Vercel free tier and limits
Git-connected hosting with a global CDN, serverless functions and preview deployments for every push. The default target for Next.js and v0 projects, and it also deploys Vite apps exported from Bolt or Lovable.
What the free plan gives you
- Hobby plan: $0/month, 1 developer seat
- 100 GB/month Fast Data Transfer and 1M CDN requests/month
- 1M function invocations and 4 hours of active CPU per month
- Automatic HTTPS, preview deployments and instant rollback
Best for
Next.js / v0 apps and static or Vite front-ends that want zero-config deploys.
Watch out
Vercel describes Hobby as for personal, non-commercial use. Hobby accounts cannot buy extra usage; they stop at the caps. Plan for Pro once the project makes money.
Other hosting options
Netlify
Static and serverless hosting with deploy previews, functions, forms and a CDN. Popular for Vite/React SPAs exported from AI builders.
Free Free plan: $0 forever with a 300-credit monthly limit
Cloudflare Pages
Static site hosting on Cloudflare's network with Git integration, unlimited preview deployments and optional Functions (which run on Workers).
Free 500 builds/month, 1 build at a time
Render
Hosting for long-running web services (Node, Python, Rails and more), static sites, Postgres and Redis-compatible Key Value. Useful when your app has a real backend server, not just a front-end.
Free Free web services: 750 free instance hours per workspace per month