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LatestFebruary 16, 2026

Best BYOC Cloud Platforms in 2026: Deploy to Your Own Cloud Account

BYOC platforms give you Vercel-level developer experience while deploying to your own cloud account. Here are the platforms that actually do it — and how they compare.

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19 min read

alternatives

Feb 16

Best Heroku Alternatives in 2026: 9 Platforms Compared

Heroku is in maintenance mode. Here are 9 alternatives — from quick-deploy PaaS to bring-your-own-cloud platforms — with honest pricing, features, and trade-offs.

Best Railway Alternatives in 2026: 9 Platforms Compared

Railway has the best developer experience in PaaS. But no BYOC, no autoscaling, and only 4 regions. Here are 9 alternatives for when you need more.

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19 min

alternatives

Feb 16

Best Render Alternatives in 2026: 9 Platforms Compared

Render is a solid modern PaaS — but no BYOC, no scale-to-zero, and only 5 regions. Here are 9 alternatives for developers who need more.

Best Vercel Alternatives for Full-Stack Apps in 2026

Vercel dominates frontend deployment. But for full-stack apps — backends, workers, databases, WebSockets — you need more. Here are 9 platforms that deliver.

Your First 30 Minutes: Set Up Your OpenClaw Agent Right

You just deployed OpenClaw. Gateway is running. Now what? The difference between a useful agent and a useless one isn't luck — it's understanding what each file does and why.

Memory That Actually Works: Setup Guide (Not Just Chat History)

OpenClaw doesn't magically remember things. You have to teach it how. Here's the difference between chat history and persistent memory — and how to set up both.

Skills & Permissions: What Your Agent Can Do (And What It Shouldn't)

Your agent can read files, execute shell commands, search the web, send messages, and control devices. Without boundaries, it can do everything. With boundaries, only what it needs.

Multi-Agent Teams: Running Multiple Agents (The Right Way)

One agent is useful. Five agents working together? That's a team. Most people don't know how to do this without chaos. Here's how to set up isolated workspaces, route messages, and let agents collaborate.

Stop Getting Hacked by Your Own Agents. Sandbox Them

AI agents aren't getting hacked by shadowy attackers. They're getting hacked by the way you deploy them. Sandboxing isn't optional — it's the foundation of secure AI systems.

What Is OpenClaw? A Practical Guide to Autonomous AI Agents

OpenClaw is an open-source autonomous AI agent that can execute real tasks across devices, apps, and workflows — not just respond to prompts. A control layer between LLMs and real-world actions.

ClawNow vs Shared AI Platforms: Which AI Infrastructure Model Actually Scales?

Companies adopting AI usually start with shared SaaS platforms. They almost always break when workloads become real. Here's why teams are shifting to dedicated AI environments.

Shared AI Platforms vs Private AI Infrastructure: Why Teams Are Moving to Managed Dedicated AI Instances

Just like shared web hosting in the early internet era, shared AI infrastructure is hitting its limits. Private, managed AI is the future of scalable AI systems.

infrastructurearchitecture

2 min

openclaw

Feb 5

Deploy a Telegram AI assistant in 60 seconds

Pick a model, connect Telegram, hit deploy. Your AI assistant is live before your coffee gets cold.

Managed AI Infrastructure: The Missing Layer Between AI Models and Real Production Systems

Calling an AI model is simple. Running a reliable AI system in production is where most projects stall. The solution is managed AI infrastructure.

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1 min

security

Feb 1

Secure AI Deployment: Why Private AI Environments Are Replacing Shared Platforms

AI systems process sensitive data that should never live on shared platforms. Private managed AI environments are rapidly replacing multi-tenant infrastructure for serious workloads.

securityinfrastructure+1

1 min

openclaw

Jan 28

Why your API keys should never touch the client

Client-side API keys are a ticking time bomb. Here's how OpenClaw keeps them server-side by design.

Bring your own key or use ours

OpenClaw supports both hosted API keys and BYOK. Here's how to decide which mode fits your use case.

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2 min