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Domains 6.5/10

Default hostname for Vercel deployments.

vercel.app scores 6.5/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Free provider subdomain.

Category Domains Kind Free subdomain Caveats Production custom domains are cleaner. Renewal monthly Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

6.5 / 10
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Overall 6.5/10
value = 6.5/100
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Name/DNS value 7.2/10
value = 13 $/yr
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API/DDNS fit 6/10
value = 6/100
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Trust and friction 5.5/10
value = 5.5/100
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Key metrics

50 Free domains
∞ DNS records rate-limited to 50 record creates/min
Dynamic DDNS refresh no dynamic DNS
Yes Ad-free

What you get

Free provider subdomain.

Frontend prototypes and previews.

Limitations

  • Hobby plan: personal use only

    The free Hobby plan is explicitly for personal, noncom use; commercial projects must upgrade to Pro at $20/month.

  • No custom domain branding

    You are locked to a *.vercel.app subdomain; a custom domain requires adding it separately (buying or transferring a domain is a paid add-on at registrar cost).

  • 1 developer seat

    The Hobby plan supports only a single developer seat; team collaboration requires the Pro plan.

  • 1M edge requests/month

    Free tier includes 1 million edge requests per month; additional usage cannot be purchased on Hobby.

  • 100 GB data transfer/month

    Fast Data Transfer is capped at 100 GB per month on Hobby with no overage option.

  • Build minutes not included on Hobby

    Standard, enhanced, turbo, and elastic build machine minutes are only available on Pro/Enterprise; Hobby uses shared build infrastructure with queue priority lower than paid plans.

  • Build queue deprioritized

    Hobby builds are queued behind Pro/Enterprise builds, leading to slower build times during peak periods.

  • Runtime logs only 1 hour retention

    Log retention is limited to 1 hour on Hobby vs. 1 day on Pro; session traces similarly limited to 1 hour.

  • No custom environments

    Hobby has no custom environments (only default production/preview/development); Pro adds 1 custom environment and Enterprise adds 12.

  • Web Analytics capped at 50K events/month

    Speed Insights and Web Analytics are included but capped at 10K and 50K events per month respectively on Hobby.

  • No role-based access control

    RBAC, audit logs, SSO, and advanced deployment protection are Pro/Enterprise-only features.

  • vercel.app subdomain branding

    All free deployments are served under the vercel.app domain, visibly attributing hosting to Vercel; removing this requires a paid custom domain.

Sources

subdomain frontend
Open service Source ← All Domains