Each production deploy costs 15 credits, so budget your deploys. Netlify hosts static sites and web apps with built-in deploys, functions and forms. Its pricing page now uses credits: Free is $0 forever with a 300 credit limit a month, Personal is $9 a month with 1,000 credits, and Pro is $20 a month with unlimited members and credit tiers from 3,000 to 20,000. Costs are metered, with production deploys at 15 credits each, bandwidth at 20 credits per GB, compute at 10 credits per GB-hour and web requests at 2 credits per 10,000. Netlify's billing FAQ says that once the monthly credits are used up, all web projects on the team are paused and visitors see a Site not available page until the next billing cycle or an upgrade. That pause is the main complaint on Reddit and Trustpilot, which shows a low rating dominated by credit confusion, suspensions and support delays.
Free tier quotas
Price
$0 forever on Free
Credits
300 credit limit a month
Production deploy
15 credits each
Bandwidth
20 credits per GB
Compute
10 credits per GB-hour
Web requests
2 credits per 10,000 requests
When credits run out
All web projects on the team are paused and show a Site not available page. No new production deploys until the next cycle or an upgrade
Privacy default
On credit-based accounts, new projects start private and become public only when you publish
Usage alerts
Email notices at 50%, 75% and 100% of the monthly allotment
Last sniffed Oct 23, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+Free is $0 forever, with a Trustpilot reviewer noting free static sites, drag-a-folder deploys and a custom domain on the free plan.
+Credit costs are published per action, so you can estimate a month: 15 credits per production deploy, 20 per GB of bandwidth, 2 per 10,000 web requests.
+Usage emails arrive at 50%, 75% and 100% of your monthly credits, according to Netlify's billing FAQ.
+Trustpilot has a review titled 'Exceptional support and reliable service, even on the free tier', and another reviewer called the free tier very generous.
+Pro is $20 a month with unlimited members, which suits an agency that adds collaborators.
+A Trustpilot reviewer running a small agency said one account hosts 10 static websites and two live apps, and that the credit system becomes a predictable expense once you pick the right plan.
👎 Watch out
−When credits hit zero the live site goes down as well as deploys. The billing FAQ says all web projects are paused and visitors see a Site not available page.
−A Trustpilot reviewer said a static site with one visitor was paused after using up its 300 credits in a day, and another said every update after the first build needed a credit top-up. Both are single reviews.
−The credit system confuses people. The Trustpilot summary says reviewers frequently complained about unexpected shutdowns, sudden suspensions and a confusing credit system.
−Trustpilot shows 1.9 stars from 79 reviews in one search excerpt, with complaints about suspensions without warning and slow support. Treat it as a skewed sample, since unhappy users review more.
−A r/webdev poster in an older thread (before the credit plans) said Netlify sent a $104K bill for a static site; they said usage had been under 10 GB a month. The credit plan now pauses instead of billing.
−An agency thread on r/webdevelopment said Netlify's September 2025 pricing changes made it unviable for their client projects and that they moved to Cloudflare Pages.
The catch
The free plan is a credit meter, and the failure mode is a paused site. Netlify's billing FAQ says that when the monthly credits are used up, all web projects on the team are paused, they stop receiving requests and form submissions, and you cannot trigger production deploys. On Free, you wait for the next billing cycle or upgrade.
The 300 credits can go quickly, because every production deploy costs 15 credits, bandwidth costs 20 credits per GB and compute is metered. One Trustpilot reviewer said their static site with one visitor paused after a day, while another still had 299 credits left after deploying a site, so it depends on how often you deploy and what you run.
Netlify's credit docs describe auto recharge and credit packs for teams that run out. I could not confirm whether signup needs a card or what commercial terms apply to Free.
What’s included
✓Git and drag-and-drop deploys
✓Global CDN
✓Serverless functions
✓Form handling
✓Custom domains
✓Deploy previews
✓Private-by-default projects on credit-based accounts
✓Auto recharge for credits (paid plans)
Free tier value
Generosity
B
Estimated value
300 credits a month of hosting, deploys and functions
Feature parity
Personal ($9 a month) includes 1,000 credits. Pro ($20 a month) has unlimited members.
Screenshots
HomepagePricing page
Paid plans
Personal, $9 a month
1,000 credits a month.
Pro, $20 a month
Unlimited members and credit tiers of 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 credits a month.
Auto recharge and credit packs
Automatically reload your credit balance when it runs out, or buy credit packs. Netlify's docs describe it as reloading your balance when it runs out.
Common questions
What happens when Netlify Free runs out of credits?
All web projects on the team are paused and visitors see a Site not available page. You can wait for the next billing cycle or upgrade.
How many credits does a deploy cost?
A production deploy costs 15 credits. Bandwidth is 20 credits per GB and web requests are 2 credits per 10,000.
Is Netlify's free tier still worth using?
Opinions split. Some Trustpilot reviewers like free static hosting, while Reddit threads call the credit-based free tier unreliable for client sites.
Can I use a custom domain on Free?
A Trustpilot reviewer says yes. Check the current docs, since account suspensions and domain setup delays are common complaints in 2026 reviews.
How is it rated?
A search excerpt of Trustpilot shows 1.9 from 79 reviews, and the page's own summary says most reviewers were unhappy.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
Pricing page and credit billing FAQ excerpts read. Trustpilot summary and reviews read as excerpts (reviews dated through October 2026). Reddit threads read as excerpts; the $104K bill thread predates the credit plans. Card requirement and commercial terms unknown.
