Has used Netlify for a client site for nearly three years, great for static sites, with build minutes and serverless limits as the main caveats.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
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Customers find Netlify easy to use and praise a generous free plan, with git-push deploys that just work for static and Next.js sites.
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Customer reviews (86)
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They build their portfolio in Webflow, export the code and host it free on Netlify, and say it works perfectly for a static portfolio.
Deployed a React app 15 times in two weeks using only 13 of 300 free build minutes and calls Netlify amazing.
Has had over a dozen sites on Netlify for six years, rarely paying more than 12 a month and mostly free, with one site at about 60,000 users a month.
Has used Netlify for three years with thousands of monthly users and never needed more than the 19 dollar a month Pro plan.
Recommends Netlify as pretty much a direct replacement for Vercel with a good free tier; the Next.js plugin installs automatically.
Hosts a vanilla HTML starter repo on Netlify for free and finds it extremely simple.
Rebuilt their Wix site with Bolt and deployed free on Netlify, paying only for the domain, with a result better than Wix.
Has many projects on Netlify and has never had to pay anything.
Likes Netlify for GitHub integration, generous free tier, preview deploys and easy config, and has never had a reason to try anything else.
They prefer Netlify for its great performance and generous free tier.
Finds Netlify works well with Next apps, has a generous free tier, and has a dashboard that makes more sense than Vercel.
Highly recommends Netlify: click upload and you are done, with a very generous free tier.
Hosts about 70 and later 170 client sites on Netlify under one account with forms and builds well within limits and no problems.
Set a static site up on Netlify and found it very easy and free.
Hosts customer sites on Netlify, where pushing code builds and deploys it, and was shocked how easy it is to get a live site for free.
They moved four websites off Webflow site plans to Netlify free hosting, noting it needs a paid Udesly tool and suits sites that are not updated often.
They use Netlify connected to GitHub and find it free and very easy to set up, with near instant updates on push.
A developer's team hosts some apps on Netlify at work and hasn't had problems with build minutes.
A developer hosts a number of Nuxt sites on Netlify's free tier, which also handles basic form submissions.
Common questions about Netlify
What do customers say about Netlify?
Customers find Netlify easy to use and praise a generous free plan, with git-push deploys that just work for static and Next.js sites. The main downsides are billing surprises, especially the credit-based pricing where frequent deploys use up the allowance, plus support that was slow or silent after account suspensions.
Is Netlify worth it?
Of the 46 reviews with a clear verdict, 54% are positive, 2% mixed and 43% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is hidden fees.
What do people like about Netlify?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (12 reviews), reliable (10 reviews) and good free plan (9 reviews). For example: Deployed a React app 15 times in two weeks using only 13 of 300 free build minutes and calls Netlify amazing.
What are the most common complaints about Netlify?
The complaints reviewers mention most: hidden fees (10 reviews), upsells (10 reviews) and poor support (7 reviews). For example: Left Netlify after finding that its password-protected site feature for an under-construction domain costs a premium.
What does the signal score of 65 mean?
It's how well reviewed Netlify is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Netlify?
Category: Static & frontend hosting. Free plan: Yes.
Where do these Netlify reviews come from?
86 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.