Cloudflare vs Vercel
Edge compute — side-by-side specs, real prices, and how each scores on our methodology.
Cloudflare scores higher on our methodology (9.7 vs 4.3); Cloudflare costs less for our example workload ($6.40/mo vs $40/mo).
Spec by spec
| Cloudflare | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | Js isolates, Wasm, Containers | Containers, Wasm |
| Cold start class | None | Milliseconds |
| Payment methods | Card, PayPal, Crypto (stablecoins) | Card |
| PoPs / regions | 348 | 19 |
| Support channels | Docs only, Ticket, Chat 24/7 | Ticket |
| KV store | Yes | No |
| Money-back period | No refunds | No refunds |
| Queues | Yes | Yes |
| Uptime SLA | 100 % | None |
| Cron / scheduled | Yes | Yes |
| KYC required | Email only | Email only |
| Static asset hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Anonymity | Full | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing unit | CPU ms | CPU ms |
| Example bill | $6.40 / month | $40 / month |
| Example bill basis | 10M requests/month, ~10 ms CPU each, 50 GB egress, users in North America + Europe: Workers Paid $5 + 70M CPU-ms over the 30M included × $0.02/M = $1.40; requests within the 10M included, no egress fees. Free caps at 100k requests/day. | 10M requests/month, ~10 ms CPU each, 50 GB egress, users in North America + Europe: Pro, 1 seat $20 (includes $20 usage credit) + $20 Flat Rate CDN tier for 10M requests. Functions in Washington (iad1) ≈ $13 — within the credit. Hobby is non-commercial only. |
Scores come from our published methodology; renewal prices always shown beside intro prices. Full profiles: Cloudflare · Vercel