A Meteor app is a long-running Node.js server that keeps WebSocket (DDP) connections open to every client and usually talks to MongoDB. That rules out hosts built only around short-lived functions, and makes managed MongoDB and sticky WebSockets matter. Here is how the main options compare. We make Quave ONE, so every fact links to its source.
Facts checked on November 10, 2026.
Meteor keeps state and subscriptions in a Node.js process. Platforms that cut requests after a maximum duration force clients to reconnect.
DDP runs over WebSockets. Look for no idle cutoff, or keep-alive pings, and sticky sessions when you run more than one container.
Most Meteor apps use MongoDB. A managed MongoDB in the same region keeps latency low and backups in one place.
Built by long-time Meteor contributors. Maintained open-source Meteor images and a Meteor preset; managed MongoDB with backups; regions in the US, Europe and São Paulo, or your own cloud with Connect.
From Meteor Software. Meteor CLI deploys, sticky cookie for WebSocket reconnects, managed MongoDB, Monti APM on Professional. Regions in US East, EU West and Sydney.
Official Meteor 3 guide; fly launch generates a Dockerfile. No managed MongoDB: the guide recommends MongoDB Atlas for production.
No Meteor guide in the docs; a community template deploys Meteor 3.5 with MongoDB. WebSockets have no edge time limit.
No official Meteor support; a community buildpack is listed in Elements. Dynos are long-running and support WebSockets.
No Meteor guide found; a Meteor app runs as a generic Docker web service. Render sets no WebSocket time limit and has no managed MongoDB; DigitalOcean sells Managed MongoDB as a separate product you attach.
Functions stop at a maximum duration and WebSockets are in public beta, closing when the function hits that limit.
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Every fact on this page links to the public page it came from: our own docs for Quave ONE, and the vendor's own pricing or docs pages for everyone else. We checked them on November 10, 2026. Prices and features change, so check the source before you decide. If something here is wrong or out of date, email support@quave.one and we will fix it.