Cloudflare Pages vs Netlify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Cloudflare Pages: it is second in our ranking of web hosts, and they share a 2.8 GPA.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloudflare Pages grades higher on value for money. Netlify grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
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
Netlify
Git-based hosting for sites and web apps, priced by monthly credits
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 Netlify if
- Fits if you build sites with a front-end framework and push them to GitHub
- Works for teams whose reviewers need a preview link for every pull request
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a WordPress blog installed in one click, the way a shared host does it
- Tight if traffic spikes, as every GB of bandwidth costs 20 credits and an empty tank pauses the site
- Pricey if a few of you need to share, since more than one member means Pro at $20 a month
- Watch out: each production deploy costs 15 credits, and the free plan's 300 a month can't be exceeded
- Not for you if you need SSO, SCIM, an SLA or 24/7 support, which are Enterprise only, priced by sales
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACloudflare PagesGood | 2.8GPANetlifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BGraded against its own alternatives, since it hosts sites built elsewhere: Personal is $9 a month with no intro price to expire, so the second year costs what the first did. That's under Cloudways' $11 and far under Kinsta's $30. Extra credits are $5 for 500, and a team needs Pro at $20. |
| 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. | BFree plan: custom domains with SSL, functions, a database and unlimited deploy previews, with 300 credits a month. A small personal site fits. A busy one doesn't, and it pauses when the credits run out rather than billing you. |
| 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. | BAgainst its own alternatives it covers the whole job: deploys from Git, the command line, a folder or an AI agent, preview links with feedback, rollbacks, functions, Postgres, file storage, forms and user sign-ups. Just know it's for sites built in code. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect a repo, set a build command and manage domains, so there's setup work. | CNo store rating on record. Dropping a folder in works, but most of it assumes you build sites in code and push them from Git, and credits are one more thing to keep an eye on. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but with GitHub, GitLab, Workers KV, Durable Objects, R2 and a REST API. | BA web dashboard with no app on record, plus a command-line tool. It hooks into GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Slack, and AI agents such as Claude, Codex, Gemini and Cursor can ship code through it. |
| Best for | static sites with free bandwidth | hosting sites you build in code and push from Git |
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 Netlify. 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. Netlify starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7.
Netlify scores higher, and starts $4 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than Cloudflare Pages for less, and none scores higher than Netlify 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
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
- Netlify also covers AI agents and forms.
At a glance
| Cloudflare Pages | Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage) | $9 per month for 1 member |
| 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. | 300 credits a month as a hard limit, one member, custom domains with SSL, functions, database, blob storage and unlimited deploy previews. Sites pause when credits run out. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cloudflare | Netlify |
| Price read from | developers.cloudflare.com | netlify.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 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.
Netlify
- Deploys, bandwidth, compute and requests all draw on monthly credits: 15 per production deploy and 20 per GB of bandwidth.
- When an account's credits run out its sites pause until the next cycle, unless auto recharge ($5 for 500 on Personal, $10 for 1,500 on Pro) is turned on.
- Free and Personal allow one member; private organization repos and shared env variables start at Pro, and extra concurrent builds are $40 a month.
- SSO, SCIM, a 99.99% uptime SLA, log drains and 24/7 support are on the Enterprise plan only.
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.
Netlify
- Deploy from Git, CLI, AI or a folder
- Projects deploy on every push from GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, from the Netlify CLI, by drag and drop, or from an AI agent, with one-click rollbacks.
- Deploy Previews
- Every pull request and branch gets its own preview URL where reviewers can leave visual feedback, and new projects stay private until you publish them.
- Agent Runners
- AI agents such as Claude, Codex and Gemini can be asked to fix, update and ship code from the dashboard, with 1 to 50 concurrent runs by plan.
- Functions, database and storage
- Serverless and edge functions, Netlify Database (a managed Postgres database) and blob storage for files and images run beside the site.
- AI Gateway
- Calls major AI models without managing your own API keys, billed through credits at 180 credits per $1 of model cost.
- Forms, identity and image CDN
- Collects form submissions without a backend, signs up and authenticates site users, and resizes and serves images on demand.
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.
Netlify
Free$0
300 credits a month that cannot be exceeded, one member, one concurrent build, and 1-day observability and analytics.
Personal$9
per month for 1 member
1,000 credits a month, smart secret detection, 7-day analytics and priority email support. Extra credits are $5 for 500.
Pro$20
per month for unlimited members
3,000 credits a month, private org repos, shared env variables, 3 concurrent builds. 10,000 credits is $63 a month, 20,000 is $126.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: 99.99% SLA, enterprise network tier, faster builds, SSO and SCIM, log drains and 24/7 support.
Ways to pay less
Cloudflare Pages
No public discounts listed.
Netlify
- Other savings
Free Open Source plan for non-commercial projects
Projects with an OSI-approved or Creative Commons license and a code of conduct can apply for 10,000 credits a month, unlimited members and free production deploys.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloudflare Pages or Netlify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cloudflare Pages is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $9 a month for Netlify. Cloudflare Pages starts at $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage), and Netlify starts at $9 per month for 1 member.
Which has a free plan, Cloudflare Pages or Netlify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Cloudflare Pages and Netlify 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.