Products

Val Town

Uses AI

What will you build?

val.town Source★ 14 DiscordSoftware Development / Hosting, Deployment & DevOps

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
66.9K
Down17.7%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$21/mo
Higher than 70% of peersNiche median $10/mo
Creators
Steven Krouse
@stevekrouse· 11.4K followers+1 more creators
Launched
3y ago
2023-01-11 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events5 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (25 pts · 5 comments)Launch

    Val Town Projects — Hello! We at Val Town have spent the last couple months redesigning our product around a new core primitive: Val Town Projects. Why: Our p…

    Jan 31, 2025 · 22mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (4 pts · 1 comments)Launch

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Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2023-01-11Source
Post excerpt:
Hey HN! We're so excited to show you Val Town ( https://val.town )! A "val" is a JavaScript/TypeScript function or value that runs on our servers. We aim to get you from idea to running code in seconds: type code, run it, get its API endpoint, schedule it - all from the browser, in a couple keystrokes. We're a startup of 4 people, mostly in NYC. We've been w
Show HN
2023-05-25Source
Post excerpt:
HN Follow lets you follow authors on Hacker News, and get email notifications when they post. It was inspired by alerthn.com and hnreplies.com. The app was built in an experimental style on Val Town. We’re trying to create a new web primitive that you can: 1. write like a function 2. run like a script 3. fork like a repo 4. install like an app This is our 5t
Show HN
2025-01-31Source
Post excerpt:
Hello! We at Val Town have spent the last couple months redesigning our product around a new core primitive: Val Town Projects. Why: Our prior core primitive, a "val", was too small. A val is just a single hosted JavaScript file. Users kept bumping up against rough edges managing lots of disparate vals. What: A Val Town Project is a group of vals, files, and

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
GitHub Stars
★ 14
Forks
2
License
See repository
Primary language
—

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct57%
  • Social13%
  • Email10%
  • Organic Search10%
  • Other10%

Countries

  • United States61%
  • Spain8%
  • Vietnam8%
  • United Kingdom4%
  • India3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2022-07-04

KeywordMonthly volume
val102.1K
clay api2,190
val town490
valtown320
val town mcp—

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
$ 0
Pro
$21/mo
$10 Townie (AI) credit / mo · 10 custom domains · 1 minute cron intervals · 10 min wall clock time / run · 2,000 private vals · 10 days log retention
Business
$167/mo
$100 Townie (AI) credit / mo · Unlimited custom domains · 5 million runs / day · Team accounts · Val Town Access · Slack Connect
Enterprise
Contact sales
Flexible Townie (AI) credit · No limits · Log export · SOC 2 · Custom Support

Trial: None · 2 paid tiers ($21–$167) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page

Entry price $21/mo, Higher than 70% of peers; “Hosting, Deployment & DevOps” median is $10/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2023-09-05

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Instant deployments for you & your agents”Positioning

    Instantly deploy TypeScript TypeScript web apps APIs AI agents cron jobs Slack bots GTM flows Zapie...→Instant deployments for you & your agents

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: Base UIFeatures

    —→Base UI

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: ClerkFeatures

    Clerk→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: HTTP/3Features

    —→HTTP/3

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Radix UIFeatures

    Radix UI→—

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Hand-Drawn & Sketch (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Instant deployments for you & your agents”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Illustration / Character Art → Start Free / Sign Up

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.6 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
8.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Illustration / Character Art
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Hand-Drawn & Sketch (with Soft & Friendly)

Handwritten display accents, doodle annotations, and sketch-style illustrations.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #ffffff;
  --surface: #f7f4f1;
  --foreground: #111111;
  --muted-foreground: #a293ac;
  --accent: #00b7eb;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~57%) · Surface #F7F4F1 (~25%) · Text #111111 (~6%) · Muted Text #A293AC (~10%) · Accent #00B7EB (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Outcome & Speed Promise
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot, Custom Illustration
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Hand-Drawn & Sketch (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

## Avoid

- Rigid corporate stock photography
- Heavy 3D metallic renders
- Overly dense enterprise dashboards

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Val Town cost?
Free: $ 0; Pro: $21/mo; Business: $167/mo; Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Val Town get?
Vaneform estimates 66.9K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Val Town and what platforms does it support?
Val Town is catalogued under Hosting, Deployment & DevOps: What will you build?. Supported platforms: Web.
Is Val Town open source?
Val Town has a public repository (https://github.com/val-town/val-town-product) with its source repository published, recording 14 GitHub stars.Source

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