Vercel features: tier-by-tier list (2026)
Vercel's Pro plan is seat-based, but bandwidth, functions, image optimization, observability, and enterprise controls shape production cost.
Core capabilities (25)
2026 Breach
[ edit ] On April 19, 2026, Vercel disclosed a security breach in which certain internal systems were accessed by unauthorized actors.
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Citations
[ edit ] ^ Garfinkle, Allie (January 25, 2025). "For startups, remote work versus return-to-office is a balance—and an experiment" . Fortune .
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Vercel Inc. is an American cloud application company
Vercel Inc. is an American cloud application company. The company created and maintains the Next.js web development framework.
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Fast Data Transfer
100 GB / month included 1TB / month included then starting at $0.15 per GB Custom Regional pricing Managed Infrastructure
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Web Application Firewall
Custom Firewall Rules Up to 3 Up to 40 Up to 1,000 IP Blocking Up to 3 Up to 100 Up to 1,000 System Bypass Rules — Up to 25 Up to 100 Rate Limiting 1M allowed requests included / month Starting at $0.50 per 1M allowed requests Custom OWASP Core Ruleset (manage
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Content Delivery
Zero-config CDN cache Automated Compression Background Revalidation Stale-While-Revalidate
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Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)
ISR Reads 1M / month included Starting at $0.40 per 1M Custom ISR Writes 200,000 / month included Starting at $4 per 1M Custom
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Image Optimization
Image Transformations 5,000 / month included Starting at $0.05 per 1K Custom Image Cache Reads 300,000 / month included Starting at $0.40 per 1M Custom Image Cache Writes 100,000 / month included Starting at $4.00 per 1M Custom
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Edge Config
Edge Config Reads 100,000 / month included Starting at $3.00 per 1M reads Custom Edge Config Writes 100 writes / month included $5.00 per 500 writes Custom
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Microfrontends Support
Microfrontends 2 included projects 2 included projects then $250 per additional project Custom Microfrontend Routing 50K routed requests / month included $2 per 1M routed requests Custom Regional pricing Managed Infrastructure
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Vercel Compute
Dynamic, scalable functions to power your framework of choice. Now available with Fluid compute with Active CPU pricing .
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Vercel Functions
Active CPU 4 hours / month included Starting at $0.128 per hour Custom Provisioned Memory 360 GB-hrs / month included Starting at $0.0106 per GB-hr Custom Invocations 1M / month included Starting at $0.60 per 1M Custom
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Vercel Sandbox
Active CPU 5 hours / month included Starting at $0.128 per hour Custom Provisioned Memory 420 GB-hrs / month included Starting at $0.0212 per GB-hr Custom Creation 5,000 / month included Starting at $0.60 per 1M Custom Network 20 GB / month included Starting a
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Vercel Workflows
Events 50,000 events / month included $20 per 1M Custom Data Written 1 GB $0.50 per GB Custom Data Retained — $0.50 per GB-month Custom
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Vercel Agent
$0.30 per action + pass-through token cost Custom Code Review — Investigations —
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Build minutes
Standard machines — $0.014 per minute Custom Enhanced machines — $0.028 per minute Custom Turbo machines — $0.105 per minute Custom Elastic machines — $0.0035 per CPU minute Custom
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Deployments
Unlimited Deployments Environment Variables Instant Rollback Multi-tenant support Skew Protection — Rolling Releases — 1 project included Custom
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Vercel Toolbar
Comments Layout Shift Tool Draft Mode Productivity Integrations Previewers — Unlimited Unlimited Accessibility Audit Flags Explorer 150 overrides / month 150 overrides / month then $250 for unlimited 150 overrides / month then $250 for unlimited
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Observability
Frontend observability on Vercel helps you monitor, analyze, and manage your applications.
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Observability Plus
Add-on $1.20 per 1M events Custom Extended retention — 30 days 30 days Advanced metrics — Query engine — Alerts —
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Runtime Logs
1 hour of logs 1 day of logs 30 days with Observability Plus 3 days of logs 30 days with Observability Plus
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Access & Deployment Security
Vercel protects your projects across access, application, and infrastructure security.
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No idle time
No idle time. No wasted spend. Only pay for actual execution time, not idle resources.
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Quick references
Configuring vercel.json Working with Domains Storage for your Vercel project Vercel MCP Caching on Vercel
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Deploy and scale
Vercel handles infrastructure automatically based on your framework and code, and provides the following tools to help you deploy and scale your applications: Vercel Delivery Network : Fast, globally distributed execution Rolling Releases : Roll out new deploy
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AI features (6)
In 2025, Vercel introduced a web application infrastructure
In 2025, Vercel introduced a web application infrastructure model called Fluid that enables an instance in a local region to handle multiple requests concurrently, similar to a traditional server, while also maintaining the elasticity of serverless systems.
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Bot Management
Automated DDoS Mitigation AI Bots (managed ruleset) Bot Protection (managed ruleset) BotID Basic checks included $1 per 1,000 Deep Analysis checks Custom Attack Challenge Mode Regional pricing Managed Infrastructure
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AI Gateway
Observability Image generation Bring your own key App attribution Managed fallback Load balancing Spend monitoring Embedding support Automatic retries DX Platform
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Use Vercel's AI infrastructure
Add intelligence to your applications with Vercel's AI-first infrastructure: v0 : Iterate on ideas with Vercel's AI-powered development assistant AI SDK : Integrate language models with streaming and tool calling AI Gateway : Route to any AI provider
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Explore guides and tutorials
Extend your knowledge with in-depth guides, videos, and tutorials on the Vercel Knowledge Base : AI : Build AI agents, integrate language models, and deploy AI-powered apps Backend : Server-side patterns, API routes, database connections, and compute Frontend
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Vercel is the AI Cloud, a unified platform
Vercel is the AI Cloud, a unified platform for building, deploying, and scaling AI-powered applications.
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Integrations (2)
Architecture
[ edit ] Vercel's architecture is built around composable architecture , and deployments are handled through Git repositories, the Vercel CLI , or the Vercel REST API . Vercel is a member of the MACH Alliance .
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Build your applications
Use one or more of the following tools to build your application depending on your needs: Next.js : Build full-stack applications with Next.js, or any of our supported frameworks Functions : API routes with Fluid compute , active CPU, and provisioned memory
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Collaboration (1)
Collaborate with your team
Collaborate with your team using the following tools: Toolbar : An in-browser toolbar that lets you leave feedback, manage feature flags, preview drafts, edit content live, inspect performance / layout / accessibility , and navigate/share deployment pages Comm
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Reporting and analytics (1)
Speed Insights
10,000 events / month included $10 / project / month $0.65 per 10,000 events Custom
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Security and compliance (2)
Vercel Network
Global Points of Presence Vercel Regions Automatic Routing HTTPS Certificates TLS/SSL Encryption Traffic Load Balancing Private Inter-Region Network Automatic Region Failover
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Secure your applications
Secure your applications with the following tools: Deployment Protection : Protect your applications from unauthorized access RBAC : Role-based access control for your applications Configurable WAF : Customizable rules to protect against attacks, scrapers, and
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See Vercel pricing in detail
This page lists what Vercel does. For per-seat math, tier comparison, and the full hidden-fee list, see the Vercel pricing breakdown.
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Sources
Features evolve. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase decisions. This list was last refreshed on 2026-05-27.
Frequently asked questions
What features does Vercel include?
This page tracks 37 verified Vercel features across 6 categories, sourced from Vercel's official site and Wikipedia.
Which tier do I need for Vercel?
Vercel's feature availability varies by plan. Compare the public Vercel tiers, calculator, and hidden fees on the Vercel pricing page.
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