Netlify

Pros

• what actually fixed it was just checking a box on netlify that server side rendered the site for crawlers. No idea how it technically worked, but as soon as I did it SEO started to tick up and now get about 2k clicks per month
• Host static sites for free with Netlify.
• if you're comfortable with a bit of code, netlify or vercel let you host static sites completely free.
• Astro sites are also incredibly easy to deploy on Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, all for free.
• Then host the site on a free Netlify account.

Cons

• I saw a reddit post that a website on Netlify was DDOS'ed and the OP got a bill of 100k USD.
• Parent context: maybe 7 sites on there, one gets 30 visitors a month (browsing) and another 10 sites a month Reply: i push lots of builds and thats really expensive for no reason
• Overpriced crap. Get a VPS and enjoy full access to actual resources for a fixed monthly fee. Netlify charges something like 100x over for bandwidth (with uncapped billing!) compared to VPS competitors.
• i stopped using netlify the day i was going to have a demo for my startup only to find that they had terminated my site. there was no communication at all.
• Yeah Netlify’s new credit system is kinda wild lately 😅 I saw a breakdown on Uneven Lab’s blog and a lot of folks hit the 300-credit wall even with tiny traffic.