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Cloudflare vs Netlify

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Cloudflare · updated Jun 2026Netlify · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$735.65/mo$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7508.40/mo$10146.05/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score82/10066/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

SaaS product

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66.40/mo$42.65/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$66.40/mo$42.65/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$741.25/mo$529.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7568/mo$10205.65/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included
Fit score82/10069/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

E-commerce store

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$755.19/mo$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7703.72/mo$11024.90/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score83/10066/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

API / backend service

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$735.65/mo$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7508.40/mo$10146.05/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score82/10056/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

Mobile app backend

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$755.19/mo$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7703.72/mo$11024.90/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score83/10056/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$0/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$66/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$735.65/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$7508.40/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score80/100—
Verdict: Cloudflare is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66.40/mo$42.65/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$66.40/mo$42.65/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$741.25/mo$529.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7568/mo$10205.65/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included
Fit score82/10069/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

AI app

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$67.96/mo$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$755.19/mo$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7703.72/mo$11024.90/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score83/10066/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

Internal tool

MetricCloudflareNetlify
Cost at 1k DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$66/mo$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$735.65/mo$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$7508.40/mo$10146.05/mo
Services used
  • Cloudflare · Workers · Free
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score82/10066/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Cloudflare at 100k.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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