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Easel
What Easel is
Easel is a cloud deployment platform for web apps, sites, agents, and platforms. Developers connect a GitHub repository, receive a preview URL for each push, then promote an immutable deployment to production. Its documented production deployment paths cover Next.js, TanStack Start, Nuxt, React Router, SvelteKit, and Vite. Easel Functions run framework server routes, with warm runtimes able to handle overlapping requests through in-function concurrency.
Each deployment includes a global CDN with managed TLS, framework-aware caching, and tag revalidation. Observability brings together traffic trends, request logs, platform spans, application OpenTelemetry, cold starts, and function invocations. Security provisions include DDoS mitigation, managed or custom WAF rules, attack challenges, BotID, and deployment protection. Easel says its infrastructure is built mostly on bare metal rather than on a hyperscaler. The service is in private beta and invites a small number of JavaScript teams each week. The free Hobby plan has monthly usage allowances; Pro starts at $20 per month plus additional usage, with $20 in included metered usage. Enterprise uses custom contracts.
Who it suits
Easel suits JavaScript teams deploying web projects through GitHub, particularly those using one of its documented frameworks. Teams that need preview deployments, edge delivery, runtime observability, or security controls can consider it, subject to private beta access.
What it does well
- Preview URLs are generated for each Git push.
- Deployments can be promoted as immutable releases.
- Global CDN includes managed TLS and framework-aware caching.
- Observability includes logs, spans, OpenTelemetry, and function metrics.
- Security options include WAF rules and DDoS mitigation.
What to know first
- The service is in private beta.
- Hobby usage is capped by monthly allowances.
- Unused included usage does not roll over.
- Custom domains are not available.
Limits
Hobby includes 1 million edge requests, 100 GB edge transfer, 100,000 function requests, 100 GB-hours of function duration, and 100 standard build minutes per month. Unused included usage does not roll over. Pro includes monthly allowances of 10 million edge requests, 1 TB edge transfer, 1 million function requests, and 1,000 GB-hours of function duration; additional usage is billed.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free forever; plans bill monthly · 1M edge requests/month · 100 GB edge transfer/month · 100K function requests/month · 100 GB-hrs function duration/month · 100 standard build minutes/month | Free |
| Pro | $20 + additional usage; $20 included metered usage · 10M edge requests/month · 1 TB edge transfer/month · 1M function requests/month · 1,000 GB-hrs function duration/month · team collaboration and free viewer seats | $20 a month |
| Enterprise | Contact us · Custom contracts · multi-region compute and failover · 99.99% SLA · advanced support | On request |
As easel.sh lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit easel.sh and check private beta access.
- Connect a GitHub repository.
- Push changes to receive a preview URL.
- Promote an immutable deployment to production.
- Choose Hobby or Pro according to the listed monthly usage allowances.
Verdict
Choose Easel if your JavaScript team wants GitHub-based previews and production deployment, with CDN delivery and deployment observability. Look elsewhere if you need custom domains or cannot join a private beta.
Questions
Is Easel free?
Yes. Hobby is free forever within its included limits.
How much does Pro cost?
Pro is $20 per month plus additional usage, and includes $20 in metered usage.
What platforms does Easel support?
The listed platforms are API and web.
Which frameworks have documented deployment paths?
Next.js, TanStack Start, Nuxt, React Router, SvelteKit, and Vite.
Which Git provider is supported?
GitHub is listed as the Git provider.
Is Easel open source?
The listed facts do not identify Easel as open source.
Facts from Easel's own pages
- Beta access
- The deployments page says Easel is in private beta and invites a small number of JavaScript teams each week. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- CDN
- Deployments include a global CDN with managed TLS, framework-aware caching, and tag revalidation. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Company focus
- Easel lists its focus as developer infrastructure, edge computing, and AI workloads. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment workflow
- Users can connect a Git repository, get a preview URL on each push, and promote an immutable deployment to production. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Framework integrations
- The documentation lists production-ready deployment paths for Next.js, TanStack Start, Nuxt, React Router, SvelteKit, and Vite. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure
- Easel says its platform is built mostly on bare metal rather than on top of a hyperscaler. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Observability
- Observability combines traffic trends, request logs, platform spans, application OpenTelemetry, cold starts, and function invocations. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Easel is a cloud deployment platform for running web apps, sites, agents, and platforms globally. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- Easel Functions run framework server routes and allow warm runtimes to handle overlapping requests through in-function concurrency. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Security features include DDoS mitigation, managed and custom WAF rules, attack challenges, BotID, and deployment protection. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Product and account support is available by email, and Pro and Enterprise customers get priority handling. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
- Usage limits
- Hobby is free within its included limits, and unused included usage does not roll over. · easel.sh, 5 Oct 2026
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