Netlify vs Cloudflare

Side-by-side cost comparison — enter your workload and see which platform is cheaper for your traffic.

1. Pick a workload

Choose the preset closest to your project size.

2. Fine-tune (optional)

Override the preset values with your real numbers.

Cloudflare is cheaper by $44.96/mo (90%) for this workload. Switch presets or adjust the numbers above to see how the gap changes at different scales.

NetlifyPro

$50.00/mo
Pro plan (3,000 credits)
Base subscription — unlimited members
$20.00
Bandwidth
214.6 GB × 20 = 4292 credits
$0.00
CDN Requests
790k × 2/10k = 1580 credits
$0.00
Functions Compute
22.2 GB-hrs × 10 = 222 credits
$0.00
Production Deploys
40 × 15 = 600 credits
$0.00
Credit overage (3 × 1,500 credits @ $10)
3694 credits over 3,000 → 3 packs × $10
$30.00
Total credits: 6694 / 3,000 included. 3694 overage → 3 packs × $10 = $30. Forms, Netlify Identity, background functions, AI inference, and split testing consume additional credits.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Netlify pricing page

CloudflareWorkers Paid

Lower cost
$5.04/mo
Workers Paid (base)
10M requests + 30M CPU-ms included
$5.00
Worker Requests
0.40 M / 10 M included
incl.
Worker CPU Time
~32.0 M CPU-ms / 30 M included
$0.04
R2 Storage
5 GB (within 10 GB free tier)
incl.
CDN / Egress
Free — Cloudflare charges no egress
incl.
CDN bandwidth and egress are free — structural advantage over Vercel and Netlify. R2 ops (1M Class A writes, 10M Class B reads free/month) not itemized — within free tier for most SaaS workloads. KV writes ($5/M) and D1 writes ($1/M) not modeled; add if your app uses them heavily.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Cloudflare pricing page

What Netlify excels at

  • Credit-based pricing is predictable for low-to-medium traffic — no surprise per-request bills.
  • Built-in form handling, identity, A/B split testing, and branch deploys.
  • Large plugin ecosystem for build-time customizations.
  • Strong CI/CD with granular deploy contexts (production, branch, PR previews).
  • Unlimited team members on Pro — no per-seat charge.

What Cloudflare excels at

  • Zero egress fees — bandwidth is free on all plans, including R2 object storage reads.
  • 300+ edge locations globally; typical latency under 50ms worldwide.
  • CPU-time billing model: I/O wait does not count toward your bill.
  • Integrated ecosystem: R2 (storage), D1 (SQLite), KV, Queues, Durable Objects.
  • Built-in DDoS protection and WAF on the same plan.
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