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Comparison

Deno Deploy vs Modal

On the evidence we track, Deno Deploy leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Deno Deploy70
Modal56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Deno Deploy70 / 100high · 75%
Modal56 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Model
Deno Deployfreemium
Modalfreemium
Price level
Deno Deploymid
Modalhigh
Starting price
Deno Deploy$20
Modal$250
Transparent
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Integrations
Count
Deno Deploy21
Modal2
Security
Certifications
Deno DeploySOC2 Type 1
ModalSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Hipaa
Deno Deploy–
Modal✓
Scorecard
Deno Deploy5.4
Modal–
Soc2
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Deno Deploy99.95
Modal–
Status page
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Deno Deploy396
Modal–
Github stars
Deno Deploy108,769
Modal–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Deno Deploy100
Modal–
Release
Cadence days
Deno Deploy7
Modal–
History
Deno Deploy20 items
Modal–
License
Spdx
Deno DeployMIT
Modal–
Language
Primary
Deno DeployRust
Modal–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Deno Deploy8 items
Modal7 items

Capabilities

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

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 DeployLow
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

A cloud platform for deploying JavaScript and TypeScript applications built on V8 isolates with fast cold starts, built-in logging and metrics, automatic scaling, and optional self-hosting.

Independently observed

Modal

A cloud platform that automatically scales applications based on demand and charges only for actual compute consumed, measured per CPU cycle. Provides direct GPU access for AI inference and training, with support for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Go.

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

Free tier, Pro from $20/month, Builder from $200/month, Enterprise custom pricing

  • FreeFree
    • 1M requests/month
    • 20GiB egress bandwidth
    • 5 custom domains
    • 10 hr active CPU
    • 150 GiB-hr memory time
    • +7 more
  • Pro$20/month
    • 5M requests/month with overage pricing
    • 200GiB egress with overage pricing
    • 100 custom domains
    • Wildcard subdomains
    • 50 hr active CPU with overage pricing
    • +13 more
  • Builder$200/month
    • 25M requests/month
    • 2,000GiB egress bandwidth
    • Unlimited custom domains
    • 500 hr active CPU
    • 7,500 GiB-hr memory time
    • +9 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Modal

from $250/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with $30/month compute. Pay-per-second metering: CPUs from $0.0000131/core/sec, GPUs from $0.000164/sec (T4) to $0.001972/sec (B300), memory at $0.00000222/GiB/sec.

  • StarterFree
    • 3 workspace seats
    • 100 containers
    • 10 GPU concurrency
    • Limited scheduled and web functions
    • Real-time metrics and logs
    • +1 more
  • Team$250/month base + compute usage ($100/month free credits)
    • Unlimited workspace seats
    • 5000 containers
    • 50 GPU concurrency
    • Unlimited scheduled functions
    • Custom domains
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume-based discounts
    • Embedded ML engineering services
    • Private Slack support
    • Audit logs
    • SAML SSO
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
CLI
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✓
Self-hosted
Deno Deploy✓
Modal✗

Integrations

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

Deno Deploy

Leader
22 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
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Modal

4 total
  • AWS Marketplace
  • GCP Marketplace
  • Datadog
  • Sentry.io
Independently observed
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