Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting · 2 min read

Frontend Cloud Economics in 2026: Vercel, Netlify, and Cloudflare Pages Bandwidth Compared

An objective cost analysis of serverless execution time, edge function limits, and egress bandwidth pricing for high-traffic web applications.

Deploying Next.js, Vite, and Remix applications has never been easier, but unpredictable egress and execution bills remain a common pain point for scaling software teams.

### Platform Breakdown 1. **Cloudflare Pages & Workers:** The runaway cost leader for high-bandwidth applications. Egress bandwidth is **100% free**, and Workers compute starts with a generous free tier of 100,000 requests/day, followed by $0.50 per million requests. 2. **Vercel:** Unmatched developer ergonomics, native Next.js preview deployments, and integrated observability. Pro tier ($20/seat) includes 1TB bandwidth and 1M Edge Requests. 3. **Netlify:** Strong composable web architecture with integrated forms, identity, and CMS connectors. Teams plan starts at $19/seat with 1TB bandwidth. 4. **Self-Hosted (Coolify / Kamal):** Zero vendor lock-in and predictable fixed server costs ($10–$40/mo on Hetzner or DigitalOcean) for engineering teams willing to manage Docker containers directly.