SendGrid, Mailgun and Postmark Alternatives with EU Hosting
Transactional email with servers or a company in the EU: SendGrid, Mailgun and Postmark next to Resend, Amazon SES and Nodion, by company and EU processing.
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Product news, tutorials and guides for teams that build on a European cloud.
OpenRouter Alternatives in Europe: 5 Options Compared
One API for many models, with a different setup behind it: five OpenRouter alternatives compared by company, provider access, logging defaults and EU options.
AI Coding Plans Compared: Where Your Code Is Processed
Five coding plans for open models, compared by who you contract with, where account data is stored, where inference runs and what the terms say about training.
Railway Alternatives in Europe: 5 Options Compared
Containers and databases billed by usage, with a company or region in the EU: five Railway alternatives compared by billing, databases and location.
Vercel Alternatives in Europe: 5 Options for Next.js
Functions at the edge or an always-on Node.js server next to your database: five Vercel alternatives for Next.js, compared by runtime model and location.
Render Alternatives in Europe: 5 Options Compared
Web service, background workers and Postgres in Europe: five Render alternatives compared by how they run workers and manage Postgres.
Aider, Cline and Continue with EU Models
Point Aider, Cline and Continue at one OpenAI-compatible endpoint and work with Kimi K3, GLM 5.3, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Qwen3.8 27B.
OpenCode with Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3 in the EU
One provider block in opencode.json brings Kimi K3, GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash into OpenCode through the Nodion AI Gateway, with limits set by hand.
Codex CLI with EU Models: Custom Provider Setup
One provider block in ~/.codex/config.toml points Codex CLI at Kimi K3, GLM 5.3 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash through the Nodion AI Gateway.
Zero Data Retention for LLM APIs, Explained
What zero data retention means for LLM APIs, what OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral and OpenRouter keep by default, and what to check before you rely on it.
Open Source Monitoring: Uptime, Status Pages, Metrics, Errors
Uptime checks, status pages, server metrics and error tracking: six open source tools sorted by job, each deployable in one click.
Open Source Web Analytics: 5 Google Analytics Alternatives
Five open source web analytics tools compared, from one-page traffic stats to product analytics, each deployable in one click.
Open Source CRM: 5 Salesforce and HubSpot Alternatives
Five open source CRMs compared, from a modern sales CRM to a nonprofit suite and a full ERP, each deployable in one click.
Open Source Help Desk: Zendesk and Intercom Alternatives
Live chat, email ticketing or an IT service desk: four open source help desks compared, each deployable in one click.
Open Source and Source-Available Wikis: Notion Alternatives
Team wiki or personal knowledge base: five Notion and Confluence alternatives compared, each deployable in one click.
Open Source and Fair-Code Zapier Alternatives
Workflow automation without per-task pricing: four open source and fair-code tools compared, each deployable in one click.
Heroku Alternatives with EU Hosting: 5 Options Compared
A German platform and US clouds with EU regions, compared by headquarters, regions and managed databases.
Let Claude Code Deploy Your App with Nodion's MCP Server
One command connects Claude Code to Nodion. Then you ask in plain language, and your agent ships the app.
OpenAI-Compatible API with EU Routing: How to Switch
Keep the OpenAI SDK, change the base URL, the key and the model ID: how to move Python and Node.js code to Nodion AI Inference.
What Is MCP? The Model Context Protocol Explained
One protocol between AI agents and the tools they use: hosts, clients, servers, tools and transports explained, plus what to check before you connect a server.
Preview Environments Explained: An App per Pull Request
A running copy of your app for every pull request: what preview environments are good for, where they get tricky and how Nodion handles them.
How to Deploy n8n in One Click
From the Deploy button to your first workflow: n8n with PostgreSQL and persistent storage, set up in one go.
Why We Built Our Own Buildpacks on Ubuntu 26.04
Our buildpacks follow the Cloud Native Buildpacks spec, but the stack, the language packs and the runtime versions are ours. Here is why.
Dockerfile vs Buildpacks: Which One Should You Use?
Both turn your code into a container image. What differs is who writes the build steps, and that decides control, maintenance and security updates.
Why EU Hosting Matters for SaaS and AI Teams
GDPR transfer rules, Schrems II, the Data Privacy Framework and the CLOUD Act in plain terms, plus a checklist for choosing where your SaaS and AI workloads run.
What Is PaaS? Platform as a Service Explained
What a PaaS takes over, what stays with you, how it compares to IaaS, SaaS, serverless and Kubernetes, and what to check before you pick one.
Deploy to Nodion Buttons
Deploy open source applications with a single click. Our platform and feature set is growing, from Managed Databases to Object Storage.
Transactional Emails now in Beta
One key aspect of most applications is sending transactional emails: fast and delivered right to the inbox, not the spam folder.
New Year, New Plans: More Flexible and Affordable
We are celebrating New Year's Eve by introducing new application and database plans that make Nodion even more flexible and affordable.
MySQL Support on Nodion Reaches General Availability
We are excited to share a significant enhancement to our PaaS offering: the addition of MySQL support. Spawn MySQL instances with ease.
PaaS vs Kubernetes: Simplifying Application Deployment
Efficient and effective software deployment is more critical than ever. How a PaaS compares to running Kubernetes yourself.
Cloud Native Buildpacks Explained
Buildpacks turn your source code into a container image without a Dockerfile. What they are, and how they work.
How Docker Containers Improve Software Development
Containerization, with Docker leading the charge, has shaped how applications are built, deployed and managed.
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