Static hosting

Cloudflare Pages vs Vercel

Choose Cloudflare Pages for a static site on the free plan. Choose Vercel when the site is Next.js or another frontend that uses its previews and caching, and the project fits the Hobby plan's personal-use terms.

Cloudflare Pages

Static hosting with unlimited bandwidth on the free plan

Free for static sites

Strengths

  • Static requests are not metered on the free plan
  • Custom domains and HTTPS are included

Limits

  • Builds per month are capped on the free plan
  • Dynamic work moves onto Workers

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Vercel

Frontend hosting with first-class Next.js support

Hobby free, then paid

Strengths

  • Next.js previews and caching are built in
  • Hobby plan is enough for a personal site

Limits

  • The hobby plan is for personal use
  • Serverless usage can add cost on team plans

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