Three static + edge hosts dominate in 2026. Picking the wrong one bites you on the bandwidth bill at scale.
Free tier limits
| Host | Bandwidth/mo | Build min | Edge functions | |---|---|---|---| | Vercel | 100 GB | 6000 min | 1M invocations | | Netlify | 100 GB | 300 min | 125K invocations | | Cloudflare Pages | Unlimited | 500 builds/mo | 100K invocations/day |
Cloudflare's unlimited bandwidth is the killer feature for image-heavy or viral sites. We've seen sites get a 100K-visit traffic spike on Vercel and end up with a $300 overage bill.
Build speed (Next.js 14 app, ~80 pages)
- Vercel: 90s
- Netlify: 120s
- Cloudflare Pages: 110s
Vercel wins because they built Next.js — caching is best.
Edge function DX
- Vercel: best Next.js integration, native middleware
- Netlify: good, slightly less polished
- Cloudflare Workers: most powerful runtime (WebAssembly, KV, D1, R2 all integrated), steepest learning curve
When to pick which
- Cloudflare Pages — high-traffic content site, image-heavy, want zero bandwidth anxiety
- Vercel — Next.js shop, prefer convention over configuration
- Netlify — Astro/Gatsby/Hugo, plugin ecosystem matters, indie/agency workflow
Nexora Aero is hosted on Hostinger (cheap shared) with a Netlify mirror for previews. We'd move to Cloudflare Pages if traffic ever crossed 1M MAU.
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