Vercel Pricing (April 2026)

Vercel uses a hybrid pricing model combining fixed monthly fees with usage-based overages, creating flexibility but also complexity in cost prediction. Understanding the structure helps you choose the right plan and avoid surprise bills.

Hobby Plan (Free)

The free tier includes 1 million edge requests, 100GB bandwidth, and 4 hours of CPU time monthly. It's perfect for personal projects, portfolios, and learning, but prohibits commercial use. Once you hit limits, there's no overage option - your site simply stops working until the next billing cycle.

Pro Plan ($20/month)

Pro unlocks commercial use with 10 million edge requests, 1TB bandwidth, and 40 hours of CPU time. Additional usage costs $2 per million requests and $0.15 per GB of bandwidth. This plan includes team collaboration features, performance monitoring, and priority support. Most growing businesses start here, though bandwidth costs can escalate quickly with high-traffic applications.

Enterprise (Custom Pricing)

Enterprise starts around $500 monthly with custom usage limits, SLAs, SSO, and dedicated support. It includes advanced security features like WAF, audit logs, and SCIM provisioning. The jump from Pro to Enterprise is significant, often requiring annual contracts starting at $20,000-25,000.

Hidden costs emerge from usage patterns most developers don't anticipate. A viral blog post or marketing campaign can trigger hundreds in bandwidth overages. Function execution time charges separately from invocations, making compute-heavy applications expensive. ISR reads and writes are metered separately, potentially surprising teams using content management systems.

Compared to competitors, Vercel's Pro plan costs more than Netlify's similar offering ($19/month) but includes superior Next.js optimization. However, Vercel charges double for bandwidth overages ($40 vs $20 per 100GB), making it pricier for high-traffic static sites. The value proposition depends heavily on your framework choice and traffic patterns.