First of its kind in managed PaaS
The Sprint Pack is a one-time $1 purchase that gives you everything in Always-On Small for 24 hours on one Small (512 MB) container: it runs 24/7 and the daily deploy limit is lifted. No subscription. No auto-renewal. The first managed container PaaS to offer this under $5.
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Everything in Always-On Small, for 24 hours, in one $1 charge.
Pick any Small (512 MB) container — it runs 24/7 for the full 24 hours. It never sleeps, so visitors never wait.
The free-tier deploy cap (10 deploys a day, 5 in any 12 hours) does not apply while the pack is active. Push as many commits as you need.
Never auto-renews. Pay $1 today, owe $0 tomorrow. We don't store a payment method for recurring use.
The Weekend Hacker
You're building something for the weekend, the demo on Monday, or the interview portfolio on Friday. $5/month for 48 hours of actual use is wasteful. $1 for 24 hours is right-sized.
The Heroku Refugee
Heroku killed its free tier in 2022. The Eco dyno at $5/month auto-renews whether you use it or not. Pay-as-you-deploy with Sprint Pack and never see another idle-month bill.
The Skeptical Pre-subscriber
Considering $12/month Always-On but don't want to commit without load-testing? Buy a Sprint Pack, run your real traffic for a day. If it works, upgrade. If not, you're out a dollar.
Every PaaS competitor priced at the cheapest entry point. All numbers verified against official pricing pages on 2026-05-13.
| Platform | Cheapest entry | Recurring? | Time-bounded? | One-time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnapDeploy Sprint Pack | $1 / 24h | — one-time | ✓ 24 hours | ✓ Yes |
| Heroku Eco dyno | $5/mo | ✓ Monthly | — | — |
| Railway Hobby | $5/mo usage min (30-day trial credit) | ✓ Usage | — | — |
| Render Starter Web Service | $7/mo | ✓ Monthly | — | — |
| Fly.io | ~$2/mo (pay-as-you-go) | ✓ Usage | — | — |
| DigitalOcean App Platform | $5/mo | ✓ Monthly | — | — |
| Vercel Pro | $20/user/mo | ✓ Monthly | — | — |
| Netlify Pro | $20/mo (Personal $9/mo) | ✓ Monthly | — | — |
Heroku discontinued its free tier on 2022-11-28. Fly.io has no flat-tier "Hobby" plan since October 2024. Hetzner (€3.79/mo) and Vultr ($2.50/mo IPv6-only) are VPS, not managed PaaS — not directly comparable. Pricing verified against official pricing pages on 2026-05-13.
A Sprint Pack is one-time and does not renew. For longer durations, the Always-On Small ($12/mo) subscription keeps the same container running every month.
Honesty section. Skip this part if you like surprises.
Medium or Large containers. Sprint Pack is locked to Small (512 MB) only. For Medium (2 GB / 1 vCPU) or Large (4 GB / 2 vCPU), use the regular Always-On subscription at $25/mo or $45/mo.
GPU workloads. GPU containers run on the Dedicated GPU subscription — from a flat $499/month for your own NVIDIA T4 or A10G. Sprint Pack is CPU only.
Recurring uptime. If you need Always-On every month, Always-On Small ($12/mo) costs less than 12 Sprint Packs and never expires. Sprint Pack is for impulse-window usage, not steady state.
Refund expectations. Sprint Packs are non-refundable for unused time. If the platform fails to activate your pack due to a system error, contact billing@snapdeploy.dev within 7 days and we'll fix it. See the refund policy.
A one-time $1 purchase that gives you everything in Always-On Small for 24 hours on one Small (512 MB) container: it runs 24/7 and the daily deploy limit is lifted. It's the first managed container PaaS to offer a one-time 24-hour Always-On pass under $5.
24 hours from the moment of purchase. It does not renew; for longer than that, Always-On Small ($12/mo) keeps the container running every month.
No. Sprint Pack is a one-time purchase. You will never be charged again unless you explicitly buy another pack.
Small (512 MB) only. Medium (2 GB) and Large (4 GB) containers need a regular monthly Always-On subscription at $25/mo or $45/mo. GPU containers run on the Dedicated GPU subscription — from a flat $499/month for your own NVIDIA T4 or A10G.
Your container reverts to auto-sleep (sleeps after 15 minutes of no traffic) and your deploy limit returns to 10 deploys a day (5 per rolling 12 hours). The container itself stays deployed — there's no data loss. You can buy another Sprint Pack any time.
No, Sprint Packs are non-refundable for unused time. If a Sprint Pack fails to activate due to a system error, contact billing@snapdeploy.dev within 7 days and we'll issue a full refund or grant the entitlement.
Heroku Eco ($5/mo) is a recurring monthly dyno subscription. Railway Hobby uses a $5/month minimum-usage credit model with a 30-day trial credit for new accounts. Both auto-renew. Sprint Pack is a one-time $1 charge for 24 hours — pay only when you actually need to deploy. SnapDeploy is the first managed container PaaS to offer a one-time 24-hour Always-On pass under $5.
Pay $1 once. 24 hours of Always-On Small. Never auto-renews.
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