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Vercel
Serverless functions, bandwidth and Postgres for frontend-first teams.
Built around serverless functions that scale to zero, so cost tracks actual traffic rather than a reserved server sitting idle. The trade-off is pricing that's changed shape multiple times as the platform has evolved.
Best for
Frontend-first teams shipping Next.js or similar frameworks who want zero server management.
How it bills
Seat-based base plan plus usage: Active CPU time, provisioned memory, and bandwidth.
Strengths
- +True scale-to-zero for bursty traffic
- +Best-in-class Next.js deployment experience
Trade-offs
- −Pricing has changed several times since 2024 — re-verify before committing
- −Can get expensive at sustained high traffic