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Vercel vs Netlify

Two leading frontend/JAMstack hosts.

Vercel is tightly coupled to Next.js. Netlify is more framework-agnostic. Feature parity is mostly close.

At a glance

VercelNetlify
Next.jsFirst-classGood
Build performanceVery fastVery fast
Edge functionsStrongStrong
PricingFrom free, pay scaleFrom free, pay scale

When to pick Vercel

Next.js-first, want the most seamless deployment.

When to pick Netlify

Mixed frameworks, want platform-agnostic hosting.

My verdict

Vercel for Next.js. Netlify for mixed stacks.

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