Deno Deploy vs Vercel (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deno Deploy and Vercel share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and they start at the same price, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Vercel
Git-based hosting for front-end and full-stack web apps
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 Vercel if
- Fits if you ship Next.js or other framework apps from Git
- Works for personal projects on the free Hobby plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if the project earns money and you want to stay on the free plan
- Pricey if you have a team: each extra deploying seat is $20 a month
- Watch out: usage beyond the $20 credit is billed on demand
- Watch out: Enterprise pricing isn't published
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADeno DeployFair | 2.4GPAVercelFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CPro is $20 a month per deploying seat with $20 of usage credit, just inside the dearer quarter ($19). Usage past the credit is billed per resource. |
| 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. | BHobby is free with CI/CD, a CDN and a firewall, plus a 14-day Pro trial. But it's limited to non-commercial, personal use. |
| 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. | CGit deploys, preview URLs, CDN, firewall, analytics and spend controls. It's front-end hosting first, and SCIM, multi-region failover and the SLA are Enterprise only. |
| 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. You connect a Git repo and set up projects, domains and environment variables. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with database links and a few integrations on the listing. | BWeb only, with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps and Next.js. |
| Best for | JavaScript and TypeScript apps, for now | deploying front-end apps 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 Vercel. 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. Vercel starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 6 score higher than Deno Deploy for less, and 6 score higher than Vercel 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.
- Vercel also covers web analytics and page speed.
At a glance
| Deno Deploy | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month (Pro) | $20 per month for 1 deploying seat (Pro) |
| Free plan | 1M requests a month, 20 GiB egress, 10 active CPU hours, 10 apps, 5 custom domains and 3 team members. | Hobby plan: $0 a month, with automatic CI/CD, a global CDN, a web application firewall and DDoS mitigation. Limited to non-commercial, personal use. |
| Free trial | None listed | Pro trial: 14 days with $20 in credits. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Deno Land Inc. | Vercel |
| Price read from | deno.com | vercel.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Vercel
- The Hobby plan is limited to non-commercial, personal use under Vercel's fair use guidelines.
- Pro includes one deploying seat; each extra Owner or Member seat is $20 a month, while viewer seats are free.
- Usage beyond the $20 monthly credit is billed on demand, per resource, such as per million requests or per GB-hour.
- Enterprise pricing is not published, and SCIM, multi-region failover and the 99.99% SLA are Enterprise 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.
Vercel
- Git deploys and preview URLs
- Projects deploy on every push from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps, and each branch gets its own preview URL.
- Fluid compute
- Server code is billed for actual execution time rather than idle time, according to the pricing page.
- Global CDN and firewall
- Content is served from a global delivery network with HTTPS certificates, a web application firewall and DDoS mitigation on every plan.
- Analytics and observability
- Traffic and performance insights are included, with deeper observability available as a paid add-on on Pro.
- Spend management
- Pro teams can set a spending limit and alerts, and Vercel says it will stop usage before the budget is exceeded.
- AI Gateway and SDK
- Vercel offers an AI Gateway and an open-source AI SDK for apps that call language models, alongside Sandbox for running untrusted code.
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.
Vercel
Hobby$0
Import a repo and deploy, with CI/CD, CDN, firewall and fluid compute. Restricted to non-commercial, personal use.
Pro$20
per month, includes 1 deploying seat and $20 of usage credit
Adds $20 of monthly usage credit, spend management, cold start prevention and free viewer seats. More deploying seats are $20 a month each.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: SCIM and directory sync, managed WAF rulesets, multi-region compute and failover, 99.99% SLA and advanced support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Deno Deploy or Vercel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Deno Deploy starts at $20 per month (Pro), and Vercel starts at $20 per month for 1 deploying seat (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Deno Deploy or Vercel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Deno Deploy and Vercel 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.