Ease of Use
As the creators of NextJS, Vercel has a good onboarding experience for React based static site generators and NextJS.
Cloud 66 has support for NextJS and other NodeJS based static site generators and backends.
Vercel compiles and runs any backend code into serverless functions. Cloud 66 can deploy any backend code to your own servers.
If your application has no need for persistent storage or state, Vercel is a good choice. However, if you need persistent storage or state, your Vercel costs can quickly escalate.
| Feature | Cloud 66 | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Web UI | ||
| CLI | ||
| API |
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Flexibility
Vercel focuses on running NodeJS backend applications into serverless functions and as such can be limiting for other languages and frameworks or applications that require persistent storage or state.
While Cloud 66 offers managed databases and storage systems (like GlusterFS), Vercel wraps third-party services like FaunaDB and MongoDB Atlas and charges for them on top of their own pricing.
HTTP Response Times
Vercel function calls have a limit of up to 60 seconds (900 for Enterprise Plans). Cloud 66 has no limit on the length of time a request can take.
Managed Databases
Cloud 66 offers managed databases for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch on your own servers with automatic backups and replication.
Managed Storage
Running on your own servers means you can use your own storage on the VM or using systems like GlusterFS, Ceph, or Minio.
Long Running Processes
Cloud 66 can deploy any application to your own servers, including long running processes like background workers.
| Feature | Cloud 66 | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Databases | Postgres, KV | |
| Managed Storage | ||
| Long Running Processes |
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Framework and Language Support
Vercel is built for serverless functions and can run functions in a variety of languages.
Cloud 66 supports custom Dockerfiles to allow for any customization of the static site build process and dynamic long running processes and web applications.
| Feature | Cloud 66 | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Custom Dockerfiles | ||
| Static Site Generators | ||
| Web Applications | Serverless Functions | |
| Long Running Processes |
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Reliability and Performance
When running your applications on Vercel, you're limited to their infrastructure and their performance.
Cloud 66 can deploy your applications to any cloud provider and any region. This means you can choose the best infrastructure for your application and your users.