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Slipway

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What Slipway is

Slipway builds and runs applications from GitHub or GitLab repositories on managed infrastructure. Pushes to a tracked branch trigger a rebuild and deployment, while pull requests can receive automatically created preview environments. It supports Node, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, and Elixir, as well as managed Postgres, Redis, MySQL, and ClickHouse. Services communicate over private networks, and public services receive HTTPS URLs. Projects can use multiple replicas or scale to zero while idle, pausing compute metering during sleep. Slipway samples CPU, memory, and request metrics every 30 seconds and retains them for 30 days; container logs are searchable across the organization. Its MCP server can deploy projects, read logs, and run commands in a running container. Free costs nothing, billed forever, with a $5 one-time usage grant, up to 1 vCPU and 1 GiB per service, and 100 GB egress. Hobby costs $5 a month. Free does not include shell access, persistent disks, or manual scaling.

Who it suits

Slipway may suit developers deploying projects from GitHub or GitLab who need managed runtimes, databases, and pull-request previews. The Free plan is limited for those needing shell access, persistent disks, or manual scaling.

What it does well

Deploys on pushes to a tracked branch
Pull requests can receive preview environments
Supports six runtimes and four managed databases
Idle services stop accruing compute charges

What to know first

Free plan lacks shell access
Persistent disks start on Hobby
Manual scaling starts on Hobby

Limits

Free is limited to 1 vCPU and 1 GiB per service, 100 GB egress, and a $5 one-time usage grant. Services sleep after five minutes idle, and shell access, persistent disks and manual scaling start on Hobby.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	forever · $5 one-time usage grant · up to 1 vCPU / 1 GiB per service · sleeps after 5 minutes idle · PR previews · 100 GB egress · no card required	Free
Pro	$ 20 / seat / mo · $20 usage credit monthly for workspace · up to 32 vCPU / 32 GiB per service · access controls · unlimited seats · 2 TB egress · bring-your-own-cluster add-on	$20 a month
Hobby	$ 5 / mo · $10 usage credit monthly · up to 8 vCPU / 8 GiB per service · persistent disks and scaling · unlimited projects and previews · 500 GB egress · one seat	$5 a month
Enterprise	Pricing on application · Custom usage terms · no per-service compute ceiling · dedicated infrastructure · SLAs · on-prem / air-gapped · net payment terms · named engineer	On request

As slipway.sh lists them, read 2 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open https://slipway.sh/.
Connect a GitHub or GitLab repository.
Choose a branch to track for deployments.
Select a Free or paid plan.
Configure a service using a supported runtime and, if needed, a managed database.

Verdict

Slipway combines repository-based deployments with managed services, previews, metrics, and logs. The Free plan has specific infrastructure limits; Hobby starts at $5 a month.

Questions

Is Slipway free?

Yes. Free costs nothing, billed forever, and includes a $5 one-time usage grant. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

What platforms and repositories does Slipway support?

Slipway is listed for API, self-hosted and web use. It supports GitHub and GitLab repositories.

Which runtimes and databases can projects use?

Supported runtimes are Node, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust and Elixir. Managed databases include Postgres, Redis, MySQL and ClickHouse.

What does the Free plan include?

It allows up to 1 vCPU and 1 GiB per service, includes 100 GB egress and a $5 one-time usage grant, and needs no card. Services sleep after five minutes idle.

What are the paid plans?

Hobby is $5 a month, Pro is $20 a month per seat, and Enterprise pricing is on application. Hobby includes one seat; Pro includes unlimited seats.

Who makes Slipway, and where is it based?

The terms identify Ben Soleimany as an individual operating a sole proprietorship under the name Slipway. Slipway says it is made in Manhattan, New York.

Facts from Slipway's own pages

Agent integration: Slipway provides a first-party MCP server that can deploy projects, read logs and run commands inside a running container. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Deployments: Every push to the tracked branch rebuilds and deploys the service, and pull requests can receive preview environments. · docs.slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Free-plan limit: The Free plan does not include shell access, persistent disks or manual scaling; those start on Hobby. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Headquarters: Manhattan, New York · slipway.sh, 23 Sept 2026
Location: Slipway says it is made in Manhattan, New York. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Maker: The terms identify Ben Soleimany as an individual operating a sole proprietorship under the name Slipway. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Networking: Projects get private networks for service-to-service communication, and public services receive HTTPS URLs. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Observability: CPU, memory and request metrics are sampled every 30 seconds and retained for 30 days, while container logs are searchable across the organization. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Product: Slipway builds code from connected repositories, wires services together and runs projects on managed infrastructure. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Runtime and databases: The platform supports Node, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust and Elixir runtimes, plus managed Postgres, Redis, MySQL and ClickHouse. · docs.slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Scaling: Services can use multiple replicas or scale to zero while idle; metering stops while a service sleeps. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Security details: The terms say sensitive values stored through the secrets and variables features are encrypted at rest. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Supported repositories: Slipway supports GitHub and GitLab repositories. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Token security: MCP tokens are scoped to one organization, limited by role, revocable, and cannot read secrets back. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026
Usage pricing: Compute costs $8.76 per vCPU and $4.38 per GiB per always-on month, metered by the second; sleeping services stop accruing compute charges. · slipway.sh, 2 Oct 2026

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