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Indie alternatives to Cloudflare Workers

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Cloudflare Workers does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

ProductPriceOpen sourceSelf-hostPlatforms
Deno DeployFree plan––Web
NetlifyFree plan––Web
VercelFree plan––Web

The alternatives

1. Deno Deploy

Serverless hosting for JavaScript and TypeScript apps

Deno Deploy runs JavaScript and TypeScript apps on a global edge network with built-in key-value storage and Git deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

2. Netlify

Hosting and deploys for websites and web apps

Netlify builds and hosts static sites and web apps from Git with serverless functions, forms and preview deploys.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

3. Vercel

Frontend cloud for Next.js and other web frameworks

Vercel hosts frontend frameworks with Git-based deploys, preview URLs, serverless and edge functions, and is the company behind Next.js.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Deno Deploy, Netlify and Vercel.

What makes these alternatives to Cloudflare Workers “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Cloudflare Workers.

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