Which is cheaper, Cloudflare Pages or Encore?

Cloudflare Pages is 2.0x cheaper than Encore. Cloudflare Pages starts at $0/mo, Encore starts at $0/mo.

Does Cloudflare Pages have a free tier?

Yes, Cloudflare Pages offers a free tier with buildsPerMonth: 500, concurrentBuilds: 1, functionRequestsPerDay: 100000.

Cloudflare Pages has moderate switching cost. Encore has significant switching cost. Cloudflare Pages is easier to switch away from.

Hosting

← More affordable

Full-stack platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions on Cloudflare's global edge network

Switching Cost: moderate

Encore

Backend development platform with type-safe infrastructure, automatic cloud provisioning, and distributed tracing

Switching Cost: significant

Budget-wise, Cloudflare Pages is clearly more affordable at roughly a 2.0x price difference.

Cost modeling varies: flat-rate drives Cloudflare Pages pricing, while Encore uses hybrid.

Price-conscious teams should choose Cloudflare Pages — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price-conscious teams should choose Cloudflare Pages — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference

2.0x

Cloudflare Pages is cheaper by $24/mo

Pricing Model

Different

Tools charge using different pricing philosophies

Switching Costs

Cloudflare Pages

Lower switching costs for easier migration