Netlify invented git-push publishing; Vercel perfected it for Next.js. In 2026 the two look similar on the surface but price very differently once you add a team or real traffic.
The short version: Netlify charges per team, Vercel charges per seat. Your org chart may decide this comparison before your stack does.
| Netlify | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $0, 300 credits/mo, commercial use OK | Hobby $0, 100 GB bandwidth, non-commercial only |
| Entry paid plan | Personal $9/mo; Pro $20/mo flat | Pro $20/seat/mo |
| Team of 5 cost | $20/mo (Pro, all covered) | $100/mo (5 seats) |
| Bandwidth (paid) | Credit pool (20 credits/GB) | 1 TB included, then overage |
| Framework fit | Framework-agnostic; forms & identity built in | Best for Next.js (same team) |
| Best for | Teams, commercial free tier, forms-heavy sites | Next.js apps, solo commercial projects |
Git-push publishing for the modern web.
Free ($0, 300 credits/mo, commercial use OK); Personal $9/mo; Pro $20/
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Hobby free (100 GB bandwidth, non-commercial); Pro $20/seat/mo (1 TB b
Try Vercel →Teams almost always win on Netlify's flat $20/mo. Solo Next.js builders usually belong on Vercel. Both are excellent at the actual job — shipping frontend fast with preview deploys.
No — Hobby is strictly non-commercial and Vercel enforces it. Commercial projects start at Pro, $20/seat/mo. Netlify's free tier allows commercial use.
Both run global edge networks; independent tests put Cloudflare ahead of both on raw TTFB. Between these two, performance is close enough to ignore.
Free with unlimited bandwidth on static assets — the value pick. Compare all three in our best-hosting-for-ai-apps ranking.