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TL;DR - Val Town

  • Val Town is a platform for writing and deploying serverless functions
  • It runs TypeScript snippets with instant deployment and sharing
  • Free tier available, Pro at $10/month
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Social programming
  • Quick functions
  • Good for prototypes
  • Active development
  • Free tier

Cons

  • Newer platform
  • Limited features
  • Not for production
  • Learning curve
  • Still maturing

Key Features

JavaScript/TypeScript functionsCron schedulingHTTP endpointsEmail handlersBlob storageSQLite databaseAI creditsCustom domains

Pricing Plans

Free

Free

  • 100,000 runs/day
  • 15-minute cron intervals
  • 1-minute wall clock/run
  • 5 private vals
  • Unlimited public vals
  • 3-day log retention

Pro

$8.33

  • 1M runs/day
  • 1-minute cron intervals
  • 10-minute wall clock
  • $5 monthly AI credit
  • 10 custom domains
  • Unlimited private vals
  • 10-day logs

Teams

$166.67

  • 5M runs/day
  • $100 monthly AI credit
  • Unlimited custom domains
  • Team accounts
  • Slack Connect

Enterprise

  • Flexible AI credits
  • No limits
  • Log export
  • SOC 2 compliance
  • Custom support

What is Val Town?

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Val Town is a cloud platform for writing and running JavaScript/TypeScript functions (vals) with built-in cron scheduling, HTTP endpoints, and collaborative sharing. Scale from free to enterprise.

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Val Town FAQ

What is Val Town?

Val Town is a cloud platform for writing and running JavaScript/TypeScript functions called vals. Vals can be HTTP endpoints, cron jobs, email handlers, or shared utilities.

How does Val Town pricing work?

Val Town Free includes 100,000 runs/day. Pro is $100/year ($8.33/month) with 1M runs/day. Teams starts at $166.67/month with 5M runs/day and team collaboration.

What can I build with Val Town?

You can build APIs, webhooks, scheduled tasks, email automations, bots, and small services. Vals can import npm packages and call external APIs.

Does Val Town include AI features?

Yes, Pro includes $5 monthly AI credit and Teams includes $100. Credits can be used for AI-powered features like code generation and completion.

Source: val.town