Vercel
Frontend-focused cloud provider
Vercel is a cloud platform focused on frontend development. It was originally founded in 2015 as ZEIT by Guillermo Rauch, with the aim of making it easy for frontend developers to launch a web app without worrying about infrastructure.
What makes it stand out is its focus on developer experience and performance. You can hook up a Git repo and quickly get a global CDN distribution, free SSL, serverless functions, and automated deploys.
Example customers include Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post. More here.
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What's good about Vercel
- Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
- First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
- Very active community and plenty of learning resources
Vercel pricing examples
Vercel offers a mixed billing model: you subscribe to a specific plan and then pay for any resources you consume each month.
There are three plans available, including a free tier available which is generous enough to host smaller projects:
- Hobby: $0/mo
- Pro: $20/user/mo
- Enterprise: custom pricing
In addition to that, you pay for the resources you consume each month (eg. bandwidth, serverless functions, image optimizations).
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Object Storage | $23.55 / mo 1 TB |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $151.38 / mo 1440h compute, 50 GB storage, 10 GB read/mo 5 GB write/mo |
| Managed Redis®* | $90.72 / mo 10 req/s @ $0.35 per 100k reqs |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $108.75 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $150.00 $0.15 / GB (Edge) |
Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning. You can find Vercel's latest pricing here.
Which services does Vercel offer
Here are some of the services that Vercel offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Vercel has at least 18 data centers:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | syd1 |
| Brazil | São Paulo | gru1 |
| France | Paris | cdg1 |
| Germany | Frankfurt | fra1 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | hkg1 |
| India | Mumbai | bom1 |
| Ireland | Dublin | dub1 |
| Japan | Tokyo | hnd1 |
| Japan | Osaka | kix1 |
| Singapore | Singapore | sin1 |
| cpt1 | South Africa | Cape Town |
| icn1 | South Korea | Seoul |
| arn1 | Sweden | Stockholm |
| lhr1 | UK | London |
| cle1 | USA | Cleveland |
| iad1 | USA | Washington, D.C. |
| pdx1 | USA | Portland |
| sfo1 | USA | San Francisco |
Alternatives to Vercel
Compare Vercel against other cloud providers:
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Amazon Web Services
AWS is a good alternative to Vercel if you're looking for a cloud provider that offers a wider range of services, relatively more affordable prices, and don't mind having to hook up your own infrastructure components.
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Render
Render is a good alternative to Vercel if you want to host your backend within the same cloud provider, while still having a streamlined deployment experience.
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Netlify
Netlify offers a similar platform as Vercel, plus various managed services for identity and form submissions.
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Flightcontrol
Flightcontrol gives you the developer experience of a platform like Vercel but it runs alongside your AWS account - so you can save on compute and directly access to everything AWS has to offer.
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Fly.io
Consider Fly.io if you're looking to deploy container-based apps closer to your users.
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Cloudflare
Cloudflare Pages is a good alternative to Vercel if you're already on their platform and are looking to host a static site.
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Google Cloud
GCP is a worthy alternative if your application requires extensive backend services, or more granular control over infrastructure.
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Supabase
Consider Supabase if you need a more elaborate backend with PostgreSQL, user auth, and real-time features.
Our data for Vercel was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026.