Deno Deploy vs Netlify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Netlify grades higher than Deno Deploy: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Netlify grades higher on value for money and 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.
Deno Deploy
Serverless hosting for JavaScript and TypeScript apps
Netlify
Git-based hosting for sites and web apps, priced by monthly credits
Which one is for you
Pick Deno Deploy if
- Fits if you already write Deno or TypeScript and want a small app live
- Works for experiments you can move later
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a home for something long-lived: the pricing page says Deno Deploy will be sunset in April 2027
- Watch out: Deno announced on 9 October 2026 that its team is joining Cloudflare, and Deploy runs six months before shutting down
- Not for you if you do not write JavaScript or TypeScript, as it hosts nothing else
- Tight if you stay free and need email support, which starts on Pro at $20 a month
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
| 2.4GPADeno DeployFair | 2.8GPANetlifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $20 a month, at the top of the ordinary range for web hosting. Builder is $200 a month, and requests past the allowance are $2 per million. | 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 | BThe free plan allows 1M requests a month, 20 GiB egress, 10 apps and 5 custom domains, which one person could live on. | 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 | CRuns JS and TS apps with KV and database links, observability and local tunnels. It covers only that runtime, and the service is being wound down. | 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 | CYou write and deploy code, so it is for developers, and the listing shows no rating or no-code route. | 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, with database links and a few integrations on the listing. | 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 | JavaScript and TypeScript apps, for now | 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: Deno Deploy and Netlify. How we grade
Price against what you get
Deno Deploy starts at $20 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 $11 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 6 score higher than Deno Deploy 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
- Deno Deploy also covers databases and workflow automation.
- Netlify also covers AI agents and forms.
At a glance
| Deno Deploy | Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month (Pro) | $9 per month for 1 member |
| Free plan | 1M requests a month, 20 GiB egress, 10 active CPU hours, 10 apps, 5 custom domains and 3 team members. | 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 | Deno Land Inc. | Netlify |
| Price read from | deno.com | netlify.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Deno Deploy
- Deno Deploy will be sunset in April 2027, according to the banner on its pricing page; new projects should plan a move.
- Deno announced on October 9, 2026 that its team is joining Cloudflare, and that Deploy runs for six months before shutting down.
- Paid customers are offered migration support to Cloudflare Workers.
- Email support starts on the Pro plan, and the free plan has community support only.
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
Deno Deploy
- JavaScript and TypeScript apps
- Runs apps built with Deno, Node and frameworks such as Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix and Fresh.
- Usage-based allowances
- Each plan includes requests, egress, active CPU hours and memory time, with overage rates such as $0.20 per GiB of egress on paid plans.
- Deno KV and database links
- A managed KV store is built in, and apps can link to Postgres or Prisma databases, with an isolated database clone for each pull request.
- Observability
- Logs, traces and metrics use OpenTelemetry, with a log streaming API on every plan and metrics history of 1 to 3 months.
- Local tunnels
- A tunnel command connects a local dev server to Deno Deploy so it can use production variables and send telemetry.
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
Deno Deploy
Free$0
per month
For personal use: 1M requests, 20 GiB egress, 10 apps, 1 GiB KV storage and community support.
Pro$20
per month
5M requests, 200 GiB egress, 50 apps, wildcard subdomains, 10 team members and email support.
Builder$200
per month
For Subhosting users: 25M requests, 2,000 GiB egress, 10,000 apps and 25 team members.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, a 99.95% reliability SLA, an email support SLA and onboarding support.
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
Deno Deploy
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, Deno Deploy or Netlify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Netlify is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $20 a month for Deno Deploy. Deno Deploy starts at $20 per month (Pro), and Netlify starts at $9 per month for 1 member.
Which has a free plan, Deno Deploy or Netlify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Deno Deploy 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.