Migrate from Vercel to cut costs

How a migration runs

Migration assessment

An audit, cost analysis, architecture review, a recommended target platform and a migration plan.

Implementation and migration, small and medium projects

Move to AWS ECS, Google Cloud Run, a Docker VM or a hybrid setup.

Implementation and migration, large projects

Kubernetes, multi-service applications, databases, observability, security, compliance, high availability, rollback and handover.

Maintenance after the migration

A monthly retainer covering monitoring, patching, incident response, cost optimisation, backup checks and support.

What we offer

• A Vercel migration assessment: your usage, costs, architecture, functions, edge logic, domains, deployment flow, security and operational constraints
• Implementation of the new platform, whether that is Cloudflare, Kubernetes, AWS ECS and Fargate, Google Cloud Run, Docker, dedicated servers or a hybrid
• A controlled migration: applications move gradually, CI/CD is configured, production behaviour is validated and traffic is switched
• Reporting and handover: each step ends with a written report on the work done, findings, risks, cost effects and next steps

Technical details

• Help choosing the infrastructure: Cloudflare, virtual machines or Kubernetes, on a public cloud or on bare-metal Hetzner servers
• A new platform built on servers, containers or managed cloud, with a Cloud Native Kubernetes stack where it fits
• Backend services configured: databases, caches, message brokers and search engines
• CI/CD with GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions
• Support for running your applications in the new environment, with observability and troubleshooting in place
• Traffic switched from Vercel endpoints with validation, monitoring and a rollback option

The best Vercel alternative for your case

• Cloudflare Workers, static assets, CDN and WAF: best for static-heavy, edge-oriented, cost-sensitive frontends
• Kubernetes (EKS, GKE or AKS): best for complex systems, several services and strict control over your infrastructure
• AWS ECS, Fargate or Google Cloud Run: best for containerised apps that need cloud control without Kubernetes overhead
• A hybrid of Vercel with Cloudflare or a cloud provider such as AWS or Google Cloud: best for a gradual move with lower cutover risk
• Staying on Vercel with optimisation: right when the cost or complexity of moving outweighs the benefit

Vercel and Cloudflare compared

• A review of your Vercel usage and billing
• A compatibility check of your applications with Cloudflare
• A map of features such as SSR, ISR and SSG, middleware, image optimisation, storage and security services
• A cost model for running the new setup
• An assessment of complexity, risks and rollback options, ending in a recommended architecture

What you get

• A decision-ready audit report with your current costs, a breakdown, migration options and a high-level plan
• A complete production platform with monitoring, logging, alerting, backups, access controls, security and compliance features
• A cost-efficient alternative to Vercel, fitted to your cost, compliance, performance and operations
• Infrastructure built on open-source software, managed cloud services or a mix of both

You scale at lower cost and lower risk, control your own infrastructure and are not locked in to one vendor.

When to migrate

• Vercel spending is rising sharply for edge requests, data transfer, CPU time or builds
• You have no dedicated SRE or DevOps engineer and would rather hand migration and operations to a partner
• Growth is adding application complexity and scaling problems
• Compliance requires you to self-host business-critical infrastructure

How to get started

Tell us what you run on Vercel and what it costs. We agree the scope and how we will work together, then begin.

Related: Kubernetes migration and infrastructure audit.