Hosting Data v2.5.0 Updated 2026-01-27

Shuttle

Build and deploy Rust apps in minutes

6.5k 80k/month (crates) No known vulns N/A (platform)
76 /100
Strong pick Good confidence (75%)

Quick Verdict

Best For

  • Rust developers wanting simple deployment
  • Side projects and prototypes
  • Startups building Rust services
  • Learning Rust deployment

Consider Alternatives If

  • Enterprise requiring compliance
  • Multi-language polyglot stacks
  • Complex infrastructure requirements

Top Alternatives

Railway 82Vercel 87

Score Breakdown

6 dimensions evaluated with transparent methodology

Performance
88 −12

Native Rust performance in the cloud

  • Rust binary execution speed
  • Optimized container runtime
  • Low cold start times
Why not 100%:
  • −4 Limited region availability
  • −4 Shared infrastructure limits
  • −4 Cold starts still exist
Developer Experience
92 −8

Deploy Rust with one annotation

  • #[shuttle_runtime::main] annotation
  • Automatic database provisioning
  • Secrets management built-in
Why not 100%:
  • −2 Shuttle-specific annotations
  • −2 Vendor lock-in for infrastructure
  • −2 Limited customization
Ecosystem
45 −55

Growing Rust-specific ecosystem

  • Axum, Actix, Rocket support
  • PostgreSQL, Redis provisioning
  • Secrets management
Why not 100%:
  • −13 Limited to Rust
  • −13 Fewer services than Vercel/Railway
  • −13 Young platform
Maintainability
65 −35

VC-funded with active development

  • Active VC-funded company
  • Regular releases
  • Growing team
Why not 100%:
  • −8 Young company
  • −8 API may change
  • −8 Long-term viability uncertain
Cost Efficiency
85 −15

Generous free tier, simple pricing

  • Free tier available
  • Simple per-project pricing
  • Databases included
Why not 100%:
  • −5 Can be expensive at scale
  • −5 Limited free tier resources
  • −5 Enterprise pricing unclear
Compliance
82 −18

Secure defaults, secrets management

  • Secrets management built-in
  • HTTPS by default
  • Isolated containers
Why not 100%:
  • −6 No SOC 2 certification yet
  • −6 Limited compliance documentation
  • −6 Young platform, less audited

Compare Alternatives

How Shuttle stacks up against similar technologies

TechnologyOverallPerfDXEcosystem
Current Shuttle76889245
Railway Multi-language, more mature82———Compare →
Vercel Frontend-focused, larger ecosystem87———Compare →
Full comparison with Railway

Sources & Methodology

How we calculate these scores: transparent and reproducible

Deterministic Scoring

Same inputs always produce the same outputs. We use versioned lookup tables, not LLM opinions. Every score is explainable and reproducible.

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primary

GitHub

Repository activity, stars, contributors, issue resolution time

contextual

Community Signals

Stack Overflow activity, Discord engagement, developer surveys

Data version: 2.5.0 Last updated: 2026-01-27 Confidence: 75%

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