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Both work well; pick TypeORM to stay on the framework's rails, Prisma if the team already knows it.",{"question":932,"answer":933},"Do both services have to run on the same host?","No, and decoupling them is part of the point. The default pairs both services on Railway, but nothing ties them together: the Next.js frontend can sit on any platform that serves Node or static output while the NestJS API runs on Render, Fly.io, or a DigitalOcean droplet. The one requirement is that the API host supports long-running processes, since NestJS is a persistent server rather than a per-request function.",{"question":935,"answer":936},"When does this stack start costing more than a single-service setup?","From day one, modestly: two always-on services use resources even when idle, and hosts such as Railway meter that usage. A small deployment fits a Hobby plan at $5 per month plus metered database usage, while team-level plans run $20 per seat per month on top of usage. 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Railway's Hobby plan at $5 per month plus metered usage covers a small deployment of both services and PostgreSQL, while team plans cost $20 per seat per month plus usage. Expect the two-service architecture and usage metering to put the floor slightly above a single-service Next.js stack.","From ~$5\u002Fmo",[944,948,952],{"label":945,"cost":946,"note":947},"Core frameworks","Free (open source)","Next.js, NestJS, TypeORM, and TypeScript are free to use, including commercially.",{"label":949,"cost":950,"note":951},"Hosting (two Node services)","From $5\u002Fmo","Railway's Hobby plan plus usage metering covers small deployments; Render, Fly.io, and DigitalOcean price comparably for persistent Node processes. Pro plans run $20 per seat per month.",{"label":953,"cost":954,"note":955},"Database (PostgreSQL)","Usage-based","Runs as a metered service alongside the apps on Railway or the host of choice; a small database typically adds a few dollars per month.",{"title":957,"description":958,"og_image":30,"canonical":959},"Next.js + NestJS: Tools, Pricing & How to Deploy | Tekyous","Next.js with a NestJS API: a structured, decoupled TypeScript backend. Compare Next.js + NestJS tools, pricing & how to deploy on Tekyous.","https:\u002F\u002Ftekyous.dev\u002Fstacks\u002Fnextjs-nestjs",1790518894174]