Tool profile
Serverless edge platform for deploying Deno and web-standard JavaScript applications with global infrastructure.
Deno application hosting
Deno Deploy is Deno's hosted serverless platform for running JavaScript and TypeScript applications on global infrastructure. It pairs naturally with Deno's web-standard runtime, but its current Deploy product also includes practical platform pieces such as custom domains, KV storage, volume storage, log streaming, analytics, Terraform support, and enterprise controls.
The strongest fit is teams that already like Deno's security model, TypeScript-first ergonomics, and web-standard APIs, and want a deployment target that understands those choices natively. It is less compelling if the team is all-in on Node-specific runtime assumptions or wants a generalized container platform. For Deno-native apps and edge workloads, the pricing model is unusually transparent.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Deno Deploy is easiest to recommend when runtime and hosting decisions are aligned. If the app is already Deno-native, Deploy removes friction; if it is really a Node app, compatibility testing matters more than the attractive platform model.
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Pricing snapshot
Deno Deploy lists Free at $0/month, Pro at $20/month, and Enterprise custom pricing. Free includes 1M requests/month, 100GB egress, 15h CPU time, 350 GB-h memory time, 1 GiB volume storage, and 1 GiB KV storage; Pro raises several limits and adds published overage rates.
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