Hobby (non-commercial) or Pro $20/mo
Vercel's fair-use rules say: "Hobby teams are restricted to non-commercial personal use only. All commercial usage of the platform requires either a Pro or Enterprise plan." So a business site needs Pro from day one.
Commercial launch, cheapest plan £14.98Next paid step £14.98Pro plan £14.98
Free (300 credits), Personal $9 (1,000), Pro $20 (3,000)
- Static sites and lean launches that want a free start.
Netlify's terms don't say whether the Free plan can be used commercially, so check before a paid launch. Plans are credit-based, so a busy month can push you up a tier.
Commercial launch, cheapest plan Free (terms don't say)Next paid step £6.74Pro plan £14.98
Free (Pages + Workers) or Workers Paid from $5/mo plus usage
- Static sites: static requests are free and unlimited, with 500 builds a month and 100,000 Functions requests a day on Free.
Cloudflare's terms don't say whether the Free plan can be used commercially, so check before a paid launch. Workers Paid starts at £3.74 a month, and usage above the included amounts costs extra. VAT treatment isn't stated.
Commercial launch, cheapest plan Free (terms don't say)Next paid step £3.74 + usagePro plan Not priced (not needed for a side project)
Commercial launch, cheapest plan£14.98
Commercial launch, cheapest planFree (terms don't say)
Commercial launch, cheapest planFree (terms don't say)
Next paid step£14.98
Next paid step£6.74
Next paid step£3.74 + usage
Pro plan£14.98
Pro plan£14.98
Pro planNot priced (not needed for a side project)
Monthly cost in pounds, from each vendor's pricing page. Lowest figures compared before usage charges.