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by doctor_eval 1048 days ago
You’re really going to have to provide some figures to substantiate this. Bandwidth, volume and global TTFB would be a good start.

Also, by your own standards this is a comparison between a paid Netlify account and a free VM. Right?
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shiftpgdn 1047 days ago
No, you asked for a free comparison. If you want to go to paid features netlify loses by a mile. You can search all of this yourself with all of one google query.
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doctor_eval 1047 days ago
I didn't ask for anything. I am just responding to your comment. You said:

> Almost every feature you charge for is something you can achieve for free inside of a basic VPS

I have plenty of experience with both Netlify and VMs, and I don't think they are even remotely comparable.

> You can search all of this yourself with all of one google query.

You're the one making the claims - I'm not even sure what I would be searching for since the parameters of a VM are vastly different to those for Netlify. How could I even find TTFB for a free Oracle VM? In fact, my personal experience with Oracle VMs (granted it's from before 2018) is that the jitter would be very high, such that any TTFB would probably be meaningless. And it would depend on the deployment region, too. Not to mention the HTTP server being used.

Words are cheap. Unless you're willing to substantiate your claims with some actual facts, nobody learns anything.

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Takennickname 1046 days ago
You are definitely getting much much more with a free VPS than with netlify. Netlify's value is in being easy, not cheap. If your argument is for being cheap then you will lose that argument all day, every day.
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doctor_eval 1046 days ago
You really need to explain this. Honestly. Actual numbers.

Netlify’s free plan is awesome. You might get more bandwidth with a VPS. But you won’t get a CDN and you won’t get atomic deployments without a bunch of work. You’ll use half your VPS storage on the operating system. You’ll need to keep updating your software and maintaining backups. You’ll spend hours or weeks a year maintaining this thing, versus zero for Netlify.

It’s not just about the cost of bandwidth or storage. You gotta compare like with like.

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Takennickname 1045 days ago
You can't compare like with like. How will netlify compare with the below?

1. Full server control (install any package) 2. Host any kind of server - Django, Rails, etc. etc. 3. Run database servers: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc. 4. Background processes (cron or systemd) 5. Run VPNs and proxy servers for personal use at the same time. 6. Host email servers 7. Multi-purpose usage (Use for remote dev environments, cloud storage, AI/ML platforms, etc.)

All. For. *Free*.

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