Cloudflare Pages vs Vercel — free-tier comparison
This comparison is calculated from verified service fields. It is not presented as an editorial review and remains excluded from the index until reviewed.
At a glance
Cloudflare Pages: Cheapest paid plan
Static Hosting
Unlimited static asset requests, 500 builds/month, 100 projects/account
Paid from Workers Paid from $5/month
- Unlimited static asset requests
- 500 builds/month
- 100 Pages projects per account
- Unlimited bandwidth and requests on the free plan
- Global edge delivery from 330+ cities with free SSL
- 500 builds per month cap on the free plan
Best for
- Static sites and JAMstack apps (Astro, Next.js, SvelteKit)
- Projects that want edge functions close to users
Static Hosting
100GB bandwidth, 100 deployments/day
Paid from $20/month
- 100GB bandwidth/month
- Up to 200 Hobby projects
- Serverless Functions included
- Best-in-class Next.js support, built by the same team
- Instant immutable preview deployment for every push
- The free Hobby plan is for non-commercial use only
Best for
- Next.js apps and front-end-heavy projects
- Developers who want preview environments out of the box
The catch?
Cloudflare Pages
- Some constraints remain unconfirmed
Vercel
- Commercial use restricted
- Upgrade required at the limit
Detailed comparison
| Cloudflare Pages | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier & pricing | ||
| Free tier ↑ better | Perpetual ★ | Perpetual ★ |
| Paid from ↓ better | Workers $5/mo ★ | $20/mo |
| Regions ↑ better | 330+ cities | Global network |
| Static Hosting | ||
| Bandwidth ↑ better | Unlimited ★ | 100 GB |
FAQ
Yes. Static asset requests are unlimited, with 500 builds per month, up to 100 Pages projects per account and 100 custom domains per project. Functions use the Workers free allowance.
Yes, through Pages Functions, which run on Cloudflare Workers at the edge. They suit APIs and server rendering rather than stateful, long-lived processes.
No. The Hobby plan is for non-commercial, personal projects; commercial use requires a paid plan. Check Vercel's current terms for the details.
No. Vercel deploys most frameworks — SvelteKit, Astro, Nuxt, Remix and plain static sites — though Next.js receives the deepest integration.