Firebase Hosting vs Vercel (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Firebase Hosting and Vercel share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Firebase Hosting grades higher, or ease of use, where Vercel does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Firebase Hosting
Google's CDN hosting for static and single-page web apps
Vercel
Git-based hosting for front-end and full-stack web apps
Which one is for you
Pick Firebase Hosting if
- Fits if you ship a static site or single-page app and already use Firebase
- Works for small sites that stay under 360 MB of transfer a day
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need a full-stack app, since that goes to a different product
- Tight if you get traffic: 360 MB a day on the free plan
- Skip it if you don't want a command line, as deploys use firebase deploy
- Watch out: going past Spark needs Blaze, which bills usage and needs a payment method, and the $300 credit is for eligible accounts
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
| 2.4GPAFirebase HostingFair | 2.4GPAVercelFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFree up to the Spark limits, then $0.026 per GB stored and $0.15 per GB of transfer with no base fee. There's no fixed plan price to compare, so this is a judgement on small sites. | 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 | BSpark needs no payment method: 10 GB storage, 360 MB a day of transfer, custom domain and SSL. Enough for a small site. | 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 | CCDN, SSL, preview channels, rollbacks and GitHub Actions. The gap: it's for static and single-page apps, and full-stack apps go to App Hosting. | 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 | DNo store rating on record. You deploy with the firebase command line and a config file. | CNo store rating on record. You connect a Git repo and set up projects, domains and environment variables. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with GitHub Actions, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run and Cloud Logging. | BWeb only, with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps and Next.js. |
| Best for | static sites and single-page apps on Google's CDN | 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: Firebase Hosting and Vercel. How we grade
Where they differ
- Vercel also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| Firebase Hosting | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go) | $20 per month for 1 deploying seat (Pro) |
| Free plan | Spark plan: 10 GB of storage and 360 MB of data transfer a day, with custom domain, global CDN and SSL included, and no payment method needed. | 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 | Vercel | |
| Price read from | firebase.google.com | vercel.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Firebase Hosting
- Data transfer is limited to 360 MB a day on the no-cost plan, which a busy site can pass quickly.
- It is aimed at static and single-page apps; full-stack web apps are pointed to App Hosting.
- Going past the Spark limits needs the Blaze plan, which bills usage and needs a payment method.
- The pricing page lists the Blaze credit of $300 only for eligible accounts.
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
Firebase Hosting
- Global CDN and SSL
- Files are cached at CDN edges worldwide and served as gzip or Brotli, with zero-configuration SSL certificates.
- Preview channels
- A change can be deployed to a temporary, shareable preview channel for review before it goes live.
- One-command deploys
- Sites built with frameworks such as React, Vite and Vue deploy with firebase deploy, and rollbacks use the same CLI.
- GitHub Actions
- A GitHub Actions integration deploys automatically on push.
- Logging and analytics
- Server-side analytics through Cloud Logging show visitors, response statuses and request latency.
- Localized content
- The product page says content can be served by country and language through the CDN.
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
Firebase Hosting
Spark (no-cost)$0
10 GB of storage, 360 MB a day of data transfer, custom domain and SSL, and multiple sites per project.
Blaze (pay as you go)$0
no base fee; usage billed beyond the Spark amounts
Storage is free up to 10 GB, then $0.026 per GB. Data transfer is free up to 360 MB a day, then $0.15 per GB. May include $300 in free credit if eligible.
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, Firebase Hosting or Vercel?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Firebase Hosting starts at $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go), and Vercel starts at $20 per month for 1 deploying seat (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Firebase Hosting or Vercel?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Firebase Hosting 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.