Netlify vs Vercel
Netlify and Vercel are both paas and app hosting software. Netlify is a commercial product from Netlify. Vercel is a commercial product from Vercel Inc.
Which to pick
- Pick Netlify when
- You run static or framework-built sites and want simple deploys with built-in forms and previews.
- Pick Vercel when
- You build with Next.js or another modern frontend framework and want preview deploys and a global edge with no ops work.
Side by side
Hosts static and JAMstack sites with git deploys, preview builds, serverless functions, forms and identity.
Hosts frontend and full-stack web apps with git-based deploys, preview URLs, serverless and edge functions, built by the makers of Next.js.
Usage-based charges for bandwidth and builds can surprise you on traffic spikes.
Bandwidth and function usage costs can spike on popular sites, and some Next.js features work best only here.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service (both)
Not published
Next.js
Closed source, sold by Netlify
Closed source, sold by Vercel Inc.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
2.9k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
5.5k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.