6 best Static.app alternatives in 2026, compared on the same terms
Six hosts you can move a site to today, each measured on the same questions, with plan details read from every vendor's own pages.
Why people go looking for a Static.app alternative
- There is a 7-day trial of 1 website, with 50MB of storage behind it, and no free plan.
- After 7 days a website needs a paid plan to stay published.
- The API comes in the 7-day trial, then on paid plans from $6/mo, and the MCP server in the 7-day trial and on every paid plan.
- Two Trustpilot reviewers describe their account being suspended right after they uploaded a ZIP, one of them while moving a 16MB file across.
Read on 16 October 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs Static.app comparison. The line on suspended accounts comes from our Static.app reviews page, read 16 September 2026.
Six places to move a site from Static.app
Ranked for sharing a file or a page. Each card names the job that host does best, what it costs, and what to watch for.
1. NudgeHost
That's us, full disclosureBest for a free plan rather than a 7-day trial
Make a free account with an email address or Google, with no card, and a file up to 25MB gets a link straight away. The free plan keeps 3 links live at once, each for 14 days, and Pro keeps links until you delete them. You can paste HTML straight in rather than uploading a file, and an AI client can publish through the MCP server's four tools without leaving the conversation.
Cost
- Free, with 3 live links at 25MB a file, each up for 14 days
- Pro at $12 a month, or $120 a year
- Studio at $29 a month, or $288 a year
Where it wins
- A free plan rather than a 7-day trial
- An API you can call on the free plan
- An end date you choose, at no cost
- Three separate links rather than one website
- To publish an AI-generated page in one call
Watch-outs
- The free plan takes 25MB a file, where Static.app's trial takes 50MB a file for its 7 days
- Each free link lasts 14 days, and links stay until you delete them from Pro up
- Password protection starts on Pro
- Custom domains start on Pro, with 1 custom domain
Figures from the current NudgeHost plan definitions. Where it wins reads our NudgeHost vs Static.app comparison, checked 16 October 2026.
2. Tiiny.host
Best for collecting replies from the people you send it to
A static site host, aimed at deploying a built project rather than passing a document to somebody.
Cost
- $9/mo, or $5/mo billed annually
Where it wins
- More than one person signed in to the same account
- A free site that stays up past 14 days
- The page to collect email addresses or replies from readers
Watch-outs
NudgeHost is the better pick for:
- Files bigger than 3MB on the free plan
- No visitor cap as a link takes off
- To paste a model's HTML without saving a file
- API keys without a subscription first
- QR codes and an end date you choose, at no cost
Read on 9 October 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs Tiiny.host comparison.
3. Netlify Drop
Best when the thing you upload needs building
A drag-and-drop publish that has worked without an account for years, taking a folder, a ZIP or a single HTML file.
Cost
- $0 forever with a hard limit of 300 credits a month, and one member
Where it wins
- A framework project built for you
- To publish with no account at all
- A custom domain with SSL at no cost
- Deploy previews before a change goes live
- A coding agent run from the host's dashboard
Watch-outs
NudgeHost is the better pick for:
- A PDF, a CSV or a Word file opened as a page
- No credit budget behind a published link
- Published links that cannot be paused by usage
- One call that takes a file and returns an address
Read on 5 September 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs Netlify Drop comparison.
4. Cloudflare Pages
Best for a built site that has to serve heavy traffic
Direct Upload publishes prebuilt assets with no Git, by Wrangler or by dragging onto the dashboard.
Cost
- No price on our comparison
Where it wins
- A built site served at a project address
- 100 custom domains at no cost
- Unlimited preview deployments
- A static site that serves any amount of traffic free
Watch-outs
NudgeHost is the better pick for:
- A link to a PDF, a CSV or a video
- A link with no project to name first
- One API call that returns a live address
Read on 6 September 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs Cloudflare Pages comparison.
5. GitHub Pages
Best when the work already lives in a repository
A mature static host for a site that already lives in a repository, with Jekyll and Actions workflows built in.
Cost
- GitHub Pages is free and roomier than our free plan, and for a static site backed by a repository it is hard to beat.
Where it wins
- A site larger than our free plan takes, at no cost
- The site to live beside the code that builds it
Watch-outs
NudgeHost is the better pick for:
- A link from a file, with no repository
- A link with no bandwidth ceiling
- To run a price list or an order page on it
- A password or an expiry date on the link
- One API call that returns a live address
Read on 5 September 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs GitHub Pages comparison.
6. Linkyhost
Best for putting a single PDF behind a link
A PDF-to-link tool with a clean interface, aimed at one document going to one recipient.
Cost
- $12/mo, or $5/mo billed annually
Where it wins
- To share a single PDF quickly
- No monthly view cutoff on a paid plan
- A free QR code
Watch-outs
NudgeHost is the better pick for:
- A free plan that survives the first upload
- API keys without a top-tier subscription
- A ZIP site without upgrading first
- An end date you choose, at no cost
Read on 8 September 2026 from the vendor's own pages, for our NudgeHost vs Linkyhost comparison. The Where it wins box reads our Tiiny.host vs Linkyhost comparison, checked 8 September 2026.
All 6 options, same criteria
| Host | Free plan | API on the free plan | MCP server |
|---|---|---|---|
| NudgeHost | 3 active links, each with its own address and live for 14 days | Yes, 2 API keys at 20 requests a minute | Every plan including free, at https://www.nudgehost.com/api/mcp with four tools |
| Tiiny.host | 3MB | No, Solo and above | Yes, on every plan, free included |
| Netlify Drop | $0 forever with a hard limit of 300 credits a month, and one member | Deploys can be created through their API | Published, alongside agent instructions at netlify.ai |
| Cloudflare Pages | Not covered on our comparison | Not covered on our comparison | Yes, and guides for building and deploying your own on Cloudflare |
| GitHub Pages | Published sites may be no larger than 1 GB | A REST API is published and reaches repositories and Pages | Yes, GitHub publishes one |
| Linkyhost | 10MB | Business only, from $300/yr | None published |
| Static.app | No free plan. A 7-day trial of 1 website, with 50MB of storage behind it | No free plan. The 7-day trial includes it | In the 7-day trial and on every paid plan |
Read from each vendor's own pages, with the dates shown on each card, and Static.app's checked 16 October 2026. Vendors change plans, so check before you buy.
Hosts measure a free plan in different units, so each cell states the limit that host publishes.
How this list was put together, and who wrote it
NudgeHost publishes this page and sells one of the six hosts on it. That is why every host is measured on the same criteria, and why every entry says where that host is the better pick. Mark Boreland wrote it.
Every competitor figure comes from that vendor's own pages, carried across from our head-to-head comparisons, and each card shows the date those pages were read. If a figure here has gone out of date, write to support@nudgehost.com.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers on cost, free plans and who needs an account. The cards above carry the detail.
What is the best Static.app alternative?
NudgeHost, if you want a free plan rather than a trial. A free account takes 25MB a file and keeps 3 links live for 14 days each, with no banner. If you want a framework project built for you, Netlify Drop is the better pick.
Is there a free Static.app alternative?
Yes. The NudgeHost Free plan holds 3 live links at 25MB a file, each up for 14 days, with no banner and no visitor cap, and it carries 2 API keys at 20 requests a minute for scripts and AI clients.
Do I need an account to publish on NudgeHost?
Yes, a free one, made with an email address or a Google sign-in and no card. A file you pick before signing up waits in your browser and goes live once the account exists. The people you send the link to never need an account.
What does Static.app cost?
The entry plan is Starter at $6/mo, or $5/mo billed annually at $60 a year. Paid a year up front, the plans cost $60 for Starter, $120 for Medium, $180 for Large, with two months free on any of them.
How should I compare these hosts?
Start with what you are publishing. A single file or a page suits a file host, and a project that needs building suits a static host. Then check three things: whether there is a free plan at all or only a trial, how much the free plan holds, and which plan the API starts on.
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