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Render vs Vercel

The developer-friendly cloud that actually makes sense, if you can stomach the price meets deploy next. Here's our take.

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Vercel

Deploy Next.js in 30 seconds. The gold standard for frontend.

Render

The developer-friendly cloud that actually makes sense, if you can stomach the price.

Pros

  • +Predictable pricing
  • +Managed databases
  • +Background workers
  • +Dead-simple deployment from Git with zero config
  • +Automatic SSL and scaling that just works
  • +Clean, intuitive UI that doesn't make you want to scream

Cons

  • -Slower deploys
  • -Less innovation
  • -Basic DX
  • -Pricing can get steep fast for anything beyond hobby projects
  • -Limited customizability compared to AWS or Kubernetes

Vercel

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Deploy Next.js in 30 seconds. The gold standard for frontend.

Pros

  • +Best-in-class DX
  • +Preview deploys
  • +Edge functions
  • +Next.js native

Cons

  • -Pricey at scale
  • -Vendor lock-in concerns
  • -Bandwidth costs

The Verdict

Use Vercel if: You want best-in-class dx and can live with pricey at scale.

Use Render if: You prioritize predictable pricing over what Vercel offers.

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The Bottom Line
Vercel wins

Deploy Next.js in 30 seconds. The gold standard for frontend.

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