Vercel Alternative: Fullstack Hosting Without Serverless Cost Anxiety (Miget)
TL;DR: Vercel is great for frontends - but backend, workers and persistent workloads get expensive fast.
Miget gives you unlimited fullstack hosting inside one guaranteed plan - without serverless execution tax or per-function billing anxiety.
Why Miget Is a Better Vercel Alternative
Vercel is perfect for frontend frameworks - especially Next.js.
But the moment your product needs:
- background workers
- persistent API backend
- cron jobs
- queues
- AI inference tasks
- long running processes
…you are suddenly in serverless billing land: per execution, per region, per usage, per function.
This creates constant cost anxiety.
Miget flips this model entirely.
On Miget:
- Frontend + Backend + Workers + AI tasks
- run inside one resource plan
| Feature | Vercel | Miget |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Usage / serverless execution | Fixed guaranteed CPU/RAM plan |
| Multi app | Fragmented by function/service | Unlimited apps inside plan |
| Background jobs | Weak support | First class (fits inside plan) |
| Database | External add-on cost | Postgres fits inside your plan |
| Team billing | Seat based | First 5 members free, then $5/user |
Serverless is not cheap when your app becomes real
Vercel looks cheap at the beginning.
But the moment your traffic becomes non-linear → execution pricing spikes.
Your business grows → your bill becomes unpredictable.
Miget gives you the opposite experience:
predictable fullstack hosting pricing. Always.
Team Workspaces without seat fear
- First 5 members free
- Additional members → $5/user/month
Team growth ≠ pricing explosion.
Migration from Vercel to Miget
Migrating from Vercel depends on your app structure, but it's straightforward if you have backend code.
Why this works:
- Container-native - Miget runs Docker containers, not serverless functions
- No proprietary runtime - Your app runs in standard containers, not locked into Vercel's edge runtime
- Fullstack support - Frontend + backend + workers all in one place
The migration process:
- Containerize your backend - Create a Dockerfile for your API/backend (Next.js, Node, Python, etc.)
- Deploy frontend separately or together - You can deploy your frontend to Miget too, or keep it on Vercel
- Push to a registry - Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or private registry
- Create a Miget account - Set up your Team Workspace
- Connect your registry - Link your Docker registry to Miget
- Set environment variables - Copy your Vercel env vars to Miget
- Deploy your services - Backend, workers, crons all under one resource plan
- Update DNS - Point your API domain to Miget's endpoints
Your fullstack app is live, and you're already paying a fixed price with unlimited services under one plan.
No lock-in. No serverless execution tax. Just Docker.
Final Thought
Vercel is incredible at pushing frontend innovation, we fully respect that.
But if you're building a product, not just a static/frontend site - you need predictable backend compute.
Miget is the Vercel alternative for serious indie SaaS and fullstack builders:
- Unlimited apps
- Guaranteed resource plan
- Run frontend + backend + workers + AI in one place
- Postgres fits inside your plan