whenever the app changes. On ShipStatic a public no-account snapshot expires in three days unless it is claimed.
Is shiply.now still cheap for a plain static site?
Yes. shiply.now is flat $0 on Free — a real static site at no cost — then $8 or $24 a month with the backend included. ShipStatic hosts static free and charges $4.99 a month per custom domain. For a permanent static site with a domain the two are close; the difference is that shiply.now already includes the database, functions, SSR, and email for the day the site needs to do more.
Can my agent publish to shiply.now without an account?
Yes — like ShipStatic, no account is needed to publish the first site. Your agent POSTs once and gets a live URL, then you claim it with one click. The difference is what is behind that URL: shiply.now can serve a server-rendered app with a database and email, where ShipStatic serves static files only.
A permanent URL with a real app behind it.
No 3-day expiry. Backend included — database, functions, SSR, email. Flat $0 / $8 / $24 per month, no account to start.