# Modal vs Val Town

| Attribute | Modal | Val Town |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.4 (72% (medium)) | 52.9 (70% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"What is Modal?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Modal offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"Is Modal free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Modal supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Modal support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Modal, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"Can Modal be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Modal, including AWS Marketplace, GCP Marketplace, Datadog and Sentry.io. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"What does Modal integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and HIPAA for Modal. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Modal not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://modal.com/docs/guide/security","question":"What security certifications does Modal have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Modal is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://modal.com/pricing","question":"Where is Modal available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based platform enabling rapid development and deployment of code applications, automation workflows, and web services with integrated TypeScript, scheduled execution, email handling, and data storage. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What is Val Town?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Val Town offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $21 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"Is Val Town free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Val Town. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What platforms does Val Town support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Val Town, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"Can Val Town be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Val Town, including Slack, HubSpot, Codex and Cursor. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What does Val Town integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Val Town. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Val Town not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.val.town","question":"What security certifications does Val Town have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Val Town enables rapid deployment of code and applications with built-in TypeScript support, scheduling, email handling, and persistent storage. Applications are deployed to the cloud and accessible via URLs within seconds. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"HTTP, cron/scheduled, events","languages":"Python","cold_start":"low","cli_and_iac":true,"http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scale_to_zero":true,"custom_runtime":true,"scheduled_cron":true,"edge_distributed":true,"runtime_substrate":"container","observability_builtin":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","triggers":"cron, webhooks, email","languages":"TypeScript","cold_start":"low","http_trigger":true,"durable_state":true,"scheduled_cron":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"GCP Marketplace"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Sentry.io","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"$0/month base + compute usage ($30/month free credits)","features":["3 workspace seats","100 containers","10 GPU concurrency","Limited scheduled and web functions","Real-time metrics and logs","Region selection"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams and independent developers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute":"$30/month","containers":"100","gpu_concurrency":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$250/month base + compute usage ($100/month free credits)","features":["Unlimited workspace seats","5000 containers","50 GPU concurrency","Unlimited scheduled functions","Custom domains","Static IP proxy","Deployment rollbacks","Environment-level budgets"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For startups and larger organizations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute":"$100/month","containers":"5000","gpu_concurrency":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Volume-based discounts","Embedded ML engineering services","Private Slack support","Audit logs","SAML SSO","HIPAA compliance"],"description":"For organizations requiring security and compliance","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Non-preemptible execution","components":[{"of":"base compute pricing","kind":"percentage","rate":3}]}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://modal.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:59:18.208Z","startingPrice":{"amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["MCP integration","15 min cron intervals","1 min wall clock time/run","Unlimited public vals","3 days log retention","100,000 runs/day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"public_vals":"unlimited","runs_per_day":"100,000","log_retention":"3 days","cron_intervals":"15 min","wall_clock_time":"1 min/run"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$21/mo","features":["$10 Townie (AI) credit/mo","10 custom domains","1 minute cron intervals","10 min wall clock time/run","2,000 private vals","10 days log retention","1,000,000 runs/day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For professionals and solopreneurs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"private_vals":"2,000","runs_per_day":"1,000,000","log_retention":"10 days","cron_intervals":"1 min","custom_domains":"10","wall_clock_time":"10 min/run"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"From $167/mo","features":["Everything in Pro","$100 Townie (AI) credit/mo","Unlimited custom domains","5,000,000 runs/day","Team accounts","Slack Connect"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":167,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For collaboration and production use","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"runs_per_day":"5,000,000","custom_domains":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business","Flexible Townie (AI) credit","No limits","Log export","SOC 2","Custom Support"],"description":"For advanced needs and scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $21/mo, Business from $167/mo. Yearly billing with 2 months free discount.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.val.town","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:46:40.302Z","startingPrice":{"amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":250,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://modal.com/docs/guide/security | - |

## Capabilities (Serverless & Edge Platforms)

| Capability | Modal | Val Town |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Execution substrate | Container | - |
| Language / runtime breadth | Python | TypeScript |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Runs at global edge PoPs | ✓ | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Scale to zero | ✓ | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Cold-start profile | Low | Low |
| **Limits** |  |  |
| Max execution duration | - | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Event source breadth | HTTP, cron/scheduled, events | cron, webhooks, email |
| 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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:27:57.197Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*