Hatchbox

Hatchbox is a deployment platform for Rails, Ruby and Node applications on servers the customer rents, billed per managed server rather than per application.

www.hatchbox.iopricing

Rails deploys, on servers you rent.

Classification

Categories: Server management
Operating system: Managed
Metal: You bring your own
Use cases: Web apps, API backends, Background jobs and queues, Static sites
Audience: Solo and freelance, Agencies, Startups

Tech stack

Runtimes: Ruby, Node.js, Static files
Software: Ruby on Rails
Specialised in: Ruby on Rails
Shell: Jailed shell

Pricing

Pricing model: Fixed tier2
Entry price: $5 to $15 a month 2
Starting price: from $10 a month2
Typical ceiling: $15 to $50 a month2
Currencies: USD 2
Billed: Monthly, Yearly2
Paid: In advance3
Exit: Within a month 3
Free tier: Trial only2

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Hatchbox is run by GoRails, the Ruby screencast company, so the people who teach Rails deployment also sell the tool for doing it. It provisions and configures servers the customer rents elsewhere, then handles zero-downtime deploys, with no limit on the number of applications or team members per server.

Billing is a flat rate per managed server rather than per application, so a portfolio of small applications on one machine stays at one price. Rails, plain Ruby, Node.js and static sites are the supported targets, and there is a trial before purchase.

Worth knowing

The subscription buys management, not capacity. The servers are rented from DigitalOcean, Hetzner or wherever else and billed separately, and since Hatchbox owns no infrastructure, uptime, region and jurisdiction follow the underlying provider along with the responsibility for choosing it.

Identity

Founded: 2016
Ownership: Independent
Parent: GoRails, LLC
Status: Active

Deployment

Deployment: Git, Control panel

Regions and law

Headquarters: United States1

Sources

2026-08-09: Headquarters
www.hatchbox.io/about
2026-08-01: Starting price, Entry price, Typical ceiling, Currencies, Billed, Pricing model, Free tier
www.hatchbox.io/pricing
2026-08-02: Paid, Exit
www.hatchbox.io/terms

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