Easel
6.5#26 in preview environment software$20 usage-basedFree planWebAPI
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Northflank
8.0#1 in internal developer portalsFrom $2.70 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Easel | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| Observability | Observability combines traffic trends, request logs, platform spans, application OpenTelemetry, cold starts, and function invocations. | The platform provides centralized logs, CPU/memory/network/disk metrics, dashboards, alerts and exports to tools such as Datadog and Splunk. |
| Product | Easel is a cloud deployment platform for running web apps, sites, agents, and platforms globally. | Northflank is a developer platform for building and running complex applications. |
Easel plans
- HobbyFree
- Pro$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Northflank plans
- Pay-as-you-goFree
- SandboxFree
- nf-compute-10$2.70 a month
- nf-compute-50$12 a month
- nf-compute-100-2$24 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Easel if…
Easel suits JavaScript teams looking for a deployment workflow with repository previews and production promotion. Its listed framework paths, observability tools, and security features may fit teams building web apps, sites, agents, or platforms.
Pick Northflank if…
Northflank suits developers and teams deploying containerized applications across managed cloud or their own cloud and Kubernetes environments. Its listed audiences range from solo developers and early-stage startups to enterprises and regulated industries.