Vercel Pricing Plans 2026 — Deployments, Functions & Costs
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Free tier covers most projects: Unlimited deployments, 10 serverless functions, 100 GB bandwidth/month. Pro tier adds compute ($0.50/GB-hour) and advanced analytics.
Current Vercel Pricing (May 2026)
| Plan | Monthly Cost | Key Features | Best For |
|---|
| Hobby (Free) | $0 | Unlimited deployments, 10 serverless functions, 100 GB bandwidth, basic analytics | Personal projects, learning, side projects |
| Pro | $20/month | Unlimited functions, 1 TB bandwidth, advanced analytics, Web Vitals monitoring | Production apps, growing teams |
| Business | Custom | Priority support, custom domains, compliance options, dedicated success manager | Enterprise teams, mission-critical apps |
Serverless Function Compute Pricing
Included in Pro/Free
100 GB-hours/month
Overage rate (if using Free)
$0.50 per GB-hour
Memory pricing
$0.00005 per MB per ms
Example: A function using 512 MB RAM for 100 ms executes 100 times costs: (0.512 MB × 0.1 sec × 100 × $0.00005) = $0.26
When to Upgrade from Free to Pro
The Free tier covers most projects indefinitely. Upgrade to Pro ($20/month) when:
- You need more than 10 serverless functions
- Your monthly bandwidth exceeds 100 GB
- You need Web Vitals monitoring and advanced analytics
- You're running production applications
Total Cost Comparison: Vercel Free + compute overages rarely exceeds $20/month for hobby projects. Pro tier guarantees 1 TB bandwidth for $20/month, making it worth it if you use more than ~500 GB/month.
Vercel vs Alternatives
- vs Netlify: Vercel specializes in Next.js; Netlify is more general-purpose. Both have generous free tiers.
- vs AWS Amplify: Amplify is more powerful but complex; Vercel is faster to deploy for Next.js apps.
- vs Heroku: Vercel is cheaper for web frameworks; Heroku has more backend/database flexibility.
- vs Self-hosted: Vercel includes CDN and edge caching automatically; self-hosting requires more DevOps overhead.
Hidden Costs to Know
- Bandwidth overage: Free tier includes 100 GB/month; $0.15 per additional GB (Pro tier: 1 TB included)
- Custom domains: Free with any plan; no domain registration cost but you need to buy elsewhere
- Analytics: Basic analytics are free; advanced features require Pro tier
- Database: Vercel doesn't include databases — you pay separately for Postgres/MongoDB/etc
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