{"question": "best static site hosting for agencies", "category": "static-site-hosting", "category_name": "static site hosting", "audience": "agencies", "audience_name": "agencies", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-21T22:23:34Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/static-site-hosting-agencies-2026-10-21", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/static-site-hosting/agencies", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Cloudflare", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Netlify", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Vercel", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Next.js", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Workers", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Hugo", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "AWS", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "AWS S3 + CloudFront", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "S3 + CloudFront", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "GitHub Pages", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "DigitalOcean App Platform", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Render", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "InstaWP", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "WordPress", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://mecanik.dev/it/posts/cloudflare-pages-vs-workers-which-to-use-in-2026/", "domain": "mecanik.dev", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/deprecations/", "domain": "developers.cloudflare.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://tech-insider.org/vercel-vs-netlify-vs-cloudflare-pages-2026/", "domain": "tech-insider.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://itsourcecode.com/web-hosting/vercel-vs-netlify-vs-cloudflare-pages-nextjs-2026/", "domain": "itsourcecode.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://instawp.com/for-agencies/", "domain": "instawp.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://simplystatic.com/simply-static-studio-agencies/", "domain": "simplystatic.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/best-static-site-hosting/", "domain": "websiteplanet.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "**Short version: Cloudflare for most client sites, Netlify as the agency workhorse, Vercel only when it's Next.js.**\n\n**1. Cloudflare (Workers with static assets, or Pages)** - my default for agency work. Unlimited bandwidth on every tier including free, the biggest edge network, and no bandwidth surprise when a client's campaign goes viral. For dozens of small client sites this is effectively free hosting. Caveat worth knowing: Cloudflare now steers new projects to **Workers with static assets** rather than Pages - Pages is still fully supported and fine for pure git-push static, but start new builds on Workers so you're not migrating later. ([mecanik.dev](https://mecanik.dev/it/posts/cloudflare-pages-vs-workers-which-to-use-in-2026/), [Cloudflare docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/deprecations/))\n\n**2. Netlify** - the best *agency* experience specifically: deploy previews you can send a client for sign-off, built-in form handling (kills a whole class of \"we just need a contact form\" backend work), split testing, and first-class support for Astro/SvelteKit/Eleventy/Hugo rather than Next-only. Pro is $20/mo with unlimited team seats, which matters when you hav", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}