Hosting and deploy · ranked 02
Cloudflare Workers
Run code on Cloudflare's edge, plus Pages for sites.
Best for Edge functions and a sharp free tier
Cloudflare Workers runs JavaScript, TypeScript, and compiled languages on Cloudflare's network. Cloudflare Pages hosts sites. Use Workers when you want edge functions, a generous free tier, and you are willing to live with the Workers runtime instead of a full Node server.
Best use cases
- APIs that should run close to the user
- Hosting a site on Pages next to Workers
- Cheap, small backends
Pros
- + The free tier is one of the more generous in hosting
- + Edge latency is the point
- + Pages and Workers cover site plus API
Cons
- − The Workers runtime is not a full Node server
- − Paid plan details and limits: check site
Pricing
Free tier and paid Workers plans. Current limits: check site.
Alternatives
Hosting and deploy
8.2
Vercel
Push a frontend or Next.js app and get a URL.
Best for Deploying a Next.js app with preview URLs
Hosting and deploy
7.2
Netlify
Git-based hosting for web apps, with functions and forms.
Best for Git-push hosting that is not Vercel
Hosting and deploy
7.2
Render
Web services, static sites, cron, and databases on one platform.
Best for Web services and cron without AWS