Hosting & Deploy

Cloudflare Pages vs Vercel

An honest comparison to help you pick the right hosting & deploy tool for your startup.

Our Verdict

Vercel is our pick, but Cloudflare Pages has its strengths

Vercel is our recommendation for most founders. Cloudflare Pages is a solid alternative.

Cloudflare Pages

Cloudflare Pages

Freemium

Free static hosting on the world's fastest network. Workers for server-side logic. Unbeatable.

VS
Vercel

Vercel

Freemium

Push to git, site is live. DX so smooth it ruined us for everything else. The gold standard.

Read full Cloudflare Pages review | Read full Vercel review

Comparison

FeatureCloudflare PagesVercel
PricingFreemiumFreemium
Best forFrontend and full-stack JS apps
Use whenFrontend and full-stack JS apps
Avoid whenYou need raw server control or non-JS workloads
CategoryHosting & DeployHosting & Deploy

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cloudflare Pages better than Vercel?

Vercel is our recommended pick in this category.

Is Cloudflare Pages free?

Cloudflare Pages offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans unlock additional capabilities.

What are alternatives to Cloudflare Pages and Vercel?

Other popular alternatives in this category include Netlify, Railway, Render, Fly.io. Each has different strengths depending on your stage and needs.

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