Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to web development, so please bear with me. I'm currently building a small marketing website using Next.js for an agency that will include sections like about us, services, team, partners, FAQ, and a contact form (probably using Resend for emailing, but I'm open to better alternatives). I don't think we'll hit 5,000 visits a month. I recently checked Vercel's terms of service and noticed I can't deploy a commercial site there, which I believe this qualifies as. I'm looking for a free alternative for the time being since I've heard about some billing issues with Vercel, and I'd prefer not to take that risk. If it were my own company I wouldn't mind paying about $20 a month, but you know how it is with clients! Thanks for any help!
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Finding a free hosting solution for commercial use can be tough. If they can’t afford $20 per month, maybe they shouldn’t be investing in a website just yet. However, you could consider a VPS option and manually deploy using Node and PM2, but make sure you have enough resources—around 4GB RAM is recommended to avoid build failures.
You might want to check out AWS Lightsail; they have cheaper VPS and web hosting solutions available. Some other big players like DigitalOcean and Hetzner also have plans under $5. If your site is mostly static, Cloudflare Pages could be a great option too, as they offer a free tier that allows commercial use!
This is a good call. Plus, Cloudflare Pages being free for business makes it a strong contender!
Thank you for your answer!!