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Python Web Deployment 2025: Heroku vs. Vercel vs. Render vs. Railway

In the early 2020s, “Deploying Python” often meant wrestling with Docker files or accepting the costs of Heroku. Fast forward to 2025, and the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) landscape has matured significantly. While Heroku remains a legacy giant, modern challengers like Render, Railway, and Vercel have redefined the developer experience (DX) for Python engineers.