title: Experiences on free and low-cost hosting for play framework applications?
body: <p>I'd like to know your experience finding a host for play applications on free or low-cost servers</p>
  
  <p>So far now I found the following options:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.playapps.net/" rel="noreferrer">Playapps</a> (discontinued)</p>
  
  <p>A cloud hosting solution by zenexity, the company behind play framework<br>
  module: <a href="http://www.playframework.org/modules/playapps-1.4/home" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playframework.org/modules/playapps-1.4/home</a><br>
  princing: <a href="http://www.playapps.net/pricing" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playapps.net/pricing</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://code.google.com/intl/en/appengine/" rel="noreferrer">Google Application Engine</a></p>
  
  <p>module: <a href="http://www.playframework.org/modules/gae-1.4/home" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playframework.org/modules/gae-1.4/home</a><br>
  cons: can't use mysql, should not use JPA<br>
  Instead of JPA it is advised to use siena<br>
  <a href="http://www.playframework.org/modules/siena-2.0.0/home" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playframework.org/modules/siena-2.0.0/home</a></p>
  
  <p>nice example: <a href="http://viralpatel.net/blogs/2011/01/first-play-framework-gae-siena-application-tutorial-example.html" rel="noreferrer">http://viralpatel.net/blogs/2011/01/first-play-framework-gae-siena-application-tutorial-example.html</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.cloudbees.com/" rel="noreferrer">Cloudbees</a></p>
  
  <p>module: <a href="http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees</a><br>
  floss: <a href="http://www.cloudbees.com/foss/" rel="noreferrer">http://www.cloudbees.com/foss/</a><br>
  tutorial: <a href="http://wiki.cloudbees.com/bin/view/RUN/Playframework" rel="noreferrer">http://wiki.cloudbees.com/bin/view/RUN/Playframework</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://www.dotcloud.com/" rel="noreferrer">dotCloud</a></p>
  
  <p>module: <a href="http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees" rel="noreferrer">http://www.playframework.org/modules/cloudbees</a><br>
  princing: <a href="https://www.dotcloud.com/pricing/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.dotcloud.com/pricing/</a><br>
  (there's a free plan with 10MB db)  </p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://aws.amazon.com/" rel="noreferrer">AWS - Amazon Web Services</a> </p>
  
  <p>pricing: <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/#pricing" rel="noreferrer">http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/#pricing</a><br>
  pricing: <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/en/elasticbeanstalk/#pricing" rel="noreferrer">http://aws.amazon.com/en/elasticbeanstalk/#pricing</a><br>
  samples:<br>
  <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-19/index.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-19/index.html</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-16/index.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-javadev2-16/index.html</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/8/29/play/" rel="noreferrer">Heroku for play!</a></p>
  
  <p>princing: <a href="http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/8/29/play/" rel="noreferrer">http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/8/29/play/</a><br>
  (seems like you get 1 web dyno + 5mb postresql dabate for free)<br>
  sample: <a href="http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/play" rel="noreferrer">http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/play</a></p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Do you have any experience with one of these?</p>
  
  <p>Any other option you know?</p>