Cloudflare
vs
Vercel
Both host frontends with serverless functions, cron jobs and object storage. Cloudflare charges less for storage and nothing for egress, while Vercel builds around Next.js and meters transfer by region.
What's good about each
- Every service runs in every datacenter, 300+ cities
- No egress fees on R2 object storage or Workers
- Free tier covers CDN, DNS, WAF and DDoS mitigation
- One platform for serverless compute, storage, SQL and vector search
- Built-in support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- API for issuing custom domains to your own customers
- Functions bill CPU time, not time spent waiting on I/O
- 20 compute regions, 120+ edge locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudflare | Vercel | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $15.81 /mo 1 TB (R2 Standard) | $36.40 /mo 1 TB (Vercel Blob) | 57% cheaper on Cloudflare |
| Serverless | $82.50 /mo 25M invocations, 150 ms CPU time | $170.42 /mo 25M invocations, 2 GB RAM (minimum), 150 ms duration | 52% cheaper on Cloudflare |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB (Hobby) to 1 TB (Pro) | |
| Egress | Free for most services | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Fast Data Transfer) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cloudflare | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, some products | Yes |
| FedRAMP | High, Cloudflare for Government | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cloudflare | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 312 | 20 |
| Example customers | Shopify, DoorDash, Discord, Intercom, Zendesk | Shopify, Notion, Stripe, Ramp, The Weather Company |
| Website | cloudflare.com | vercel.com |
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vercel on Sept. 18, 2026.