Brett Chalmers

Vercel— What’s Your Honest Take?

Vercel is a big name in our community, but I want to hear from real users. What’s great about it? What’s frustrating or could be improved?

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Brett Chalmers
To get the ball rolling: - The free tier is pretty generous. - I do wish they offered better logging and session replays.
Stoyan Korudzhiev
I totally agree. Vercel’s free tier is a lifesaver, especially for small projects and testing things out. It’s amazing how much you can get done without hitting a paywall.
Brett Chalmers
@stoyan_korudzhiev anything you wish was included in there product offering?
Stoyan Korudzhiev
@brett_chalmers I really love Vercel for how easy and efficient it makes deployments, but if I had to pick something, I’d say a bit more flexibility in their serverless functions would be great. The current execution time and memory limits can feel a bit tight for more complex applications. Another thing is the 13 GB disk space limit during builds—it’s manageable for most projects, but for larger ones, it can be a bit tricky. It’d be awesome if they could offer more options or resources for projects that need a bit more breathing room.
Hmmm...I haven't tried Vercel but now I'm wondering how it compares to Heroku, which I'm using for all my current projects.
Brett Chalmers
@karen_isbell Cold starts?
@brett_chalmers Around 10-15 sec sometimes...potentially concerning at launch time