Which is cheaper, Pulumi or Vercel?

Vercel is 2.0x cheaper than Pulumi. Pulumi starts at $0/mo, Vercel starts at $0/mo.

Does Pulumi have a free tier?

Yes, Pulumi offers a free tier with users: 1, secrets: 25, apiCallsPerMonth: 10000, workflowMinutes: 500.

Pulumi has moderate switching cost. Vercel has moderate switching cost. Both have similar switching complexity.

Hosting

Pulumi

Infrastructure as code platform using general-purpose programming languages with state management and secrets

Switching Cost: moderate

Vercel

← More affordable

Frontend cloud platform for deploying and scaling web applications with serverless functions and edge network

Switching Cost: moderate

The cost difference is substantial — Pulumi runs about 2.0x what Vercel charges.

Pricing philosophy differs — Pulumi charges hybrid, but Vercel takes a usage-based approach.

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

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

Price Difference

2.0x

Vercel is cheaper by $20/mo

Pricing Model

Different

Tools charge using different pricing philosophies