When Telbase Is the Right Choice

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First Deploy

You've never deployed anything before

You built something with Claude Code and you want people to use it. No need to learn about servers, databases, or DNS — just deploy and share the link.

  • No infrastructure knowledge required
  • Tell Claude Code to deploy — it handles everything
  • Your app gets a shareable URL in under a minute
$ npx telbase deploy
Detected Next.js + PostgreSQL
Database provisioned, migrations applied
Live at your-app.telbase.ai (47s)
AI-First

You're building with an AI coding agent

Claude Code generates your app and Telbase deploys it. No manual steps between "it works locally" and "the team uses it."

  • Zero manual configuration after deploy
  • Self-healing error loop — deploy failures return structured feedback so Claude Code can diagnose and fix automatically
  • Database, auth, and domains provisioned automatically
$ npx telbase deploy
Detected Next.js + PostgreSQL
Database provisioned, migrations applied
Live at your-app.telbase.ai (47s)
RAG / Vector

You're building an AI or RAG application

Telbase detects vector dependencies in your code, infers the right embedding preset, and provisions pgvector with dimension-aware indexing.

  • Auto-detects 9 vector packages (LangChain, LlamaIndex, pgvector, etc.)
  • Infers embedding dimensions and selects HNSW or IVFFlat index automatically
  • PostgreSQL with pgvector extension — no manual database setup
$ npx telbase deploy
Detected langchain + pgvector
pgvector enabled, HNSW index (1536 dims)
Live at rag-app.telbase.ai (52s)
Docker

Your language isn't on our auto-detect list

Java, Ruby, Rust, PHP, or anything else — add a Dockerfile and deploy. Telbase detects it and runs your container on GCP Cloud Run. Available on all paid plans, starting at $5/mo.

  • Any language — Java, Ruby, Rust, PHP, C#, Elixir, and more
  • Telbase auto-detects your Dockerfile, no config needed
  • Starts at $5/mo — not a premium feature
$ npx telbase deploy
Detected Dockerfile
Building container on GCP Cloud Run
Live at my-api.telbase.ai (68s)
Scheduled Jobs

You need a background task on a schedule

Telbase deploys cron jobs to GCP Cloud Run Jobs with Cloud Scheduler. The CLI detects worker patterns and suggests the right deploy mode.

  • One flag to schedule — --schedule "0 * * * *"
  • Auto-detects daemon vs task workers from code patterns
  • Execution history, pause/resume, and manual trigger via MCP
$ npx telbase deploy --schedule "0 8 * * *"
Worker detected task (cron)
Schedule Daily at 8:00 AM UTC
Job live Cloud Scheduler configured

Works with Next.js, Vite, SvelteKit, Django, FastAPI, Go, Express, and more. Or bring a Dockerfile.

New to software deployment? Read our guide to software essentials — no jargon, just clear analogies.

What Happens After You Deploy

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A typical platform

  1. Deploy frontend to hosting platform
  2. Backend needs a different platform — set that up
  3. Create database on a third service
  4. Copy the DATABASE_URL connection string
  5. Set env var on backend platform
  6. Set API_URL on frontend platform
  7. Configure CORS between frontend and backend
  8. Run database migrations manually

Telbase

  1. telbase deploy — done

Behind the scenes: detects your stack, provisions the database, runs migrations, wires env vars, configures DNS.

For a full-stack app with a database, other platforms require 5–8 manual steps. Telbase requires zero.

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The Real Cost

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Most platforms advertise a low starting price. The real bill arrives when you add a database, a second developer seat, bandwidth, or a staging environment.

ApproachSticker PriceTypical Real BillWhy It Grows
Frontend platform + managed database~$39/mo$161–205/moPer-seat pricing, compute hours, database add-ons, bandwidth overages
Usage-based PaaS~$20/mo$60–160/moCPU/memory billed per-second, egress fees, staging environment doubles the bill
Self-hosted VPS~$5/mo$5/mo + your timeCheapest hardware, but you handle SSL, security patches, monitoring, backups, and scaling
Telbase Starter$5/mo$5/mo2 apps, 2 databases, 1 Docker container, 30 deploys. Hosting + DB included.
Telbase Builder$19/mo$19/mo5 apps, 5 databases, 3 Docker containers, 150 deploys. Hosting + DB included.
Telbase Pro$79/mo$79/mo15 apps, 15 databases, 15 Docker containers, 500 deploys. Flat.

Frontend platform + managed database

Sticker~$39/mo
Real bill$161–205/mo

Per-seat pricing, compute hours, database add-ons, bandwidth overages

Usage-based PaaS

Sticker~$20/mo
Real bill$60–160/mo

CPU/memory billed per-second, egress fees, staging environment doubles the bill

Self-hosted VPS

Sticker~$5/mo
Real bill$5/mo + your time

Cheapest hardware, but you handle SSL, security patches, monitoring, backups, and scaling

Telbase Starter

Sticker$5/mo
Real bill$5/mo

2 apps, 2 databases, 1 Docker container, 30 deploys. Hosting + DB included.

Telbase Builder

Sticker$19/mo
Real bill$19/mo

5 apps, 5 databases, 3 Docker containers, 150 deploys. Hosting + DB included.

Telbase Pro

Sticker$79/mo
Real bill$79/mo

15 apps, 15 databases, 15 Docker containers, 500 deploys. Flat.

See full pricing breakdown →

When to Choose Something Else

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You're deploying dozens of static sites a month

Telbase gives you 10 free static sites, which covers most people. But if you're an agency or freelancer pushing 30+ sites monthly, a dedicated static host with unlimited free deploys is a better fit.

Vercel and Netlify offer unlimited static sites on their free tiers.

You need enterprise production infrastructure

No SLA, no staging environments, no team access controls, no SOC 2. If you're building for thousands of paying customers with compliance requirements, you need a more mature platform.

Railway, Render, and AWS offer SLAs and compliance certifications.

You need multi-region, persistent volumes, or custom networking

Telbase runs Docker containers, but doesn't offer multi-region deployment, persistent local storage, private networking, or Kubernetes. If your architecture requires these, a lower-level platform is the right choice.

Fly.io for multi-region edge compute. Railway for infrastructure control. AWS/GCP directly for Kubernetes.

See detailed comparisons →

Quick Decision

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Building with an AI coding agent?This is what Telbase is built for.
Full-stack app with a database?Everything handled automatically.
Docker or a non-standard language?All paid plans, from $5/mo.
Monorepo with frontend + API?Auto-detected and routed. No Docker needed.
AI/RAG app with vector search?Best option available.
Want predictable monthly costs?$0, $5, $19, or $79. Nothing hidden.
Just a static site?Better free options exist.
Need SLA, staging, or team controls?Not yet. We're building toward this.
Enterprise with compliance needs?Too early for that.

Start with one deploy

See if it fits. No credit card required.

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