Vercel vs Netlify

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

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2. Fine-tune (optional)

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Netlify is cheaper by $10.00/mo (17%) for this workload. Switch presets or adjust the numbers above to see how the gap changes at different scales.

VercelPro

$60.00/mo
Pro plan (3 seats)
$20/seat × 3 — includes $60 total usage credit
$60.00
Fast Data Transfer
214.6 GB / 1 TB included
incl.
Edge Requests
7.90 M / 10 M included
incl.
Fast Origin Transfer
7.63 GB × $0.06/GB
$0.46
Function Invocations
0.40 M × $0.60/M
$0.24
Active CPU
~8.9 CPU-hrs (40% of duration assumed)
$1.14
Provisioned Memory
22.2 GB-hrs
$0.24
Build Execution (Turbo)
160 min × $0.126/min
$20.16
Monthly usage credit
$22.23 of $60 total credit applied
$-22.23
Active CPU estimated at 40% of total duration — typical for I/O-bound Next.js routes. Estimate uses 3 deploying seats — each additional seat adds $20/month and $20 credit. Excludes ISR writes/reads, Image Optimization, Edge Config, and WAF — can add 10–30% on image/ISR-heavy apps.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Vercel pricing page

NetlifyPro

Lower cost
$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

What Vercel excels at

  • Zero-configuration Next.js deployment — every new framework feature works on day one.
  • Preview deployments for every pull request, out of the box.
  • Fluid Compute: pay only for active CPU time, not wall-clock duration — I/O wait is free.
  • 1 TB bandwidth included on Pro before any overage kicks in.
  • Built-in Skew Protection prevents version mismatch errors on deploys (Pro+).

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.
Compatible

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