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.
Vercel Homepage
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 charges a monthly platform fee plus usage. Pro includes $20 of usage credit, 1 TB of data transfer and 10M edge requests, then bills on demand.
- Hobby: $0/mo
- Pro: $20/mo, 1 deploying seat included ($20/mo per extra seat, viewers free)
- Enterprise: custom pricing
Usage rates vary by region. In Washington D.C. (iad1): $0.15 / GB data transfer, $2.00 / 1M edge requests, $0.128 / Active CPU-hour, $0.0106 / GB-hour provisioned memory, and $0.60 / 1M function invocations.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Object Storage | $23.90 /mo 1 TB (Vercel Blob) |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $153.85 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB (Hobby) to 1 TB (Pro) |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $150.00 $0.15 / GB (Fast Data Transfer) |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price. See Vercel's pricing.
Which services does Vercel offer
Here are some of the services that Vercel offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Vercel operates in the following locations:
| 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 | Osaka | kix1 |
| Japan | Tokyo | hnd1 |
| Singapore | Singapore | sin1 |
| South Africa | Cape Town | cpt1 |
| South Korea | Seoul | icn1 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | arn1 |
| UK | London | lhr1 |
| USA | Cleveland | cle1 |
| USA | Portland | pdx1 |
| USA | San Francisco | sfo1 |
| USA | Washington, D.C. | iad1 |
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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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.
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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.
Our data for Vercel was last updated on July 27, 2026.