Netlify vs Vercel
Netlify is cheaper in all 2 categories where both compete.
Category by category
Each provider's cheapest published option in each category, on the axis that category is billed on. A dash means they do not sell into it.
| Category | Netlify | Rate | Vercel | Rate | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serverless functions | Netlify Functions | $19.00 | Vercel Functions | $20.00 | Netlify1.1× cheaper |
| Application platforms | Netlify | $9.00 | Vercel | $20.00 | Netlify2.2× cheaper |
About each provider
Netlify
Headquartered in US · 2 priced services
A frontend hosting platform with generous build tooling and the most expensive overage bandwidth of the major PaaS options.
Vercel
Headquartered in US · 2 priced services
The managed platform for Next.js, priced per seat plus usage. Convenience is the product; bandwidth costs several times what a plain CDN charges.
Questions
- Is Netlify or Vercel cheaper in 2026?
- Netlify is cheaper in all 2 categories where both compete. Picking a provider on an aggregate "cheaper" verdict is usually a mistake — what matters is which of them is cheaper in the categories you actually buy.
- What does Netlify offer that Vercel does not?
- Nothing in this dataset — every category Netlify sells into, Vercel sells into as well.
- What does Vercel offer that Netlify does not?
- Nothing in this dataset — every category Vercel sells into, Netlify sells into as well.
- Should I use both?
- Often the cheapest answer, and the table above shows where the seams are. Splitting workloads across providers costs you cross-provider data transfer and a second bill to reason about, so it pays off when the per-category gap is large and the traffic between them is small.