Statichost vs Surge (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Statichost and Surge share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Statichost starts cheaper, at about $10.05 a month against $30 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Statichost grades higher on ease of use and platforms. Surge grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Statichost
Static site hosting on European-owned infrastructure
Which one is for you
Pick Statichost if
- Fits if you want static-site hosting kept inside Europe
- Works for a single personal site within 10 GB of bandwidth
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site needs a server, since it only hosts static files
- Tight if you run more than one site, as Hobby stops at 1
- Watch out: the free plan has queued builds, and the performance CDN is Professional only
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and overage is 1 euro per 10 GB or per 100 build minutes
Pick Surge if
- Fits if you are happy in a terminal and want to push a build folder online
- Works for quick previews and demos from a CI job
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a point-and-click dashboard, as publishing is by command line
- Skip it if you need a build step, because Surge only serves files you built elsewhere
- Pricey if you need redirects, rewrites or password protection, which need Pro at $30 a month
- Watch out: publishing is rate limited on every plan, and a project tops out at 450 MB
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAStatichostFair | 2.4GPASurgeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is 9 euros a month, in the middle of web hosting at $10.99, with overage of 1 euro per 10 GB of bandwidth. Professional is 49 euros. | AFree plan with unlimited projects and domains, and custom domains with certificates at no cost. The only paid plan is $30 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Hobby plan is free with 1 site, 10 GB bandwidth and 100 build minutes, no trial period and no card. A personal site can live there. | BThe free plan covers real use, with limits you can hit: 450 MB and 10,100 files a project, and publishing is rate limited. |
| Features | CGit deploys, any static site generator, custom domains with HTTPS, webhooks, rollbacks and an API. It is static only, and preview links are coming soon. | CPreviews, 100 revisions with rollback and single-page app support. It serves static files only and does not run a build, so it does a narrow job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect a Git repository and a build setup. | DEverything is done from a terminal with the CLI, so it is a poor start for anyone who does not use a command line. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it works with any Git provider and generators such as Next.js, Astro, Hugo and SvelteKit. | CWeb only, with a CLI and scoped tokens for CI jobs. No dashboard to build in, and no phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | static sites hosted on European infrastructure | publishing a static folder from the command line |
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: Statichost and Surge. How we grade
Price against what you get
Statichost starts at about $10.05 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Surge starts at $30 a month and scores 1.7.
Statichost scores higher and starts $19.95 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 3 score higher than Statichost for less, and 92 score higher than Surge 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
At a glance
| Statichost | Surge | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | 9 € per month (Starter) | $30 per month (Pro) |
| Free plan | Hobby plan: 1 site, 10 GB bandwidth and 100 build minutes a month. No trial period and no card needed. | Unlimited projects and domains, custom domains with certificates, 10 regions, previews and 100 revisions with rollback. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | statichost.eu | Chloi Inc. |
| Price read from | statichost.eu | surge.sh |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Statichost
- Prices are in euros, and overage costs 1 € per 10 GB of bandwidth or per 100 build minutes on paid plans.
- Built for static sites: the FAQ says anything that builds to static files works.
- The free plan has queued builds and one site; priority support and the performance CDN are Professional only.
- Preview links for branches and pull requests are marked as coming soon, and the world-wide CDN is in private beta.
Surge
- Static files only, and Surge does not run a build, so you build elsewhere and hand it the output.
- Publishing is rate limited on every plan: 30 per domain and 60 per account every 15 minutes.
- A project can be at most 450 MB and 10,100 files.
- Password protection, redirects and rewrites need the $30 Pro plan.
Key features
Statichost
- Deploy from any git provider
- Repositories are cloned with standard git, so any provider works, including private repositories over SSH or authenticated HTTPS.
- Any static site generator
- Presets exist for Next.js, Astro, Hugo, Eleventy, SvelteKit and plain HTML, and any Docker image can be used for custom builds.
- Custom domains and HTTPS
- Custom domains with automatically provisioned SSL certificates are included on every plan, including the free one.
- Webhooks and rollbacks
- Sites can rebuild after a git push or a CMS update through webhooks, and a previous version can be restored immediately.
- European-only stack
- The vendor states that servers, CDN, DNS and tooling all run on European providers, with a Europe-wide CDN on every plan.
- API access and password protection
- All plans list API access, custom Cache-Control headers, advanced header configuration and password-protected sites.
Surge
- One-command publishing
- Run surge with a directory and a domain; the CLI remembers the domain in a one-line CNAME file and needs no config file.
- Previews and rollback
- Each publish is a revision and the last 100 are kept, so a domain can be previewed, cut over and rolled back.
- Custom domains and certificates
- Custom domains are free on every plan, with certificates issued and renewed automatically once DNS points at Surge.
- Single-page app support
- A 200.html file serves unknown paths for client-side routes, and a 404.html gives a custom not-found page.
- Tokens for CI and agents
- A token can be scoped to one domain, and Surge publishes a manual for coding agents at surge.sh/docs/agents.
Plans
Statichost
Hobby€0
1 site, 10 GB bandwidth, 100 build minutes, queued builds, custom domains with automatic HTTPS.
Starter9 €
per month
Unlimited sites, 500 GB bandwidth then 1 € per 10 GB, and 5,000 build minutes then 1 € per 100 minutes.
Professional49 €
per month
Unlimited sites, 1 TB bandwidth then 1 € per 10 GB, performance CDN, immediate builds and priority support.
Surge
Free$0
Unlimited projects and domains, custom domains with certificates, previews, rollback and scoped CI tokens.
Pro$30
per month
Everything in Free plus password protection for a domain or paths, and redirects and rewrites.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Statichost or Surge?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Statichost is cheaper to start with: about $10.05 a month, against $30 a month for Surge. Statichost starts at 9 € per month (Starter), and Surge starts at $30 per month (Pro).
Which has a free plan, Statichost or Surge?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Statichost and Surge 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.