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Vercel vs Netlify: free tier and first paid price (checked 2026-10-19)
Both have a free plan that stays free. On list price, Netlify's first paid plan is cheaper. Netlify Personal: $9/month; Vercel Pro: $20/month.
| Fact | Vercel | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Stays free | Stays free |
| Card for the free plan | Unknown | Unknown |
| EU region | Unknown | Unknown |
| First paid plan | Pro | Personal |
| First paid price | $20/month | $9/month |
| Free plan includes | Hobby is $0/month: import a repo, automatic CI/CD, global CDN, WAF, DDoS mitigation. Included usage on the comparison table: 1M CDN requests/month and 100 GB Fast Data Transfer/month. | Free is '$0 forever': deploy any framework, unlimited deploy previews, custom domains with SSL, global CDN, Functions, Netlify Database and Blob. Limit shown: 300 credits/month. |
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| Paid plan note | Pro includes $20 of included usage credit and is labeled as including a free trial ('Start a free trial'). | Personal includes 1,000 credits/month. Credit rates on the page: production deploys 15 credits each, compute 10 credits per GB-hour, bandwidth 20 credits per GB, web requests 2 credits per 10k requests. |
| EU / data region note | Pricing page mentions EU-U.S. DPF. It does not state an EU-only compute region. | Footer lists GDPR/CCPA. No EU hosting region is stated on the pricing page. |
| Last checked | ||
| Pricing page | vercel.com/pricing | www.netlify.com/pricing/ |
Questions
Does Vercel or Netlify have a free plan?
Vercel has a free plan that stays free; Netlify has a free plan that stays free. Checked 2026-10-19: Vercel pricing, Netlify pricing.
Which is cheaper to start paying for, Vercel or Netlify?
On list price, Netlify's first paid plan is cheaper. Netlify Personal: $9/month; Vercel Pro: $20/month. Checked 2026-10-19: Vercel pricing, Netlify pricing.
Do Vercel and Netlify need a credit card for the free plan?
Vercel does not say whether a card is needed; Netlify does not say whether a card is needed. Checked 2026-10-19: Vercel pricing, Netlify pricing.
Do Vercel and Netlify offer an EU region?
Vercel does not state an EU region; Netlify does not state an EU region. Checked 2026-10-19: Vercel pricing, Netlify pricing.
Sources
- Vercel pricing page (checked 2026-10-19)
- Netlify pricing page (checked 2026-10-19)
Every cell is copied from the official pricing pages. The verdict is generated from those fields and makes no other claims. "Unknown" means the page did not say. Prices change: check the vendor page before you buy.
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