Comparison

Deno Deploy vs Modal

On the evidence we track, Deno Deploy leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Deno Deploy full profile →Modal full profile →

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★Deno Deploy69

Modal55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Deno DeployLeader	Modal
Vioscale score	69 / 100high · 75%	55 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	21	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.2	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=deno_core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.95	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	396	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	108,306	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Deno Deploy69 / 100high · 75%

Modal55 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Model

Deno Deployfreemium

Modalfreemium

Price level

Deno Deploymid

Modalhigh

Transparent

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Integrations

Count

Deno Deploy21

Modal2

Security

Disclosure policy

Deno Deploy✓

Modal–

Hipaa

Deno Deploy–

Modal✓

Scorecard

Deno Deploy5.2

Modal–

Soc2

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Vulnerabilities

Deno DeployCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=deno_core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Modal–

Reliability

Sla pct

Deno Deploy99.95

Modal–

Status page

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Deno Deploy396

Modal–

Github stars

Deno Deploy108,306

Modal–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Deno Deploy100

Modal–

Release

Cadence days

Deno Deploy6

Modal–

History

Deno Deploy20 items

Modal–

License

Spdx

Deno DeployMIT

Modal–

Language

Primary

Deno DeployRust

Modal–

Market

Availability

Deno DeployAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

ModalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	Deno Deploy	Modal
Core
Execution substrate	V8 isolate	Container
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, TypeScript	Python
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	-	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	-	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	-	Low
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	HTTP requests, cron schedules	HTTP, cron/scheduled, events
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✓	✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	✓	✓
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	✓	✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

Core

Execution substrate

Deno DeployV8 isolate

ModalContainer

Language / runtime breadth

Deno DeployJavaScript, TypeScript

ModalPython

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Deno Deploy-

Modal✓

Scale

Scale to zero

Deno Deploy-

Modal✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Deno Deploy-

ModalLow

Limits

Max execution duration

Deno Deploy-

Modal-

Integration

Event source breadth

Deno DeployHTTP requests, cron schedules

ModalHTTP, cron/scheduled, events

HTTP endpoint trigger

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Deno Deploy-

Modal✓

Deployment

Hosting

Deno DeployCloud only

ModalCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Deno Deploy

Leader

Deno Deploy is a cloud deployment service that runs JavaScript and TypeScript code at the edge, providing serverless execution with integrated databases, observability, and framework support.

Independently observed

Modal

A serverless cloud platform designed for running AI inference, training, batch processing, and interactive development. It automatically scales compute resources on demand, offers integrated logging and metrics, and provides a Python-native SDK for defining infrastructure as code.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Deno Deploy

Leader

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $200/month, plus usage overages for requests, bandwidth, storage, and compute.

FreeFree
- Sandboxed code execution
- Log streaming API
- 1 day log retention
- 30-day analytics dashboard
- Web Cache API
- +3 more
Pro$20/month
- Wildcard subdomains
- Allowlist for outbound connections
- Authenticated invocations
- Dedicated Anycast IP
- Email support with SLA
- +7 more
Builder$200/month
- Unlimited custom domains
- Multiple DB regions
- Email support with SLA
- Onboarding support
- 99.95% SLA
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom request limits
- Custom storage limits
- Custom team members
- Custom SLA terms
- Dedicated support
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Modal

from $100/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go based on GPU/CPU seconds and memory used. Starter free tier with $30/month credit; Team at $250/month base; Enterprise custom pricing with compliance options.

StarterFree
- Up to 3 workspace seats
- 100 containers
- 10 GPU concurrency
- 200 deployed apps
- Limited Scheduled and Web Functions
- +5 more
Team$250/month base + usage + $100/month compute credit
- Unlimited workspace seats
- 5000 containers
- 50 GPU concurrency
- 1000 deployed apps
- Unlimited Scheduled Functions
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited seats
- Volume-based pricing discounts
- Custom GPU concurrency limits
- Embedded ML engineering services
- Environment-level budgets
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Deno Deploy	Modal
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

CLI

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Deno Deploy✓

Modal✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Deno Deploy

Leader

21 total

Deno
Node.js
Next.js
React
Vue
Svelte
SvelteKit
Astro
Nuxt
Remix
Hono
Solid
Solid Start
Vite
Express
Docosaurus
Fresh
Postgres
Prisma
Deno KV
Terraform

Independently observed

Modal

2 total

AWS Marketplace
GCP Marketplace

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.