They host the files. shiply hosts the app.
Static.app hosts the static files your agent built. shiply.now hosts the app — with the database, functions, email, and domain it needs — in the same one call. Flat price, no account.
The short version: pick shiply.now when the thing your agent built needs a database, server functions, SSR, or email — and you want an agent that publishes with no account and no paywall. Pick Static.app for a simple static site if you value its long track record and broad per-tool content.
Static-only vs backend-included
This is the one thing to understand. Static.app is one-click static hosting, with form capture that syncs to Airtable and analytics on top. Anything the app tries to do at runtime — read a database, run a function, send an email — has nowhere to go.
shiply.now runs the whole app. A D1 or Neon Postgres database, Workers Lite edge functions with SSR for every major framework, and a per-site inbox for email are all included in the flat price, and your agent provisions them in the same call that publishes the site. See the full feature list for what ships in the box.
The head-to-head
Every row is a real, factual difference — not a feature-count contest.
| Feature | shiply.now | Static.app |
|---|---|---|
| Backend | ||
| SQL database | D1 + Neon Postgres | |
| Server functions / SSR | Workers Lite edge functions — SSR for every major framework | |
| Email (transactional + inbound) | Per-site inbox email | |
| Form / lead capture | Forms → Airtable sync | |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Flat $0 / $8 / $24 | Free / $5 / $10 / $15 + à-la-carte add-ons |
| Truly flat (no add-ons) | Add-ons per site / GB / seat stack up | |
| Custom domain on free tier | ||
| Publishing / agent | ||
| No account to start | ||
| Agent / MCP | Write-enabled, 100+ tools — no account, no paywall | MCP + API gated to paid; account + key required first |
| Any framework | Static output only | |
| Handoff | ||
| Sell / transfer a finished site | ✓ marketplace | |
| Client delivery (Studio) | ||
Your agent ships a backend, not just files
No static-output constraint. Your agent POSTs once and gets back a real URL — with the database, functions, and email the app needs already attached.
- D1 + Neon Postgres, Workers Lite functions, per-site email
- SSR for every major framework — not just static output
- Backend included in the flat price — not sold as add-ons
No account, no paywall in the agent's way
On Static.app the MCP and API are gated to paid plans, and an account plus an API key are required before an agent can publish. shiply.now is agent-native by default: one call, no account, no paywall.
- No account required to start on shiply.now
- Static.app's MCP/API is paid-only, account + key first
- Write-enabled MCP with 100+ tools, no gate
Your agent gets full write access — secrets stay safe.
The agent keychain lets the AI store and use secrets — API keys, database credentials, tokens — without ever logging them to output. Combined with a write-enabled MCP and Workers Lite edge functions, your agent goes from zero to a live, production-grade app in one call.
Real databases
D1 for edge SQL and Neon Postgres for full relational workloads — provisioned per site, not bolted on afterward.
Write-enabled MCP — 100+ tools
Publish sites, manage databases, attach domains, send email — not read-only, not paid-gated. Full docs at /docs.
Workers Lite + SSR
Run edge functions and server-rendered pages for every major framework — no build step, no cold-start delay.
One call, live URL, no account
The agent POSTs once and gets back a real URL. No account needed to start — claim it in one click to keep it forever.
When Static.app is the better choice
Static.app is a mature, well-marketed static host, and for a real set of projects it is the right call. Here is where it wins.
Reach for Static.app when the site is purely static and you value a long track record — it has been running for years, with Product Hunt and Trustpilot proof and a $5 entry tier. For a simple static site from an established host, that is reassuring.
It also runs a strong content and SEO machine: programmatic per-AI-tool hosting pages, a "Static Sync" desktop app, and broad directory presence. If you found it by searching for hosting for a specific AI tool, that reach is the reason.
shiply.now is built for a different job: an agent that needs to ship an app — with a database, functions, and email — to a real URL right now, on a truly flat bill, with no account and no paywall in the way. If that is the job, the rest of this page is for you.
shiply vs Static.app — common questions
What is the difference between shiply.now and Static.app?
Static.app is one-click hosting for static websites, pivoted to host AI-built sites, with forms that sync to Airtable and analytics. shiply.now hosts the whole app: a D1 or Neon Postgres database, Workers Lite edge functions and SSR for every major framework, and per-site inbox email, all in the same one call. If your agent built a static site, Static.app works; if it built an app that needs a database, functions, or email, Static.app cannot run it.
Does Static.app support a database or server functions?
No. Static.app is static-only. It adds form capture that syncs to Airtable and site analytics, but there is no SQL database, no server function, no SSR, and no email. shiply.now includes all of those, so the same agent can ship a full-stack app rather than just its static output.
How does pricing compare?
Static.app is Free for one site with no custom domain, then $5, $10, or $15 a month, plus à-la-carte add-ons priced per site, per GB, and per seat that stack on top. shiply.now is flat $0 on Free, $8 on Hobby, or $24 on Developer — truly flat, with a custom domain available on the free tier and the backend (database, functions, email) included, not sold as add-ons.
Can my agent publish to shiply.now without an account?
Yes. shiply.now needs no account to start — your agent POSTs once and the site is live at a real URL, then one click claims it. On Static.app the MCP and API are gated to paid plans, and an account plus an API key are required before an agent can publish at all. shiply.now is agent-native by default: no account, no paywall, write-enabled MCP with 100+ tools spanning the database, functions, email, and domains.
Publish an app in one call.
Database, functions, and email included. No account, no paywall. Live at a real URL in a single request.