Vercel
Deploy frontend apps and Next.js with a git push.
About
The hosting platform from the team behind Next.js. Connect a git repo and every push ships to a global edge network, with a preview URL for each branch. Generous free tier for side projects; paid plans scale with usage and team size.
Pros
- Zero-config deploys for Next.js and most frontend frameworks
- Automatic preview deployments per branch and pull request
- Fast global edge network out of the box
Cons
- Bandwidth and function usage can climb fast on busy apps
- Best-in-class for Next.js, less so for non-JS stacks
What it solves
Shipping and hosting a web app usually means wiring up build pipelines, a CDN and preview environments yourself. Vercel does all of it from a git connection.
When not to use it
Overkill if you only need a static page, and bandwidth or serverless usage can get expensive at scale.
