Netlify review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Netlify bills serverless work by the request and by compute time, and it suits teams already shipping sites and functions on the platform. Its request rate of $1.33 to $2 sits above Google Cloud at $0.40, while the free allowance of 1,500,000 requests carries a new project further.
Key facts
- Best for
- Teams already on Netlify that want a large free request allowance to carry launch traffic.
- Price per million requests
- $1.33 to $2 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Price per GB-second
- $0.0000185 to $0.0000278 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Free requests
- 1,500,000 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Netlify, Inc. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United States (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Official website
- netlify.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free allowance of 1,500,000 requests takes a small site through launch without a request bill
- The free request allowance sits near the top of the providers compared, ahead of its unit prices
- Billing runs through one named entity, Netlify, Inc., based in the US
Cons
- Request rate of $1.33 to $2 is above Google Cloud at $0.40
- Support is limited to email and help centre
- Compute time at $0.000018 to $0.000028 keeps accruing when a function runs long or holds a large memory allocation
Who it suits
- Sites and functions already hosted on Netlify, where the free allowance of 1,500,000 requests covers launch spikes
- Teams with steady request volume that can model a request rate of $1.33 to $2 ahead of time
- Small teams content to resolve questions through email and help centre
Who should look elsewhere
- Google Cloud buyers, who pay $0.40 for their request rate
- Teams that bill in roubles and can work with SberCloud at RUB 14.34
- Developers chasing the cheap end of a request range, which DeepInfra reaches at $0.019 to $10
Pricing
Credit-based plans charge for requests and compute time. Requests are billed at $1.33 to $2 and compute time at $0.000018 to $0.000028 per GB-second. The free tier covers 1,500,000 requests, so a project at that volume pays no request charge. Past that, both the request count and the memory-time your functions use start adding to the bill, and short, infrequent calls cost less than long ones.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Netlify charge for requests?+
Requests are billed at $1.33 to $2 on the credit-based plans, and function time is charged separately at $0.000018 to $0.000028. A service answering many quick calls pays mostly on the request line, while a memory-heavy handler shows up on the compute line. Model both before committing, since they scale with different things.
How many requests are free on Netlify?+
The free tier covers 1,500,000 requests. Anything above that is billed at $1.33 to $2, and compute time at $0.000018 to $0.000028 still applies. Free requests apply to the request count only, so a project with low traffic but heavy memory use can still pick up a compute charge.
What does a function run cost on Netlify?+
Compute time is priced at $0.000018 to $0.000028 per GB-second, so the cost follows memory and duration rather than request count. Short handlers that return quickly stay near the lower end of that range, while a function holding a large memory allocation while it waits pushes toward the upper end.
Who do you sign up with on Netlify?+
Accounts are held with Netlify, Inc., a company based in the US. That gives one named entity on the invoice and the contract, and it fixes the currency as US dollars for the request and compute rates listed above. Any plan change or dispute runs through the same entity.
How does Netlify handle support requests?+
Support runs on email and help centre, which is email and a help centre. Across the providers compared here, help centre coverage is common at 90.2%, while chat at 40.1% and phone at 43.6% are less frequent. A help centre carries most questions on this plan.
Is Netlify cheaper than Google Cloud for serverless functions?+
Not on request price. Netlify bills a rate of $1.33 to $2, while Google Cloud lists $0.40. Netlify offsets that with a free allowance of 1,500,000 requests, so a low-traffic site can pay nothing for requests where a per-request bill would start at once. Compute time is the other Netlify line, at $0.000018 to $0.000028.
How do SberCloud and DeepInfra compare on request price?+
SberCloud lists a request rate of RUB 14.34 in roubles, and DeepInfra runs $0.019 to $10, while Netlify sits at $1.33 to $2. DeepInfra's range starts below Netlify's rate and runs above it, so the cheaper end depends on the shape of the workload. Currencies differ across the three, so the rates are not directly comparable.
Sources
- docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/bill... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free requests, Price per GB-second, Price per million requests, Support channels
“Monthly credits | 300 credits/month with credit hard limit; Web Requests | 10,000 requests | 2 credits”
- netlify.com/legal/terms-of-use checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity
“located at 101 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105”
Compiled from 2 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
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