Cloudflare Pages vs Neocities (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Cloudflare Pages: it is second in our ranking of web hosts, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.6.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloudflare Pages grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloudflare Pages
Git-based hosting for static sites and full-stack apps
Neocities
Free static website hosting with an in-browser editor
Which one is for you
Pick Cloudflare Pages if
- Fits if you run static sites or front-end apps and want no bandwidth bill
- Works for people already using Cloudflare DNS and Workers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a dynamic app on the free allowance, since Functions run on Workers billing
- Tight if you push often: 500 builds a month, one at a time, with a 20-minute build limit
- Not for you if a single file is over 25 MiB
- Watch out: Cloudflare recommends Workers for new projects, so Pages may not be where the work goes
Pick Neocities if
- Fits if you want a personal static page
- Works for hobby sites you build by hand
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need server-side code or a database, as hosting is static only
- Tight if you want a custom domain, which needs Supporter at $5 a month
- Watch out: free sites are limited in file types and get a stricter content security policy
- Too light for a growing site, with free storage capped at 1 GB
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACloudflare PagesGood | 2.6GPANeocitiesGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree with no bandwidth charge for static requests, and the paid add-on is $5 a month, under the category's cheaper quarter of $5.28. | AThe free plan is substantial for a static site: 1 GB, 200 GB of bandwidth and no ads. Supporter is $5 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | B500 builds a month, 100 projects and unlimited preview deployments, one build at a time. One person can live on it; Functions are capped at 100,000 requests a day. | BA free site with SSL and the editor, enough for a personal page. It has file-type limits and a stricter content security policy. |
| Features | CGit and upload deploys, previews, Functions, rollbacks and a REST API. The gaps: docs point new projects to Workers, assets are capped at 25 MiB and dynamic apps aren't covered by the free allowance. | CIn-browser editor, CLI, API, CDN and community features. Static only, with no server code or database, so it does a smaller job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect a repo, set a build command and manage domains, so there's setup work. | CThe work is building the pages yourself, even though an editor sits in the browser. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but with GitHub, GitLab, Workers KV, Durable Objects, R2 and a REST API. | CWeb only, with a CLI and API but no apps or listed integrations. |
| Best for | static sites with free bandwidth | a hobby static site |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloudflare Pages and Neocities. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cloudflare Pages starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Neocities starts at $5 a month and scores 2.0.
Cloudflare Pages scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than Cloudflare Pages for less, and 13 score higher than Neocities for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Neocities is open source, according to its own site.
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
At a glance
| Cloudflare Pages | Neocities | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage) | $5 per month (Supporter) |
| Free plan | Unlimited static requests and bandwidth, 500 builds a month, 20,000 files per site, 100 projects, and Functions requests counted against 100,000 a day. | 1 GB storage and 200 GB bandwidth on a neocities.org subdomain with SSL, the site editor, the CLI tool and no ads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cloudflare | Neocities |
| Price read from | developers.cloudflare.com | neocities.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cloudflare Pages
- Cloudflare's docs say Workers supports most Pages use cases and recommend starting new projects on Workers.
- The Free plan allows 500 builds a month, one at a time, with a 20-minute build timeout; Pro and Business raise this to 5,000 and 20,000.
- A single site asset can be at most 25 MiB, and a Pages account is limited to 100 projects.
- Functions usage is billed through a Workers plan, so dynamic apps are not covered by the free static allowance.
Neocities
- Hosting is static only; there is no server-side code or database.
- Custom domains, SFTP, WebDAV and multiple sites need the $5 a month Supporter plan.
- The free plan restricts which file types can be uploaded and applies a stricter content security policy.
- The Free plan caps storage at 1 GB and bandwidth at 200 GB.
Key features
Cloudflare Pages
- Git and direct upload deploys
- Each push to a connected GitHub or GitLab repository triggers a build, and sites can also be deployed by direct upload or the CLI.
- Preview deployments
- The limits page says projects can have an unlimited number of preview deployments active at once.
- Pages Functions
- Server-side code runs as Functions, with bindings to Workers KV and Durable Objects, and is billed as Workers requests.
- Free static bandwidth
- The pricing docs say static asset requests are free and unlimited on both free and paid plans.
- Rollbacks and custom domains
- The docs list rollbacks, custom domains, redirects and headers files, deploy hooks and branch deployment controls.
- REST API
- A REST API is documented for managing Pages projects and deployments.
Neocities
- In-browser editor
- Pages can be written in an HTML editor in the browser or uploaded by drag and drop.
- Command line tool and API
- A CLI and an API are available on both plans, for deploying a site from a terminal or building developer tools.
- Anycast CDN
- Sites are served from Neocities' own caching CDN in more than a dozen datacenters, with SSL and HTTP/2.
- Custom domains
- Custom domains with SSL certificates, SFTP and WebDAV uploads are Supporter features.
- Community features
- Site tags, a gallery, follows, comments and RSS feeds are included, in the manner of a social network for sites.
- AI blocking control
- Both plans list full control over blocking AI crawlers, and the site says it will not sell data for AI training.
Plans
Cloudflare Pages
Free$0
1 build at a time, 500 builds a month, unlimited preview deployments, and Functions within the Workers Free limit of 100,000 requests a day.
Workers Paid$5
per month minimum per account
Raises the Functions allowance to 10 million requests a month, shared with Workers. Static asset requests are free either way.
Neocities
Free$0
1 GB storage, 200 GB bandwidth, a free neocities.org subdomain with SSL, one-click backups, the site editor and CLI tool. No custom domains, SFTP or WebDAV.
Supporter$5
per month
50 GB storage, 3000 GB bandwidth, custom domains with SSL certificates, multiple sites, SFTP, WebDAV, site stats history and basic email support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloudflare Pages or Neocities?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Cloudflare Pages starts at $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage), and Neocities starts at $5 per month (Supporter).
Which has a free plan, Cloudflare Pages or Neocities?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cloudflare Pages and Neocities have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.