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Chapong vs Vercel
Vercel is a well-known managed platform for frontend and Next.js apps. Chapong gives you a similar git-push workflow, but your sites run on servers you own, with a Supabase-compatible backend built in.
Where they differ
General differences in approach. Vercel changes its products and plans over time, so check its own documentation for current details.
| Chapong | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your apps run | On your own dedicated server, or on Chapong’s shared pool | On Vercel’s managed cloud platform |
| Where data and logs live | On the server that runs your site | On Vercel’s infrastructure |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly price; own-server plans include the server | Per Vercel’s published plans |
| Git deploys and preview URLs | Yes, GitHub and Gitea | Yes |
| Custom domains with automatic HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| Instant rollbacks | Yes, atomic switch to an earlier build | Yes |
| Built-in database and auth | One-click Da8a backend (Supabase-compatible Postgres, auth, storage, functions) | Bring your own, or use their integrations (see their docs) |
| Global edge network | Not the focus: your site is served from your server | A core part of the platform |
Vercel may suit you better if…
- You want a fully managed global edge network and don’t need to think about servers
- You rely on platform-specific features of Vercel’s runtime
- Usage-based scaling across regions matters more than where your data lives
Chapong may suit you better if…
- You want your code, logs and data on a server you control
- You prefer a flat server price you can predict
- You want a Postgres, auth and storage backend next to your site without another vendor
- You host your own Git with Gitea
Moving a project over
- Create a site from the same repository; Chapong detects Vite, Next.js, Nuxt, Astro and other frameworks.
- Copy your environment variables into the site’s production, preview or shared scopes.
- Deploy a preview and test it: Next.js runs as a regular Node server (
next start), so features specific to another host’s runtime may behave differently. - Add your domain, update the DNS record to the target Chapong shows, and HTTPS is issued automatically.
- Prefer the terminal?
avoca deployskips a local.vercel/folder when it uploads.