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> **Original source:** https://makerkit.dev/pricing-calculator/vercel-vs-cloudflare

## Side-by-side cost comparison — enter your workload and see which platform is cheaper for your traffic.

1\. Pick a workload

Choose the preset closest to your project size.

2\. Fine-tune (optional)

Override the preset values with your real numbers.

**Cloudflare** is cheaper by

**$54.96/mo** (

92

%) for this workload. Switch presets or adjust the numbers above to see how the gap changes at different scales.

VercelPro

$

60.00/mo

Pro plan (3 seats)

$20/seat × 3 — includes $60 total usage credit

$

60.00

Fast Data Transfer

214.6 GB / 1 TB included

incl.

Edge Requests

7.90 M / 10 M included

incl.

Fast Origin Transfer

7.63 GB × $0.06/GB

$

0.46

Function Invocations

0.40 M × $0.60/M

$

0.24

Active CPU

~8.9 CPU-hrs (40% of duration assumed)

$

1.14

Provisioned Memory

22.2 GB-hrs

$

0.24

Build Execution (Turbo)

160 min × $0.126/min

$

20.16

Monthly usage credit

$22.23 of $60 total credit applied

$

\-22.23

Active CPU estimated at 40% of total duration — typical for I/O-bound Next.js routes. Estimate uses 3 deploying seats — each additional seat adds $20/month and $20 credit. Excludes ISR writes/reads, Image Optimization, Edge Config, and WAF — can add 10–30% on image/ISR-heavy apps.

Rates verified

2026-05

—

[Vercel pricing page](https://vercel.com/pricing)

CloudflareWorkers Paid

Lower cost

$

5.04/mo

Workers Paid (base)

10M requests + 30M CPU-ms included

$

5.00

Worker Requests

0.40 M / 10 M included

incl.

Worker CPU Time

~32.0 M CPU-ms / 30 M included

$

0.04

R2 Storage

5 GB (within 10 GB free tier)

incl.

CDN / Egress

Free — Cloudflare charges no egress

incl.

CDN bandwidth and egress are free — structural advantage over Vercel and Netlify. R2 ops (1M Class A writes, 10M Class B reads free/month) not itemized — within free tier for most SaaS workloads. KV writes ($5/M) and D1 writes ($1/M) not modeled; add if your app uses them heavily.

Rates verified

2026-05

—

[Cloudflare pricing page](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/)

What

Vercel

excels at

-   Zero-configuration Next.js deployment — every new framework feature works on day one.
-   Preview deployments for every pull request, out of the box.
-   Fluid Compute: pay only for active CPU time, not wall-clock duration — I/O wait is free.
-   1 TB bandwidth included on Pro before any overage kicks in.
-   Built-in Skew Protection prevents version mismatch errors on deploys (Pro+).

What

Cloudflare

excels at

-   Zero egress fees — bandwidth is free on all plans, including R2 object storage reads.
-   300+ edge locations globally; typical latency under 50ms worldwide.
-   CPU-time billing model: I/O wait does not count toward your bill.
-   Integrated ecosystem: R2 (storage), D1 (SQLite), KV, Queues, Durable Objects.
-   Built-in DDoS protection and WAF on the same plan.

Compatible

### MakerKit deploys to Vercel and Cloudflare

Next.js 16 App Router with Dockerfile included — deploy to your preferred hosting platform without touching config.

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