Netlify is a frontend platform: static sites and frameworks on a global CDN, with serverless functions, forms and now a Postgres database, all billed in credits. EthioDeploy runs your whole app as a long-lived container with a database next to it. If your app is mostly frontend, Netlify is a strong fit. If it's a server, a bot or a worker, that's what EthioDeploy is built for.
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Competitor details were checked against Netlify's official pages on 2026-10-23. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their site before you decide.
| EthioDeploy | Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Full-stack apps, APIs, bots and workers in containers | Static sites and frontend frameworks with serverless functions |
| Free plan | 1 project, sleeps after 30 minutes idle | 300 credits a month, hard limit. When they run out, all projects pause until the next cycle or an upgrade |
| Entry paid price | Pro $10/month flat, always on | Personal $9/month for 1,000 credits; Pro $20/month for 3,000 credits with unlimited members |
| How usage is billed | Monthly usage quota, overage from a prepaid wallet | Credits: 15 per production deploy, 20 per GB of bandwidth, 10 per GB-hour of compute, 2 per 10k requests |
| Long-running processes | Always-on web services and Background Workers | Synchronous functions 60 s, background functions 15 min, scheduled functions 30 s. No persistent workers |
| Managed database | Postgres, MySQL or Redis addon included: 512 MB on Free, 5 GB on Pro | Netlify Database (Postgres on Neon), billed in compute credits; free plan sleeps after 5 minutes |
| Payment methods | Card in USD, or bank transfer in Birr | Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. ACH or wire on Enterprise only |
| Built-in AI | Coding agent in a live sandbox: diff, apply, PR and branch preview. Plans from $5/month | Agent Runners (hosted agents, billed in credits) and a remote MCP server |
| Domains | Buy domains in the dashboard | Buy domains in the dashboard |
What happens when Netlify's free credits run out?
The Free plan has 300 credits a month as a hard limit, and you can't buy more on it. When they're used up, every project on the account is paused and shows a 'Site not available' page until you upgrade or the next cycle starts.
Did Netlify raise its prices?
On April 14, 2026 Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests dropped from 3 to 2 credits per 10k and forms became free. Sites with heavy bandwidth use more credits than before.
Can I run an Express, Django or Laravel server on Netlify?
Not as a long-running server. Netlify runs server code as functions with time limits, so a traditional server has to be adapted to functions. On EthioDeploy it runs as-is in a container. See the deploy guides for Express, Django and Laravel.
Is EthioDeploy a Netlify alternative for static sites?
It can host them: Vite and other static builds are served with an index.html fallback so client-side routes work. But it serves them from one region, without Netlify's global CDN, so for a purely static site with global traffic Netlify is the better fit.
Can I pay without an international card?
On EthioDeploy, yes: pay in Ethiopian Birr by bank transfer, or by card in USD. Netlify's billing docs list cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with ACH or wire only on Enterprise.
Netlify facts come from these official pages, read on 2026-10-23:
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