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Netlify vs Vercel: Popular Web Hosting and Deployment Platforms

Both Netlify and Vercel are cloud platforms that make it super easy to deploy websites and web apps. They offer similar features like automatic deployments from Git, serverless functions, and easy hosting for static sites. These tools are especially popular among developers using React, Vue, or other modern frameworks because they make the process of putting a website online really simple.

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firebase-tools

90%

Google's platform for hosting websites and apps. Includes a command line tool for deploying and managing your projects. Comes with additional features like authentication and databases.

Firebase offers similar hosting capabilities to Netlify/Vercel but is backed by Google. It's especially good if you need backend features like user authentication or want to store data.

Web Deployment & Backend Services

surge

70%

Simple static web hosting with a command line tool. Deploy websites with a single command and no configuration needed. Perfect for beginners who want to put their websites online quickly.

Like Netlify and Vercel, Surge lets you deploy websites easily, but it's more basic and focuses only on static sites. It's great for learning deployment without getting overwhelmed by features.

Web Deployment

gh-pages

60%

Tool for publishing files to a GitHub Pages branch. Makes it easy to host websites directly from your GitHub repository. Perfect for project websites and portfolios.

Offers free hosting like Netlify/Vercel but through GitHub's infrastructure. It's simpler but works great for basic static websites and is completely free.

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serve

40%

A tiny tool to serve static websites locally during development. Perfect for testing your website before deploying it. Includes features like automatic reloading when files change.

While it doesn't handle deployment like Netlify/Vercel, it's great for local development and testing. It's super simple to use and helps you preview your site before pushing it live.

Local Development Server

Netlify CLI

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Interact with Netlify from the comfort of your CLI.

See the CLI command line reference to get started and the docs on using Netlify Dev to run your site locally.

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  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Documentation
  • Commands
    • api
    • blobs
    • build
    • completion
    • deploy
    • dev
    • env
    • functions
    • init
    • integration
    • link
    • login
    • open
    • recipes
    • serve
    • sites
    • status
    • switch
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Installation

Netlify CLI requires Node.js version 20.12.2 or above. To install, run the following command from any directory in your terminal:

npm install netlify-cli -g

When using the CLI in a CI environment we recommend installing it locally as a development dependency, instead of globally. To install locally, run the following command from the root directory of your project:

npm install --save-dev netlify-cli

Important: Running npm install netlify-cli -g in CI means you're always installing the latest version of the CLI, including breaking changes. When you install locally and use a lock file you guarantee reproducible builds. To manage CLI updates we recommend using an automated tool like renovate or dependabot.

Alternatively you may also use Homebrew: brew install netlify-cli (thanks @cglong).

Usage

Installing the CLI globally provides access to the netlify command.

netlify [command]

# Run `help` for detailed information about CLI commands
netlify [command] help

Documentation

To learn how to log in to Netlify and start deploying projects, visit the documentation on Netlify.

Commands

For a full command reference visit cli.netlify.com.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for more info on how to make contributions to this project.

Development

You'll need to follow these steps to run Netlify CLI locally:

uninstall any globally installed versions of netlify-cli
clone and install deps for https://github.com/netlify/cli
npm link from inside the cli folder

Now you're both ready to start testing and to contribute to the project!

License

MIT. See LICENSE for more details.

<p align="center"> <a href="https://vercel.com"> <img src="https://assets.vercel.com/image/upload/v1588805858/repositories/vercel/logo.png" height="96"> <h3 align="center">Vercel</h3> </a> <p align="center">Develop. Preview. Ship.</p> </p>

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Usage

Vercel's frontend cloud gives developers frameworks, workflows, and infrastructure to build a faster, more personalized web.

To install the latest version of Vercel CLI, run this command:

npm i -g vercel

To quickly start a new project, run the following commands:

vercel init     # Pick an example project
cd <PROJECT>    # Change directory to the new project
vercel          # Deploy to the cloud

Finally, connect your Git repository to Vercel and deploy with git push.

Documentation

For details on how to use Vercel CLI, check out our documentation.

Local Development

To develop Vercel CLI, first check out the source code, install dependencies, and build all packages:

git clone https://github.com/vercel/vercel.git
cd vercel
pnpm install
pnpm build

At this point you can make modifications to the CLI source code and test them out locally. The CLI source code is located in the packages/cli directory.

cd packages/cli

pnpm vercel <cli-commands...>

From within the packages/cli directory, you can use the "vercel" script to quickly execute Vercel CLI from its TypeScript source code directly (without having to manually compile first). For example:

pnpm vercel deploy
pnpm vercel whoami
pnpm vercel login
pnpm vercel switch --debug

When you are satisfied with your changes, make a commit and create a pull request!

Dependencies Comparison

netlify

Dependencies

@fastify/static7.0.4
@netlify/api14.0.4
@netlify/blobs10.0.10
@netlify/build35.1.3
@netlify/build-info10.0.7
@netlify/config24.0.3
@netlify/dev-utils4.1.2
@netlify/edge-bundler14.5.3
@netlify/edge-functions-bootstrap2.14.0
@netlify/headers-parser9.0.2
@netlify/local-functions-proxy2.0.3
@netlify/redirect-parser15.0.3
@netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it14.1.5
@octokit/rest21.1.1
@opentelemetry/api1.8.0
@pnpm/tabtab0.5.4
ansi-escapes7.0.0
ansi-to-html0.7.2
ascii-table0.0.9
backoff2.5.0
boxen8.0.1
chalk5.6.0
chokidar4.0.3
ci-info4.3.0
clean-deep3.4.0
commander12.1.0
comment-json4.2.5
content-type1.0.5
cookie1.0.2
cron-parser4.9.0
debug4.4.1
decache4.6.2
dot-prop9.0.0
dotenv17.2.1
env-paths3.0.0
envinfo7.14.0
etag1.8.1
execa5.1.1
express4.21.2
express-logging1.1.1
extract-zip2.0.1
fastest-levenshtein1.0.16
fastify4.29.1
find-up7.0.0
folder-walker3.2.0
fuzzy0.1.3
get-port5.1.1
gh-release-fetch4.0.3
git-repo-info2.1.1
gitconfiglocal2.1.0
http-proxy1.18.1
http-proxy-middleware2.0.9
https-proxy-agent7.0.6
inquirer8.2.6
inquirer-autocomplete-prompt1.4.0
ipx3.1.1
is-docker3.0.0
is-stream4.0.1
is-wsl3.1.0
isexe3.1.1
jsonwebtoken9.0.2
jwt-decode4.0.0
lambda-local2.2.0
locate-path7.2.0
lodash4.17.21
log-update6.1.0
maxstache1.0.7
maxstache-stream1.0.4
multiparty4.2.3
nanospinner1.2.2
netlify-redirector0.5.0
node-fetch3.3.2
normalize-package-data7.0.1
open10.2.0
p-filter4.1.0
p-map7.0.3
p-wait-for5.0.2
parallel-transform1.2.0
parse-github-url1.0.3
prettyjson1.2.5
raw-body3.0.0
read-package-up11.0.0
readdirp4.1.2
semver7.7.2
source-map-support0.5.21
terminal-link4.0.0
toml3.0.0
tomlify-j0.43.0.0
ulid3.0.1
update-notifier7.3.1
uuid11.1.0
wait-port1.1.0
write-file-atomic5.0.1
ws8.18.3

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

vercel

Dependencies

jose5.9.6
chokidar4.0.0
@vercel/go3.2.3
@vercel/fun1.1.6
@vercel/blob1.0.2
@vercel/hono0.0.20
@vercel/next4.12.4
@vercel/node5.3.19
@vercel/ruby2.2.1
@vercel/python5.0.0
@vercel/express0.0.12
@vercel/redwood2.3.6
@vercel/hydrogen1.2.4
@vercel/build-utils12.0.0
@vercel/detect-agent0.2.0
@vercel/static-build2.7.21
@vercel/remix-builder5.4.12

Dev Dependencies

ms2.1.2
ajv6.12.3
arg5.0.0
dot1.1.3
esm3.1.4
ini3.0.0
ora3.4.0
open8.4.0
vite^5.1.6
bytes3.0.0
chalk4.1.0
debug3.1.0
execa3.2.0
memfs4.14.0
proxy2.1.1
title3.4.1
tldts6.1.47
which3.0.0
chance1.1.7
dotenv4.0.0
expect29.5.0
is-url1.2.2
rimraf3.0.2
semver5.7.2
split24.2.0
tar-fs1.16.3
vitest^2.1.3
ci-info4.1.0
codecov3.8.2
express4.21.1
find-up4.1.0
mock-fs5.5.0
ts-node10.9.1
date-fns1.29.0
fs-extra10.0.0
get-port5.1.1
qr-image3.2.0
raw-body2.4.1
@next/env11.1.2
@swc/core1.2.218
@types/ms0.7.30
@types/qs6.9.7
epipebomb1.0.0
is-docker2.2.1
jsonlines0.1.1
minimatch3.1.2
pluralize7.0.0
tree-kill1.2.2
@types/ini1.3.31
alpha-sort2.0.1
ansi-regex5.0.1
async-sema2.1.4
cli-table30.6.3
http-proxy1.18.1
jest-junit16.0.0
mime-types2.1.24
node-fetch2.6.7
strip-ansi6.0.1
@types/jest27.4.1
@types/node18.0.0
async-retry1.1.3
escape-html1.0.3
promisepipe3.0.0
proxy-agent6.4.0
tmp-promise1.0.3
@sentry/node7.120.1
@types/bytes3.0.0
@types/debug0.0.31
@types/title3.4.1
@types/which3.0.0
ansi-escapes4.3.2
async-listen3.0.0
jaro-winkler0.2.8
@types/chance1.1.3
@types/dotenv6.1.1
@types/semver6.0.1
@types/split24.2.3
@types/tar-fs1.16.1
serve-handler6.1.1
utility-types2.1.0
xdg-app-paths5.1.0
yauzl-promise2.1.3
@types/mock-fs4.13.4
@vercel/client16.0.0
@vitest/expect2.1.3
load-json-file3.0.0
pcre-to-regexp1.0.0
@inquirer/input2.1.2
@types/fs-extra9.0.13
email-validator1.1.1
fast-deep-equal3.1.3
git-last-commit1.0.1
npm-package-arg6.1.0
write-json-file2.2.0
@inquirer/expand2.1.2
@inquirer/select2.2.2
@types/minimatch3.0.3
@types/pluralize0.0.29
@inquirer/confirm3.1.2
@tootallnate/once1.1.2
@types/http-proxy1.16.2
@types/mime-types2.1.0
@types/node-fetch2.5.10
is-port-reachable3.1.0
@inquirer/checkbox2.2.2
@types/async-retry1.2.1
@types/escape-html0.0.20
@vercel/frameworks3.8.2
jest-matcher-utils29.3.1
@vercel/error-utils2.0.3
line-async-iterator3.0.0
supports-hyperlinks3.0.0
@types/yauzl-promise2.1.0
@vercel/detect-agent0.2.0
@vercel/fs-detectors5.4.16
@sindresorhus/slugify0.11.0
@types/load-json-file2.0.7
@vercel/routing-utils5.1.1
@types/npm-package-arg6.1.0
@types/update-notifier5.1.0
@types/write-json-file2.2.1
@vercel-internals/types3.0.6
@edge-runtime/node-utils2.3.0
json-parse-better-errors1.0.2
@types/jest-expect-message1.0.3
@vercel-internals/constants1.0.4
@alex_neo/jest-expect-message1.0.5
@types/json-parse-better-errors1.0.0
@vercel-internals/get-package-json1.0.0

Peer Dependencies