Netlify review

Netlify is ninth: it is pleasant to use for sites and front-end apps, but its credit model and function-first design fit bots and heavy APIs less well. Projects deploy from Git, AI tools or the API, every branch and pull request can get a deploy preview, and new projects stay private until you publish. Server code runs as functions, Netlify Database provisions Postgres, and Blob storage holds files. The Free plan is $0 forever with a 300 credit limit a month, Personal is $9 with 1,000 credits, and Pro is $20 a month with unlimited members and tiers from 3,000 to 20,000 credits. Credits pay for everything: a production deploy uses 15, compute 10 per GB-hour, bandwidth 20 per GB and web requests 2 per 10,000. Personal adds credits at $5 per 500. Teams that deploy often or serve large files should model their credit use first. For marketing sites and front-end apps with light server code, it works well.

Who it is for

Front-end teams and marketing sites that need serverless functions and unlimited deploy previews.

Price

Free plan with a 300 credit limit per month; Personal $9 per month with 1,000 credits; Pro $20 per month with unlimited members.

Personal $9
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 7, 2026.

Key features

• Deploy any framework from Git, AI tools or the API
• Unlimited deploy previews and branch deploys
• Functions, AI Gateway and Netlify Database (Postgres)
• Blob storage, firewall traffic rules and basic rate limiting
• Agent Runners that let AI agents fix and ship code from the dashboard

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Permanent free plan with custom domains and SSL
• Strength: Pro covers unlimited members from $20 a month
• Strength: One credit pool for deploys, compute, bandwidth and requests
• Weakness: Each production deploy uses 15 credits
• Weakness: Bandwidth uses 20 credits per GB, which adds up for heavy sites
• Weakness: Not built for long-running server processes

Key facts

• Personal: $9 per month, 1,000 credits
• Pro: $20 per month, from 3,000 credits
• Compute: 10 credits per GB-hour
• Enterprise SLA: 99.99%

Where it ranks

Netlify is No. 9 in our Best App Hosting Platforms verdict.