Head-to-head
Netlify vs Cloudflare Pages
Two hosts, side by side. Pricing, features, and the trade-offs that actually matter.
Netlify from Free
Vercel's older sibling — broader framework support, more even-keeled pricing.
HQ US · founded 2014
Cloudflare Pages from Free
Static + edge-functions hosting on the world's biggest CDN, free for almost everyone.
HQ US · founded 2009
Quick verdict
Cheapest: Cloudflare Pages wins on entry price (Free vs Free).
More features: Cloudflare Pages ships more first-party platform features out of the box.
Region: Netlify is HQ'd in US; Cloudflare Pages in US.
Cheapest plans, side by side
| Netlify | Cloudflare Pages | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Starter | Free |
| Price | Free | Free |
| CPU | — | — |
| RAM | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| Disk | — GB | — GB |
| Bandwidth | 100 GB | unmetered |
Feature parity
| Netlify | Cloudflare Pages | |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Postgres | × | × |
| Managed Redis | × | × |
| Object storage | × | ✓ |
| One-click apps | ✓ | × |
| Private network | × | × |
| IPv6 | × | ✓ |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | × | × |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terraform | × | ✓ |
Netlify pros
- +First-class support for many SSGs, not just Next.js
- +Forms, identity, and Edge Functions wrapped into one bill
- +Free tier is generous and commercial use is allowed
Netlify cons
- −Build minute overages bite for monorepos
- −Functions are AWS Lambda under the hood; cold starts apply
- −Less aggressive at frontier features than Vercel — you'll lag on cutting-edge framework support
Cloudflare Pages pros
- +Unlimited bandwidth on the free tier — no caveats
- +Cloudflare's CDN is in 300+ cities; latency is near-optimal everywhere
- +Workers (edge functions) and KV/D1/R2 in the same dashboard
Cloudflare Pages cons
- −Build runners are shared and slower than Vercel/Netlify on cold cache
- −Workers have a different mental model than Lambda — porting Express apps is non-trivial
- −Logs and observability lag behind Vercel's polish