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Netlify's free tier offers The Free plan is $0 with a limit of 300 credits per month, covering production deploys (15 credits each), compute… We rate it stable. 2 recorded changes narrowed the terms, the most recent on 2026-04-14. Best for cloud hosting workloads — 29 alternatives available.

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⚠️ Pricing change: Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests went from 3 to 2 credits per 10,000. The Free plan keeps 300 credits a month, so each credit buys half as much bandwidth and compute. Source ↗ (effective 2026-04-14) View in changelog →
Tier
Free
Category
Cloud Hosting
Pricing Page
https://www.netlify.com/pricing/
Verified
2026-10-28
Last read
2026-10-28
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.

Free Tier Details

The Free plan is $0 with a limit of 300 credits per month, covering production deploys (15 credits each), compute (10 credits per GB-hour), bandwidth (20 credits per GB) and web requests (2 credits per 10k requests). Netlify says the Free plan is always free, with hard monthly limits that cannot be exceeded or incur costs; extra credits need a paid plan. Personal is $9 a month with 1,000 credits.

Netlify runs its own MCP server. "Our recommendation is to use the remote MCP server to have the most up-to-date version of the MCP capabilities." (From https://docs.netlify.com/build/build-with-ai/netlify-mcp-server/, read 2026-10-20.) The endpoint is https://netlify-mcp.netlify.app/mcp, the transport is HTTP, and authentication uses OAuth.

We read that on 2026-10-28 from https://www.netlify.com/pricing/, and our check recorded: the page names Netlify as "netlify" and states "$0" and "$9" and "300 credit limit / month" and "1,000 credits / month".

From netlify.com/pricing, read 2026-10-28:
Free $0 forever Build and deploy free forever Deploy any framework: Deploy from AI, Git, or API Private by default until you publish Unlimited deploy previews Build with Agent Runners Add Custom domains with SSL Functions & AI models Store structured data with Netlify Database Store files & images with Blob storage Firewall Traffic Rules & basic rate limiting Global CDN 300 credit limit / month

When You'll Outgrow Netlify's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (6 recorded)

corrected effective 2026-09-28 low impact
Data correction - Netlify's credit-rate change took effect on 2026-04-14, not 2026-04-17, and web requests became cheaper rather than newly billed. Netlify's changelog dates it. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-04-16 as pricing_model_change, dated 2026-04-17
After: pricing_model_change, dated 2026-04-14 from Netlify's changelog
restructured discovered 2026-09-07 · effective date unknown medium impact
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-27). Retracted 2026-09-27: nothing changed on 2026-09-07. The record's Before and After state the same Free plan, 300 credits a month with production deploys at 15 credits, bandwidth at 20 credits per GB, compute at 10 credits per GB-hour and web requests at 2 credits per 10,000, and the Internet Archive's capture of Netlify's pricing page on 2026-08-15 shows the same "300 credit limit / month" and the same rates. The record compared the page with our own listing text. Source ↗
model change effective 2026-04-14 medium impact
Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests went from 3 to 2 credits per 10,000. The Free plan keeps 300 credits a month, so each credit buys half as much bandwidth and compute. Source ↗
Before: 300 credits a month: bandwidth 10 credits per GB, compute 5 credits per GB-hour, web requests 3 credits per 10,000 requests
After: 300 credits a month: bandwidth 20 credits per GB, compute 10 credits per GB-hour, web requests 2 credits per 10,000 requests (Netlify changelog, 2026-04-14)
increased effective 2026-04-14 medium impact
Form submissions are now free across all Credit plans (including the Credit Free tier) — previously each form submission cost 1 credit. Credit Pro also gained unlimited team seats (was $20/seat per Git contributor), which effectively removes the prior CMS/Identity 'every committer becomes a $19 Pro seat' gotcha for free-tier users who ever upgrade. Source ↗
Before: Form submissions consumed 1 credit each on Credit Free; upgrading to Pro because of CMS/Identity on a private repo billed every Git committer as a $19-$20/month seat.
After: Form submissions free on all Credit plans. Credit Pro includes unlimited team seats at no extra per-seat cost.
restricted effective 2026-03-01 high impact
No longer in force (2026-04-14). Every repo committer is now charged as a full Pro seat ($19/mo) when using Netlify CMS or Identity with a private repo. Previously only users who logged into the Netlify dashboard counted as seats Reversed 2026-04-14: Netlify's pricing page now states that as of April 14th, credit-based Pro plans no longer charge for any seat. The per-committer charge described here is no longer in force. Source ↗
Before: Only Netlify dashboard users counted as billable seats
After: All repo committers to connected private repos count as Pro seats ($19/mo each) when using CMS or Identity features
restructured effective 2025-09-04 medium impact
Restructured to credit-based pricing for accounts created from 2025-09-04; Free projects pause when the month's credits run out. Accounts created before that date stay on their legacy plans unless they switch. Source ↗
Before: Traditional tiered pricing with fixed monthly allowances
After: 300 credits/month free, sites pause on exhaustion

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Netlify free?
Yes, Netlify offers a free tier: Free. The Free plan is $0 with a limit of 300 credits per month, covering production deploys (15 credits each), compute (10 credits per GB-hour), bandwidth (20 credits per GB) and web requests (2 credits pe... Netlify runs its own MCP server. "Our recommendation is to use the remote MCP server to have the most up-to-date version of the MCP capabilities." (From https://docs.netlify.com/build/build-with-ai/netlify-mcp-server/, read 2026-10-20.) The endpoint is https://netlify-mcp.netlify.app/mcp, the transport is HTTP, and authentication uses OAuth.
What is Netlify's free tier?
Netlify's free tier is called "Free". The Free plan is $0 with a limit of 300 credits per month, covering production deploys (15 credits each), compute (10 credits per GB-hour), bandwidth (20 credits per GB) and web requests (2 credits per 10k requests). Netlify says the Free plan is always free, with hard monthly limits that cannot be exceeded or incur costs; extra credits need a paid plan. Personal is $9 a month with 1,000 credits. If one site uses up the Free plan's monthly credits, Netlify pauses every site on the account until the next billing cycle or an upgrade. (From https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/billing-faq-for-credit-based-plans/, read 2026-10-07.) Paused sites show a "Site not available" page, take no traffic or form submissions, and cannot get new production deploys. (From https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/billing-faq-for-credit-based-plans/, read 2026-10-07.) New Free-plan projects created on or after August 19, 2026 show a "Powered by Netlify" badge to every visitor by default; you can turn it off for each project under Project configuration > General. (From https://docs.netlify.com/manage/projects/powered-by-netlify-badge/, read 2026-10-12.) Netlify Database compute and bandwidth use the same 300 monthly credits as other Free plan features. Compute costs 10 credits per unit, with one unit used per hour at 1 compute unit. Bandwidth costs 20 credits per GB. This allows about 30 hours of database activity if no other features use credits. (From https://docs.netlify.com/build/data-and-storage/netlify-database/billing-and-usage/, read 2026-10-21.) On the Free plan, an account can have 3 databases. Each runs at 1 compute unit, sleeps after 5 minutes without activity and cannot be set to stay on. Each is limited to 5 GB of storage, and to 5 GB of data written and 5 GB of bandwidth per billing period. (From https://docs.netlify.com/build/data-and-storage/netlify-database/billing-and-usage/, read 2026-10-21.) Netlify's Free plan needs no credit card; the paid Personal and Pro plans need a payment method. (From https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/billing-faq-for-credit-based-plans/, read 2026-10-22.) Netlify says its Free plan can be used for commercial projects as well as personal sites, in a blog post dated November 12, 2024. (From https://www.netlify.com/blog/introducing-netlify-free-plan/, read 2026-10-23.) An agent can deploy to Netlify with no account using the --allow-anonymous flag. The deploy gets a live URL, and a person has one hour to claim it by logging in or signing up. Sites using serverless or edge functions still need an account. (From https://docs.netlify.com/start/quickstarts/deploy-from-ai-code-generation-tool/, read 2026-10-22.) Netlify runs its own MCP server. "Our recommendation is to use the remote MCP server to have the most up-to-date version of the MCP capabilities." (From https://docs.netlify.com/build/build-with-ai/netlify-mcp-server/, read 2026-10-20.) The endpoint is https://netlify-mcp.netlify.app/mcp, the transport is HTTP, and authentication uses OAuth.
Is Netlify's free tier reliable?
Netlify's free tier is considered stable. 2 recorded changes narrowed the terms, the most recent on 2026-04-14. See the pricing history below.
Is Netlify's free tier good for production?
Netlify's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers The Free plan is $0 with a limit of 300 credits per month, covering production deploys (15 credits each), compute…, so it's a reasonable starting point. 2 recorded changes narrowed the terms, the most recent on 2026-04-14. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Netlify's pricing?
Netlify has had 4 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests went from 3 to 2 credits per 10,000. The Free plan keeps 300 credits a month, so each credit buys half as much bandwidth and compute. Source: https://www.netlify.com/changelog/2026-04-14-pricing-updates-april-2026/ (2026-04-14).
What are the best free alternatives to Netlify?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 29 free alternatives to Netlify in Cloud Hosting, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 21 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 6 are demoted with the reason named, 2 are listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Netlify's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Netlify in?
Netlify is categorized under Cloud Hosting on AgentDeals. We list 29 other Cloud Hosting services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.