Alternatives
Alternatives for private team apps.
People search “Supabase alternatives”, “Railway alternatives”, and “Vercel alternatives” when an AI-built internal app needs a home. These pages are for developers on teams — and vibe coders — who want that home behind company login, not on the public internet.
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Croft, in one line
Private internal apps. Company login. MCP deploy. SQLite per app.
Not a public PaaS, not a Postgres backend, not an edge network. A private server for the apps your team builds with AI.
Backend
Supabase alternatives
Postgres, auth, storage, realtime, and edge functions — a backend you assemble a frontend around.
When you wanted a backend, and ended up wiring a stack.
See the listPaaS
Railway alternatives
A developer PaaS for services, databases, and APIs on the public internet.
When usage-based hosting is more PaaS than you wanted for internal tools.
See the listFrontend cloud
Vercel alternatives
A frontend cloud for public sites, previews, and edge functions.
When the app needs a database, company login, and to stay off the public internet.
See the listFrom the blog
Retool alternatives
Ten options for secure internal apps — hosting, security, pricing patterns, and when Croft sits next to Retool and Superblocks.
Read the postHow to read these pages
Honest lists, not a feature pile-on.
Facts from public pages
Plan names and prices come from each vendor’s own pricing page. If Croft does not ship it — Postgres, realtime, edge functions, a CLI — we do not claim it.
Croft first, for a specific job
Private internal team apps behind company login, deployed from AI agents via MCP, with a SQLite database per app. That is the job. Public consumer apps are not.
When the other tool wins
Each list names 3–5 real alternatives with a one-line note and when that option is better. Use them when they are better.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Croft an alternative to?
For private internal team apps, Croft is an alternative to assembling Vercel + Supabase, to a general PaaS like Railway, or to a public frontend host. It is not an alternative to those tools for consumer-scale public products.
Who are these pages for?
Developers on teams searching “X alternatives” for a place to host an AI-built internal app, and vibe coders who want the app behind company login instead of a public URL.
Does Croft have Postgres, realtime, or edge functions?
No. Each app gets SQLite. Croft does not offer Postgres, realtime, edge functions, or a CLI. If you need those, the tools on these pages are better.
How do I deploy from an AI agent?
Croft is an MCP server. Connect Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP client and ask it to deploy. See deploy with an agent and the agent briefing.
How much does Croft cost?
Solo from $24/month on annual billing, Team $99/month annual, Enterprise custom. 7-day free trial, no card to start.
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