Private beta
Open-source apps,
hosted for you.
Pick an app, click deploy, and get a private, running instance in under a minute, with HTTPS, backups and updates handled for you.
Pods from $2.00/month, billed hourly from prepaid credit. No contracts.
Apps at launch
To a running pod
Per month, from
Regions at launch
Private beta: Canada (Montreal)
US and Europe at launch • Backups included, no server to manage
Why OpenPods
Built for people who want the app, not the server
Every pod comes with HTTPS, backups and updates handled for you. No hidden fees, no surprises.
Regions that matter
Canada (Montreal) from day one, with pods and backups staying in the region. US and Europe coming at launch.
Backups included
Scheduled off-site backups in your pod's region and self-service restores for pods up to 50 GB. Your data is yours to download at any time.
Guaranteed resources, burst on top
The price buys guaranteed CPU and memory. When the server has room your pod can burst higher at no extra cost.
No server to manage
No Docker, no SSH, no patch Tuesdays. We handle updates, certificates, monitoring and the database underneath.
HTTPS and custom domains
Every pod gets a free your-name.openpods.net address with HTTPS. Add your own domains with automatic certificates, more than one per pod.
Managed database when needed
Apps that need Postgres or MySQL get a managed engine underneath, with updates and snapshots handled as part of the pod.
Pricing
Pay for what you run, by the hour
Four example sizes. Or set CPU, memory and storage yourself on the pricing page.
T · Tiny
$0.0027 per hour- 0.25 cores guaranteed
- 256 MB RAM guaranteed
- 5 GB storage
Good for: Vaultwarden, Linkding, ntfy, Uptime Kuma
S · Small
Most apps start here$0.0038 per hour
- 0.5 cores guaranteed
- 512 MB RAM guaranteed
- 10 GB storage
Good for: WordPress, BookStack, Campfire, Umami
M · Medium
$0.0053 per hour- 1 core guaranteed
- 1 GB RAM guaranteed
- 10 GB storage
Good for: n8n, Activepieces, Ghost, Open WebUI
L · Large
$0.0079 per hour- 1 core guaranteed
- 2 GB RAM guaranteed
- 50 GB storage
Good for: Bigger libraries and busier teams
HTTPS and a free openpods.net address, backups and updates included, burst above the guarantee when available, stopped pods pay for storage only.
Open the pricing calculatorRegions
Your pod, your region
Pods and backups stay where you put them.
Pick the region when you deploy. Canadian pods back up to Canadian storage, and nothing routes through a third party.Canada (Montreal)
Open now for the private beta. Pods and backups stay in Canada.
United States
Coming at launch. East-coast site planned.
Europe
Coming at launch. Central-European site planned.
UK, Australia, Asia-Pacific
Planned after launch.
Three steps to a running app
Step 1: Pick an app
Browse the catalog: automation, AI tools, websites, wikis, monitoring, passwords and more. Every template is reviewed and version-pinned by us.
Step 2: Choose a size and region
Sliders for CPU, memory and storage with the price shown live. Start tiny and resize later; the pod keeps the prices it was created with.
Step 3: Deploy
Your pod is running in under a minute at your-name.openpods.net with HTTPS. Add your own domain whenever you like.
Start using your app!
Catalog
Featured apps
32 apps at launch, all reviewed, version-pinned and backed up. More added every month.
Activepieces
Automation
Open-source automation builder (triggers, actions, flows)
from $3.87/month
AnythingLLM
AI tools
Chat with your documents and build agents on any LLM API
from $3.87/month
Flowise
AI tools
Visual builder for LLM apps and agents
from $3.87/month
Ghost
Websites & publishing
Publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and memberships
from $3.87/month
n8n
Automation
Workflow automation with a visual editor and code nodes
from $3.87/month
Open WebUI
AI tools
Chat interface for LLM APIs with documents and tools
from $3.87/month
WordPress
Websites & publishing
The classic website and blog CMS
from $2.79/month
And 25 more: wikis, monitoring, passwords, money, home... see all 32 apps
No contracts, no lock-in
Pods are billed by the hour from prepaid credit. Stop or delete a pod whenever you like, and download a backup of your data at any time.
FAQ
Questions people ask before deploying
More in the full FAQ, or ask us.
What exactly is a pod?
A pod is one private instance of an app plus everything it needs: its own address (your-name.openpods.net), its storage, a share of a database engine when the app needs one, HTTPS, backups and updates. Each pod has hard limits on CPU, memory and disk so customers never affect each other.
What does guaranteed, burst when available mean?
The price buys guaranteed CPU and memory that are always yours. When the server has spare capacity your pod can use more, typically up to double, at no extra cost. Burst is an upside we pass on, not a promise; size your pod on the guaranteed numbers.
How does billing work?
You add prepaid credit and each pod is charged hourly from your balance, rounded up to whole hours. No contracts and nothing recurring on your card unless you turn on auto top-up. Stopped pods pay only for their storage, with a minimum of $1 per pod per month, and a pod keeps the prices it was created with even after you resize it.
Where do my pods and backups live?
The first region is Canada (Montreal). Pods and their backups stay inside the region: Canadian pods back up to a Canadian storage region. US and Europe regions are coming at launch, with the UK, Australia and Asia-Pacific planned after that.
Are backups included?
Yes. Every pod is backed up on a schedule to off-site storage in its own region, and pods up to 50 GB get self-service restores from the panel. You can also download your data whenever you want it.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Point a CNAME at your pod and we issue the certificate automatically. Pods can have more than one custom domain, and your openpods.net address keeps working alongside them.
Do you support the apps themselves?
We support the platform: deploys, updates, backups, domains, billing and the pod itself. Questions about how to use an app (how to build a workflow, how to theme a site) are best answered by that app's own documentation and community, which we link from every app page.
Is OpenPods affiliated with the apps it hosts?
No. OpenPods is an independent hosting service. We name apps descriptively so you can find them, and we respect each project's license; some projects (for example n8n) ask you to register your own instance for their free registered features.
Deploy your first pod
Sign up, add credit, pick an app. Your pod is running in under a minute.