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Daniel Adeboye • 15th April 2025

Top 6 Fly.io alternatives in 2025

Fly.io is a great platform for global infrastructure and Docker-based workflows but has limitations in pricing, scalability, add-ons, and user-friendliness. Alternatives like Northflank, Render, and Vercel offer simpler, more predictable solutions.

Deborah Emeni • 13th April 2025

6 best Railway alternatives in 2025: Pricing, flexibility & BYOC

Looking for Railway alternatives that don’t rely on one-time credits, offer better control, and support BYOC? Here are 6 platforms like Northflank, Heroku, Render, DigitalOcean App Platform and Fly.io that let you deploy apps your way in 2025.

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Deborah Emeni • 10th April 2025

7 Best Render alternatives for simple app hosting in 2025

Looking for Render alternatives in 2025? Check out 7 platforms that support static IPs, BYOC, and more predictable pricing, plus options for complex workloads that don’t fit Render’s limits.

DevOps Engineering

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Daniel Adeboye • 20th March 2025

Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes

Kubernetes is powerful but complex; Docker Swarm is simpler but less advanced. Kubernetes dominates due to scalability and cloud support. Tools like Northflank simplify Kubernetes for easier management.

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Deborah Emeni • 18th February 2025

Docker Build and Buildx best practices for optimized builds

Learn Docker Build and Buildx best practices, including multi-stage builds, caching, and optimizing Dockerfiles for better performance.

Daniel Adeboye • 29th January 2025

ECS (Elastic Container Service): deep dive and alternatives

Deep dive into Amazon ECS: explore its benefits, limitations, and top container orchestration alternatives. Discover why teams switch to platforms like Northflank for scalable, flexible deployments.