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Netlify is a cloud hosting platform offering Git-based continuous deployment, global CDN delivery, and serverless backend functions for web applications.[1][2]

Netlify is a powerful all-in-one platform for modern web development, offering hosting and serverless backend services for static websites and web applications. It provides a seamless workflow for deploying and managing web projects directly from Git repositories. Netlify's global CDN ensures fast content delivery, while its built-in CI/CD pipeline automates the build and deploy process. The platform offers features such as instant rollbacks, split testing, and form handling without requiring server-side code. Netlify's serverless functions allow developers to run backend code without managing servers. With its focus on the JAMstack architecture, Netlify has become a popular choice for developers and businesses looking for a modern, scalable, and efficient way to build and host web projects. Its user-friendly interface and extensive documentation make it accessible to developers of all skill levels.

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Personal plan price

$9 per month for individual projects ready for live traffic[1]

Deployment automation

Builds and deploys directly from source control or automated APIs[1]

58websites

use it — 2.3% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months

#13of 53

tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 132)

33public pages

on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing

In short: Streamlines modern frontend hosting with automated deploy previews and edge delivery, scaling into paid credit tiers as compute demands expand.[1]

2.29% of all websites we track run Netlify▲ 0.01 points since 20 Sep

Should you use Netlify?

The 10-second version, from the vendor’s own pages and what we see in our scans

Netlify fits if…

  • Frontend developers wanting frictionless branch previews and automated static hosting directly tied to Git repositories.[1]

Look elsewhere if…

  • Large backend architectures requiring traditional persistent server infrastructure and relational database clustering.[1]
Personal plan tier starts at $9 monthly before adding extra monthly credit allowances.[1]

Products and plans

In the vendor’s own words

Deploy Previews

This page

Automated preview environments generated for pull requests and code branches.[1]

Functions

Serverless backend code execution deployed automatically alongside frontend assets.[1]

Edge Functions

Low-latency execution running close to end users at edge network locations.[1]

Plans of Netlify· Prices in USD, as listed for the United States[1]

Free

Free/ month

Deploy and host any framework free forever from source repositories.

Personal

$9/ month

Adds smart secret detection and priority support starting at $9.

How Netlify sites protect themselves

Share of the 58 sites we scanned that run each protection

HSTS100% · 58 sites

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS

reCAPTCHA31% · 18 sites

reCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse

Protections add up, they do not replace each other: a site can run all of them.

What sites use Netlify for

An estimate from UptimeCard's technology map of 29 public sites

Runs the whole site18 sites

ashbyhq.com · astronomer.io · broadsign.com

Runs the marketing site10 sites

blackline.com · cumulocity.com · empatica.com

Hosts help, docs or support content1 sites

asana.com

Rough guide, not a measurement: each description is written automatically from the site’s technology stack and the site has not confirmed it. A site is counted once, in the first group its description fits (shop, help and docs, blog, marketing site; otherwise the whole site). Descriptions that only guess (“likely”, “may”) are left out.

At a glance

UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,555 websites · refreshed weekly

How Netlify sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details

46PerformancePooraverage site: 5088AccessibilityGoodaverage site: 8995Best practicesGoodaverage site: 9392SEOGoodaverage site: 92

Page load time

Loads about 9% slower than the average site

Netlify sites
4.7 s
All sites
4.3 s

Most Netlify sites load in 2.9–5.9 s. Home page weight: 4.0 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 26 public sites measured.

Where are they hosted?

Mostly Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare

  • Amazon Web Services64%
  • Cloudflare15%
  • Google Cloud3%
  • Incapsula3%
  • Other15%
United States 45%Canada 36%Ireland 3%

Who uses it?

Technology and Software is the biggest group

Technology and Software73%
Business Services12%
Community Forums3%
Educational Resources3%

Share of 33 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.

How Netlify sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on Netlify sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

Gatsby11×Nuxt.js7×Contentful6×Algolia5×Emotion4×GSAP3×Marko3×Next.js3×Vue.js2×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with Netlify on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 58 Netlify sites that run the whole stack.

10 stacks · swipe, drag or use the arrows
#1

Netlify + React + Next.js + Contentful

10.3%6 of 58 sites
#2

Netlify + React + OneTrust + Tailwind CSS

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#3

Netlify + Vue.js + Nuxt.js + Storyblok

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#4

Netlify + Contentful + Algolia

8.6%5 of 58 sites
#5

Netlify + Contentful + Tailwind CSS

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#6

Netlify + React + Algolia

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#7

Netlify + Marko + Algolia

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#8

Netlify + React + Amazon S3

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#9

Netlify + OneTrust + Vue.js

6.9%4 of 58 sites
#10

Netlify + OneTrust + Unpkg

6.9%4 of 58 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 58 Netlify sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

Google Tag Manager64%Google Analytics57%Linkedin Insight Tag28%Facebook Pixel16%OneTrust24%Microsoft Advertising16%DoubleClick Floodlight14%Twitter Ads12%HubSpot10%
Tag managerAnalyticsCookie consentAdvertisingMarketing

Similar tools in its category

CDN: 132 tools known, 53 seen in our scans

Cloudflare1,035 sitesAlternativeAmazon Web Services663 sitesAlternativeAmazon CloudFront335 sitesAlternativejsDelivr321 sitesAlternativecdnjs245 sitesAlternativeAkamai205 sitesAlternativeGoogle Hosted Libraries144 sitesAlternativeVercel141 sitesAlternativeAmazon S3184 sitesUsed together

How websites combine Netlify with other tools

Relationships found on the websites that use it, from the same map status pages show.

Built on a platform 34Complements another tool 23Integrates with another 16Overlaps with another 3Needs another tool 1

Websites using Netlify

58 websites use Netlify: 2.3% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months. A selection is shown below.

Scores are out of 100: P Performance · A Accessibility · B Best practices · S SEO. Green 80+, yellow 65–79, orange 50–64, red below 50. The dot shows whether our last scan found the site failing (red) or not (green); Red, amber or blue: an active incident on the site's status page (outage, degraded, maintenance) or a failing scan; amber also means a certificate ending within 30 days. Hover the dot for details.

Who is behind Netlify

From its own pages and public records, with sources

Operated by

Netlify, Inc.[2]

San Francisco, California · since 2014[2][3]

Its story

  1. 2014

    Founded in 2014 to develop Git-centric build workflows and static website delivery.[3]

  2. 2015

    Public platform launched in 2015 providing automated continuous deployment from source repositories.[3]

  3. 2017

    Consolidated corporate identity under Netlify in 2017 while expanding into serverless functions and testing.[3]

  4. 2021

    Added API composition and GraphQL connector infrastructure in 2021 with the integration of OneGraph.[3]

  5. 2022

    Serverless background job scheduling expanded in 2022 with the addition of Quirrel.[3]

  6. 2023

    Unified static site generation workflows in 2023 by incorporating the Gatsby framework and cloud platform.[3]

Questions about Netlify

How many websites use Netlify?
We found Netlify on 58 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (2.3%). 33 of them have a public status page.
How much does Netlify cost?
Free: Free / month. Deploy and host any framework free forever from source repositories. Personal: $9 / month. Adds smart secret detection and priority support starting at $9.
What is Netlify often used with?
Among the websites we scan, Netlify is often found alongside React (56.9% of its sites), Node.js (43.1% of its sites), Next.js (37.9% of its sites).
What are the alternatives to Netlify?
Other CDNs we recognize include Cloudflare, Amazon Web Services, Amazon CloudFront, jsDelivr.

Is your website built with Netlify?

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