Vercel · Frontend platform hosting
Vercel or your own server: the same app, a different owner.
Vercel is the fastest way to publish a frontend. It is also a per-seat, per-deployment cost with platform defaults that stay invisible until you scale. If your app now needs a database, background jobs, or a predictable bill, the move is smaller than it looks.
The honest read
Stay on Vercel when
- You ship static or light serverless work and the bill stays predictable
- You want zero-ops previews and do not need a server runtime
- Your team is fine with platform file limits and managed functions
Move when
- Pro seats, bandwidth, and compute overages grow faster than your traffic
- You need background jobs, a real database, or long-running processes
- You want one provider, one bill, and infrastructure your team can inspect
The cost angle
What changes when the meter disappears.
Vercel Hobby caps compute hours and file size; Pro adds per-seat pricing and overage fees. A small VPS with the same app typically runs $5–20/month flat, no seat math.
How the move lands
Same app, new owner, no launch drama.
01
Inventory the platform footprint
Env vars, functions, domains, previews, storage, and overage behavior. We reproduce the parts your app really uses — nothing else.
02
Stand up the replacement path
Server or container target, Git-based deploy, HTTPS, secrets, database, and a rollback path in one fixed-price job.
03
Test, switch DNS, hand over
We verify the new URL, switch the domain, keep a recovery path, and document the new release flow for your team.
Pricing
One fixed price to get off Vercel.
Starter
$99
Deploy your repo to production. HTTPS, env vars, server process, smoke test, handover notes.
Fix & Deploy
$149
Fix a blocked build, env, Nginx, or database issue and ship the app to production in 24h.
Full Setup
$249
Full VPS setup with app deploy, database, Docker or Nginx, backups, logs, smoke test, and handover.
Hosting adds $10/month on a managed server. Cancel anytime.
Moving off Vercel
Is moving off Vercel hard?
Not when the app is in a Git repository, which it almost always is. We inventory env vars, functions, domains, and preview behavior, then reproduce the parts the app actually uses on the new target before DNS moves.
Do I lose the Git push workflow?
No. The repo stays the deployment trigger. We replace Vercel's pipeline with one we run, so `git push` still ships production.
What about previews?
A hybrid works: keep Vercel for preview URLs while production runs on your infrastructure. We can document either setup.
What does RepoAssistant charge for the move?
Fixed plans: Deploy $99, Fix & Deploy $149 (24h or refund), Full Setup $249. Hosting adds $10/month on a managed server.
Vercel
Move a Vercel app to infrastructure you control
A practical migration path for teams that want to keep a Git-based release workflow while taking ownership of the runtime, cost, and production operations.
Read the guide