Deploy a side project for free
Put a static site or small app online without paying.
Best tools for this
1 Cloudflare Pages · Free plan (500 builds/month); paid plans: see site
Generous free tier and fast global CDN for static sites.
2 Vercel · Hobby free; Pro $20/mo (monthly, includes $20 usage credit)
Best developer experience for Next.js and preview deploys.
3 Netlify · Free; Personal $9/mo; Pro $20/mo for unlimited members (monthly)
Simple static hosting with forms and functions included.
Provisional editorial picks, not yet hands-on tested for this exact task.
Starter prompt
I have a [framework] project. Give me step-by-step instructions to deploy it for free, connect a custom domain, set environment variables, and enable preview deployments for pull requests.