Picks by use caseStatic sites and front ends
Static sites and front ends: picks by overall score
Scored with rule v2 on Oct 23, 2026, using only the numbers on this site and facts with a cited source. Referral links, site traffic and clicks are not used. How the score works.
TierDiff's take
Cloudflare Pages needs no card to start and has no bandwidth cap. Sevalla (Kinsta) was served from Tokyo in TierDiff’s measurement, but it asks for a payment method first, even for a free static site. Render suits a site that will sit next to an API or a database, all run from one dashboard, though its free web services stop after a while with no traffic.
The ranking comes from the rule above; this commentary is written by TierDiff and does not affect it.
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1st on TierDiff's overall score for static sites and front ends
Cloudflare Pages
Static sites on Cloudflare's network, with server code billed as Workers requests.
100/100Overall score
What adds most to the score: free-tier limits 71 pts, no card to start 15 pts, no time limit 15 pts
If bandwidth is your worry
Good for: people who want a static site without watching bandwidth. There is no bandwidth cap and no card is needed to start.
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2nd on TierDiff's overall score for static sites and front ends
Sevalla Static Site Hosting (Kinsta)
Kinsta's Sevalla: static sites deployed from Git and served through Cloudflare's CDN.
79/100Overall score
What adds most to the score: free-tier limits 65 pts, no time limit 15 pts
If an app comes later
Good for: people who don't mind adding a payment method and may add an app or database later. Static sites are served from Cloudflare's CDN, and apps and databases can sit next to them on the same account, billed by usage.
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3rd on TierDiff's overall score for static sites and front ends
Render
Web services, background workers, cron jobs and Postgres side by side in one dashboard.
65/100Overall score
What adds most to the score: free-tier limits 35 pts, no card to start 15 pts, no time limit 15 pts
Next to an API or database
Good for: people who want a static site, an API and a database in one dashboard. Web services and Postgres sit in the same dashboard. Free web services stop after a while with no traffic.
Every service and its score
Weights on this page: free-tier limits 60, no card to start 12.5, no time limit 12.5, paid price 15. Paid price is not counted yet: none of the 7 services have a monthly price with a quote from the pricing page, fewer than half. The other weights (85 in total) are scaled up to 100. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and the overall score is their weighted average.
| Rank | Service | Overall | Free-tier limits | No card to start | No time limit | Paid price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare Pages | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | not counted |
| 2 | Sevalla Static Site Hosting (Kinsta) | 79 | 92 | 0 | 100 | not counted |
| 3 | Render | 65 | 50 | 100 | 100 | not counted |
| 4 | GitHub Pages | 59 | 42 | 100 | 100 | not counted |
| 4 | Vercel | 59 | 42 | 100 | 100 | not counted |
| 6 | DigitalOcean App Platform | 38 | 33 | 0 | 100 | not counted |
| 7 | NetlifySee credits and unit prices | 29 | 0 | 100 | 100 | not counted |
See the evidence
Where each part of the score comes from: limit values with the quote from the pricing page, and facts with their source, quote and the date we checked them.
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Cloudflare Pages
1st, overall score 100
Free-tier limits: 100
Bandwidth out: Unlimited (1st of 6)
…and developers to iterate quickly. All plans come with unlimited sites, seats, requests, and bandwidth. Global Performance…
cloudflare.com/products/pageschecked Oct 22, 2026
Sites / projects: 100 (1st of 4, shared by 2)
…your Pages site. Projects Cloudflare Pages has a limit of 100 projects2 per account. This limit is not routinely…
developers.cloudflare.com/pages/platform/limitschecked Oct 22, 2026
No card to start: 100
No card needed to start
Start building for free — no credit card required.
cloudflare.com/products/pageschecked Oct 16, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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Sevalla Static Site Hosting (Kinsta)
2nd, overall score 79
Free-tier limits: 92
Bandwidth out: 100 GB / mo (2nd of 6, shared by 3)
…with it. 100 static sites 600 build minutes per month 100GB bandwidth per month / account 1GB build size and 1…
sevalla.com/static-site-hostingchecked Oct 23, 2026
Sites / projects: 100 (1st of 4, shared by 2)
…When your site exceeds limits, billing scales with it. 100 static sites 600 build minutes per month 100GB bandwidth…
sevalla.com/static-site-hostingchecked Oct 23, 2026
No card to start: 0
A card or other payment method is needed to start
A valid payment method is required to use Sevalla’s services.
docs.sevalla.com/billing/billingchecked Oct 16, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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Render
3rd, overall score 65
Free-tier limits: 50
Bandwidth out: 5 GB / mo (5th of 6)
…touch Connect your repo, and go Deploy up to 25 services 5 GB of bandwidth included Single-service previews Global…
render.com/pricingchecked Oct 23, 2026
Sites / projects: 25 (3rd of 4)
…Scale Get in touch Connect your repo, and go Deploy up to 25 services 5 GB of bandwidth included Single-service…
render.com/pricingchecked Oct 23, 2026
No card to start: 100
No card needed to start
If you haven't added a payment method, Render instead suspends all of your Free services
render.com/docs/freechecked Oct 16, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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GitHub Pages
4th, overall score 59
Free-tier limits: 42
Bandwidth out: 100 GB / mo (2nd of 6, shared by 3)
…GitHub Pages sites have a soft bandwidth limit of 100 GB per month. GitHub Pages sites have a soft limit of 10…
docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/github-pages-limitschecked Oct 22, 2026
Sites / projects: no value on TierDiff (counts as 0)
No card to start: 100
No card needed to start
Checked by TierDiff on its own account (Oct 17, 2026): On a GitHub Free account with no payment method registered, GitHub Pages settings are available
GitHub Pages is available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations
docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/what-is-github-pageschecked Oct 17, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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Vercel
4th, overall score 59
Free-tier limits: 42
Bandwidth out: 100 GB / mo (2nd of 6, shared by 3)
…Included in Flat Rate CDN Custom Fast Data Transfer 100 GB / month included Included in Flat Rate CDN Custom…
vercel.com/pricingchecked Oct 23, 2026
Sites / projects: no value on TierDiff (counts as 0)
No card to start: 100
No card needed to start
Without a payment method, your account reverts to a Hobby plan when the trial ends.
vercel.com/docs/plans/pro-plan/trialschecked Oct 17, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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DigitalOcean App Platform
6th, overall score 38
Free-tier limits: 33
Bandwidth out: 1 GB / mo (6th of 6)
…Free Tier Starting at $0/month 3 apps with static sites 1GiB data transfer allowance per app with static sites…
digitalocean.com/pricing/app-platformchecked Oct 22, 2026
Sites / projects: 3 (4th of 4)
…App Platform. Free Tier Starting at $0/month 3 apps with static sites 1GiB data transfer allowance per…
digitalocean.com/pricing/app-platformchecked Oct 22, 2026
No card to start: 0
A card or other payment method is needed to start
We use payment information to verify your identity
docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-do-i-need-to-enter-a-payment-methodchecked Oct 16, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)
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Netlify
7th, overall score 29
Free-tier limits: 0
Bandwidth out: no value on TierDiff (counts as 0)
Sites / projects: no value on TierDiff (counts as 0)
No card to start: 100
No card needed to start
either have another payment method added or downgrade your plan to the free plan
docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/manage-paymentschecked Oct 17, 2026
No time limit: 100
Free tier with no time limit
Paid price: 0not counted
No monthly price with a quote on TierDiff (counts as 0)