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Serverless functions for Netlify sites

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TL;DR - Netlify Functions

  • Netlify Functions provides serverless backend capabilities on Netlify
  • It deploys AWS Lambda functions alongside your frontend automatically
  • Included in Netlify plans with generous free tier
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Easy serverless
  • Netlify integration
  • Good DX
  • Fair free tier
  • Active development

Cons

  • Vendor lock-in
  • Execution limits
  • Cold starts
  • Per-invocation pricing
  • Better for simple use

Key Features

Serverless functionsGit deployBackground functionsScheduledNetlify integrationEasy setup

Pricing Plans

Free

Free

  • 100 GB bandwidth
  • 300 build minutes
  • 125k function invocations
  • 1M edge function invocations

Pro

$19/user/month

  • Upgraded function limits
  • Credit-based pricing
  • Priority support
  • Team collaboration

What is Netlify Functions?

Editorial review
Netlify Functions provides serverless compute alongside web hosting. Backend logic for static sites-serverless that deploys with your frontend. The deployment is unified. The development is local. The scaling is automatic. Netlify users needing backend logic add Functions for integrated serverless.

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Netlify Functions FAQ

Is Netlify Functions free?

Free tier includes 125K invocations/month. Pro from $19/month with 125K included. Additional usage charged per invocation.

What is Netlify Functions?

Serverless functions on Netlify. Add backend logic to static sites. Deploy alongside your frontend automatically.

Netlify Functions vs Vercel Functions?

Both are serverless and similar. Choose based on where you deploy. Vercel better for Next.js; Netlify for other frameworks.

What languages are supported?

JavaScript/TypeScript and Go. Most use Node.js. Functions are AWS Lambda under the hood.

Source: netlify.com

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