Netlify vs Vercel
Static & Frontend Hosting
Netlify
Static site and Jamstack hosting with built-in CI/CD
Pricing: Free tier / from $19/mo
Pros
- Excellent free tier for personal and small projects
- Built-in forms, functions, and CI/CD out of the box
Cons
- Bandwidth overages on the free tier can add up
Vercel
Frontend hosting optimized for Next.js and modern JS frameworks
Pricing: Free tier / from $20/mo
Pros
- Tightest integration with Next.js of any host
- Excellent preview deployments per pull request
Cons
- Costs scale quickly for high-traffic commercial sites