Replit charges $20 to $700 a month for "Always-on" hosting of vibe-coded apps. If your app is really a frontend (HTML, React, and so on) and doesn't need a long-running Python or Node process, VibeHost hosts it for free on the static runtime.

Replit's dev environment is good for prototyping. The app just doesn't have to stay on the platform you built it on once it needs a real URL.

Where your Replit app lands

Your Replit app is...	Where it lands on VibeHost
Static HTML / pure frontend (React, Vue, Vite-style)	Static runtime, on the free tier
Server-rendered app with API routes	Server-side rendering is in private beta. See the Next.js guide for status, or keep the backend on a managed service for now
Python / Flask / FastAPI backend	Not VibeHost. Put the backend on Fly.io, Render, or Railway and the frontend on VibeHost
Long-running bot / cron worker	Not VibeHost. Use a VM or a dedicated worker host

Static case (most vibe-coded apps)

If your Replit app is HTML + CSS + JS (with or without a build step like Vite):

1. Export from Replit

In Replit, open the Three-dot menu and choose Download as zip. Unpack it locally.

unzip your-replit-app.zip -d your-replit-app
cd your-replit-app

2. Build (if needed)

If there's a package.json:

npm install
npm run build

Build output usually lands in dist/, build/, or out/. Check the package.json scripts to confirm.

If there's no build step (plain HTML), deploy the source directory itself.

3. Deploy

vibehost app create my-app
vibehost link --app my-app
vibehost deploy ./dist

Swap ./dist for ./build or . depending on where your build output (or plain HTML source) lives.

Check that the URL works. If it's an SPA with browser-history routing, deploy with --spa:

vibehost deploy ./dist --spa

4. Replace the Replit URL

If anyone has the Replit URL bookmarked or linked, set up a redirect from the Replit app to the VibeHost URL.

In Replit, edit index.html to:

<!doctype html>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=https://my-app-acme.vibehost.space">
<a href="https://my-app-acme.vibehost.space">Moved to https://my-app-acme.vibehost.space</a>

After 30 days, turn off Always-on on Replit and let the Repl idle.

5. Stop the Replit bill

In Replit, go to Settings → Subscriptions and cancel Hacker, Pro, or Core. Replit keeps your projects but pauses Always-on hosting.

Depending on your tier, you save from $240 a year (Hacker at $20/mo) to $700 or more (Pro deployments).

Server-rendered case

If your Replit app uses a server-rendered framework (Next.js with API routes, SvelteKit on Node, Remix on Node), note that VibeHost's server runtime is in private beta. See the Next.js guide for status. Until it's generally available, split the app as described in the next section.

Backend-heavy case

If your Replit app is mostly a backend (Flask, FastAPI, or Django, a Discord bot, a polling worker), VibeHost is the wrong tool. It hosts frontends, not arbitrary processes.

Split the app in two:

The frontend goes on VibeHost (static).
The backend goes on Fly.io, Railway, Render, fly.machines, or any managed compute host.

The split tends to be cleaner anyway, and it usually still costs 50 to 80% less than Replit Always-on at the same scale.

Pricing comparison (illustrative, 2026-05)

Tier	Replit	VibeHost equivalent
One static site, low traffic	Hacker $20/mo	Free ($0)
Multiple static sites + custom domain	Core $30/mo	Business $20/mo (unlimited apps in one workspace)
Server-rendered app with DB	Pro $35/mo + DB	Frontend on VibeHost free; pair with a managed backend host until the server runtime ships GA
5+ deploys, heavy traffic	Pro Deployments $700+/mo	Enterprise (talk to sales)

Replit's pricing follows always-on compute. VibeHost's follows the workspace tier, so the number of apps doesn't change the bill. The more small sites you host, the wider the gap.

Move from Replit to VibeHost