{"question": "best static site hosting for startups", "category": "static-site-hosting", "category_name": "static site hosting", "audience": "startups", "audience_name": "startups", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-28T02:22:22Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/static-site-hosting-startups-2026-10-28", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/static-site-hosting/startups", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Cloudflare", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Cloudflare Pages", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Workers", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Vercel", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Next.js", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Netlify", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "GitHub Pages", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "AWS", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "AWS S3 + CloudFront", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "S3 + CloudFront", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://playcode.io/blog/where-to-host-a-static-website", "domain": "playcode.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://pandastack.io/blog/best-static-site-hosting-2026", "domain": "pandastack.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://temps.sh/blog/cloudflare-pages-free-tier-limits-2026", "domain": "temps.sh", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://costbench.com/software/cloud-infrastructure/cloudflare-pages-workers/free-plan/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.activepieces.com/blog/vercel-pricing-in-2026-how-the-costs-scale.md", "domain": "activepieces.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://makerkit.dev/blog/md/tutorials/vercel-cost", "domain": "makerkit.dev", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.activepieces.com/blog/netlify-pricing-plans-limits-and-costs-2026.md", "domain": "activepieces.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://supadrop.host/blog/netlify-pricing-free-tier-limits/", "domain": "supadrop.host", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://flaviocopes.com/hosting-free-tiers/", "domain": "flaviocopes.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "## My ranking for a startup\n\n**1. Cloudflare Pages (or Workers Static Assets) - default pick**\nUnmetered bandwidth and unlimited static requests on *every* tier, including free; 500 builds/month and 100 custom domains per project. For a startup, the appeal is that a traffic spike or a Hacker News front page never produces a surprise bill. One caveat worth knowing: Cloudflare is steering new full-stack/SSR projects toward **Workers** rather than Pages - Pages is fully supported but getting less new feature work, so start new dynamic projects on Workers. Also note that any Pages Function bills against the Workers free plan (100k requests/day, 10ms CPU), so \"unlimited\" applies to static assets, not server-rendered pages.\n\n**2. Vercel - if you're on Next.js**\nTightest framework-to-platform fit, best preview-deploy and DX in the category. $20/month per seat on Pro with 1 TB bandwidth included, then $0.15/GB. Be aware the metering is granular (edge requests $2/M, fast origin transfer $0.06/GB, invocations, Active CPU) and real bills scale faster than the sticker price suggests - one reported three-seat SaaS account at 250k monthly visitors came to ~$305/month. Great choice if Next.js is ", "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"}}