Netlify vs Vercel
Edge compute — side-by-side specs, real prices, and how each scores on our methodology.
Netlify scores higher on our methodology (6.3 vs 4.3); Netlify costs less for our example workload ($30/mo vs $40/mo).
Spec by spec
| Netlify | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | Js isolates, Wasm | Containers, Wasm |
| Cold start class | Milliseconds | Milliseconds |
| Payment methods | Card | Card |
| PoPs / regions | — | 19 |
| Support channels | Ticket | Ticket |
| KV store | Yes | No |
| Money-back period | No refunds | No refunds |
| Queues | Yes | Yes |
| Uptime SLA | None | None |
| Cron / scheduled | Yes | Yes |
| KYC required | Email only | Email only |
| Static asset hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Anonymity | Partial | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing unit | Per request | CPU ms |
| Example bill | $30 / month | $40 / month |
| Example bill basis | 10M requests/month, ~10 ms CPU each, 50 GB egress, users in North America + Europe: Pro $20 includes 3,000 credits; 10M requests (2,000 credits, Edge Functions) + 50 GB (1,000 credits) uses all of them, so deploys (15 credits each) need a $10 top-up of 1,500 credits. On paper $20. | 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: Netlify · Vercel