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Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 3rd July 2025

6 best Replicate alternatives for ML, LLMs, and AI app deployment

Replicate makes AI deployment easy, but it lacks scalability. This guide explores the best Replicate alternatives with better infrastructure, GPU support, and CI/CD tools.
AI
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 3rd July 2025

Best alternatives to Neon and PlanetScale for PostgreSQL hosting (2025)

Looking for a reliable PostgreSQL alternative to Neon or PlanetScale? This 2025 guide compares uptime, VPC deployment, and managed hosting options, including why Northflank might be the better fit.
PostgreSQL
Databases
DevOps Engineering
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 1st July 2025

7 best DigitalOcean GPU & Paperspace alternatives for AI workloads in 2025

Looking for better GPU cloud platforms than DigitalOcean or Paperspace? Here are 7 alternatives purpose-built for AI teams, from fine-tuning to running LLMs, with full workload support, BYOC, and secure multi-tenancy.
CI/CD Tools
Container orchestration
DevOps Engineering
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 1st July 2025

6 best Modal alternatives for ML, LLMs, and AI app deployment

This article reviews Modal's strengths and limitations, then compares top alternatives—like Northflank, Replicate, RunPod, Baseten, and SageMaker—to help teams choose the right platform for scaling AI apps.
AI
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 27th June 2025

What are AWS Spot Instances? Guide to lower cloud costs and avoid downtime

Learn what Spot Instances are (AWS, GCP, Azure), when to use them, and how Northflank reduces cloud costs without failover scripts or downtime.
Workload Delivery
CI/CD Tools
DevOps Engineering
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 27th June 2025

RunPod alternatives for AI/ML deployment beyond just a container

RunPod makes it easy to deploy GPU-backed APIs from Docker containers, ideal for quick demos. But it lacks production features like CI/CD, scaling, and observability—where tools like Northflank shine.
Apps
Chase Roberts
Chase Roberts • 25th June 2025

12 UK-based AI startups crushing it right now

As a UK-based company, we at Northflank are always rooting for other startups in the Land of Shakespeare and Shepherd’s Pie.
AI
Arjun Narula
Arjun Narula • 25th June 2025

An engineer’s guide to open source AI models

Open source AI models give you cost-effective alternatives to proprietary solutions with full control over your stack.
AI
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 25th June 2025

Top Together AI alternatives for AI/ML model deployment

Together AI is great for fast LLM prototyping, but limits emerge with complex use cases. This guide compares top alternatives like Northflank, Baseten, and Modal for scalable, customizable AI deployments.
AI
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 24th June 2025

6 best Aptible alternatives in 2025: Pricing, compliance, and deployment control

Searching for Aptible alternatives? Compare 6 top platforms based on pricing transparency, HIPAA-grade compliance options, and deployment flexibility, Northflank leads the list.
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