Temps vs Netlify

Netlify's free plan in 2026 uses a credit-based model: 300 credits per month shared across all usage. Bandwidth costs 20 credits/GB (~15 GB total), production deploys cost 15 credits each (~20 deploys), and Netlify Functions compute costs 10 credits/GB-hour with a 10-second execution timeout. Edge functions include 1,000,000 invocations/month separately. There is 1 concurrent build and 1 seat on the free plan. When credits run out the free plan stops serving traffic and does not auto-recharge — you must upgrade to Personal ($9/mo) or Pro ($20/mo). Temps is free to self-host with no credit limits, no bandwidth caps, no function timeouts, and no seat restrictions.

Netlify Functions on the free plan in 2026 have a 10-second synchronous execution timeout and compute is metered from the shared 300 credit/month pool at 10 credits/GB-hour. Edge functions (Deno-based) have a separate allowance of 1,000,000 invocations/month on the free plan. When the 300-credit pool is exhausted, all functions stop until the next billing cycle — no auto-recharge on free. The Personal plan ($9/mo) keeps the 10-second timeout. The Pro plan ($20/org/mo) extends synchronous timeout to 26 seconds and adds background functions up to 15 minutes. Temps has no per-invocation limits or execution timeouts — backend routes run as standard Rust handlers with no cold starts and no credit meters.

Netlify's free tier has no fixed GB bandwidth cap in 2026 — instead bandwidth draws from a shared pool of 300 credits/month at 20 credits/GB (the bandwidth credit rate doubled on April 14, 2026). That works out to roughly 15 GB before credits run out. On Pro ($20/org/mo, 3,000 credits) the equivalent is ~150 GB; overages auto-recharge at ~$0.13/GB via credit packs ($10 per 1,500 credits). Temps has no bandwidth limits on any plan.

Netlify's credit model prices bandwidth at 20 credits per GB (~$0.13/GB). When your monthly credits are exhausted, the Pro plan auto-recharges in packs of 1,500 credits for $10 (~75 GB of bandwidth per pack). A site serving 500 GB/month on Pro would use all 3,000 included credits (~150 GB) and then need roughly 4.7 additional packs (~$47), putting the total at ~$67/month for bandwidth alone — versus a self-hosted Temps server with no limits.

Netlify Pro costs $20 per organization per month in 2026 — not per seat. The Pro plan includes 3,000 credits per month (roughly 150 GB bandwidth or 200 production deploys). When credits run out, overages auto-recharge in packs of 1,500 credits for $10. Pro supports unlimited team members and 3+ concurrent builds. Add analytics ($9/mo) and error tracking ($26+/mo Sentry) and a typical Netlify Pro production stack totals $55+/mo.

Netlify has no self-hosted option — it is a managed SaaS only, so self-hosting rules it out by definition. Temps installs as a single Rust binary on your own VPS with git-push deploys, preview environments, managed PostgreSQL, analytics, error tracking and session replay built in. For reference on the managed side: Netlify's 2026 credit-based pricing starts at $0/mo (300 credits, roughly 15 GB of bandwidth), and a production stack with analytics and observability reaches $55+/mo.

The best Netlify alternatives in 2026 are: Temps (self-hosted single binary, free on your own VPS, built-in analytics/error tracking/session replay, full-stack support), Vercel (best for Next.js teams, $20/seat/month), Render (flat pricing, no self-hosting, $25/mo floor), Railway (usage-based, no self-hosting, $5+/mo), and Cloudflare Pages (generous free tier for static sites, no managed database). Of these, Temps is the only one that is self-hosted and bundles observability: it covers what Netlify + Sentry + PostHog/Plausible + FullStory/LogRocket do in a single platform. Vercel and Render are the closest managed equivalents if self-hosting is not the goal.

Netlify offers analytics as a paid add-on: the Analytics feature costs $9/month and provides basic page views and visitor counts for one site. It does not include error tracking, session replay, or product analytics (custom events, funnels, user identification). Temps includes full analytics, error tracking (Sentry-compatible), and session replay built-in at no extra cost — replacing $35–85/mo in separate tool subscriptions.

Netlify offers Free (300 credits, ~15 GB bandwidth), Personal ($9/mo, 1,000 credits), and Pro ($20/org/mo, 3,000 credits with overage packs at ~$0.13/GB). Self-hosting Temps on a Hetzner VPS costs only the server — with no credit meters, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited builds, managed PostgreSQL, and built-in analytics, error tracking, and session replay all included. A comparable Netlify stack (Pro + analytics + Sentry) runs $55+/mo.