The Cloudflare Pages Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Cloudflare Pages in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Cloudflare Pages
The Insider’s Guide
Git-based hosting for static sites and full-stack apps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from Cloudflare Pages’s own pages.
Made by Cloudflare · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Cloudflare Pages’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Cloudflare Pages’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 53 of the 54 other web hosts we grade
Cloudflare Pages builds and deploys sites from a Git repository or by direct upload, serving them from Cloudflare's network. Static asset requests are free and unlimited on every plan, and server-side code runs as Pages Functions billed as Workers requests. Cloudflare's own docs now say Workers supports most Pages use cases and that new projects should start there.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Cloudflare Pages, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect a repo, set a build command and manage domains, so there's setup work.
- 1
Best for static sites with free bandwidth
Cloudflare Pages serves static sites with free, unlimited bandwidth on the free plan.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage).
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
Preview deployments
The limits page says projects can have an unlimited number of preview deployments active at once.
- 7
Pages Functions
Server-side code runs as Functions, with bindings to Workers KV and Durable Objects, and is billed as Workers requests.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 53 of 54
That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
Cloudflare Pages sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
Cloudflare Pages at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Cloudflare
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for static sites with free bandwidth
Cloudflare Pages serves static sites with free, unlimited bandwidth on the free plan. But Cloudflare's own docs recommend starting new projects on Workers, the free plan allows 500 builds a month, and dynamic code is billed through a Workers plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Free 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | 500 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. |
| Features | C | Git 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect a repo, set a build command and manage domains, so there's setup work. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but with GitHub, GitLab, Workers KV, Durable Objects, R2 and a REST API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Cloudflare Pages is for
- Fits if you run static sites or front-end apps and want no bandwidth bill
- Works for people already using Cloudflare DNS and Workers
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Static sites and front-end apps that want free bandwidth
- Developers already using Cloudflare DNS and Workers
- Personal and small projects within the free build limits
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Cloudflare Pages has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month (Workers Paid, for Pages Functions usage).
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.
The 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.
Read from developers.cloudflare.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Git-based hosting for static sites and full-stack apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, page speed.
Git and upload deploys, previews, Functions, rollbacks and a REST API.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Workers KV
- Durable Objects
- R2
- Cloudflare Access
- Sentry
- Turnstile
Cloudflare Pages is made by Cloudflare.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
53/54
Other web hosts it is graded above
Cloudflare Pages's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 53 of the 54 other web hosts we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 44 of 54) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 19 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 55 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cloudflare Pages’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 44 of 54
- BFree plan and trialAbove 49 of 54
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 54
- CEase of useAbove 9 of 54
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 24 of 54
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Cloudflare Pages is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
Cloudflare Pages sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, GitLab and Workers KV among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Cloudflare Pages’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Netlify, Vercel, Render, Railway and Fly.io
The 5 tools Cloudflare Pages is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Netlify
Free plan · from $9/mo
Git-based hosting for sites and web apps, priced by monthly credits.
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
- Netlify also covers AI agents and forms.
- 2.4GPA
Vercel
Free plan · from $20/mo
Git-based hosting for front-end and full-stack web apps.
- Vercel also covers web analytics.
- 2.4GPA
Render
Free plan · from $25/mo
Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers.
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
- Render also covers databases and workflow automation.
- 2.6GPA
Railway
Free trial · from $5/mo
App and database hosting billed by the second for usage.
- Cloudflare Pages has a free plan. Railway does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Railway lists iOS and Android apps.
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
- 2.2GPA
Fly.io
Free trial · from $2.19/mo
Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second.
- Cloudflare Pages has a free plan. Fly.io does not, though it has a free trial.
- Cloudflare Pages also covers page speed.
- Fly.io also covers databases and AI agents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Cloudflare Pages free?
Cloudflare Pages has a 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.
How much does Cloudflare Pages cost?
Cloudflare Pages lists 2 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Cloudflare Pages work on?
Cloudflare Pages is available on Web.
Does Cloudflare Pages have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cloudflare Pages is listed for Web.
Does Cloudflare Pages have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cloudflare Pages is listed for Web.
Is Cloudflare Pages open source?
Cloudflare Pages is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Cloudflare Pages have an API?
Yes. Cloudflare Pages offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Cloudflare Pages integrate with?
Cloudflare Pages's listing names GitHub, GitLab, Workers KV, Durable Objects, R2, Cloudflare Access, Sentry and Turnstile.
Who makes Cloudflare Pages?
Cloudflare Pages is made by Cloudflare.
What are the alternatives to Cloudflare Pages?
The closest alternatives to Cloudflare Pages in our directory are Netlify, Vercel, Render, Railway and Fly.io.
How does Cloudflare Pages compare with other web hosts?
Cloudflare Pages's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 53 of the 54 other web hosts we grade, and level with 1.
Is Cloudflare Pages good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Cloudflare Pages A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 19 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Cloudflare Pages?
Cloudflare Pages sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Cloudflare Pages’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cloudflare's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. The pricing page showed no figures to our page reader, so the prices stand on the listing.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Cloudflare. Prices change, so check cloudflare.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Cloudflare Pages, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/cloudflare-pages
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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