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Netlify is an amazing static website host.
December 19, 2022

Netlify is an amazing static website host.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Starter

Overall Satisfaction with Netlify Platform

I use Netlify to host several of my personal websites. In my professional work, I have also used it for things like sharing design work and quickly hosting a prototype of ongoing projects. It's a great project for this type of thing because it allows you to quickly drag a folder of static files into the browser to deploy for sharing.
  • Hosting
  • Sharing static files.
  • Deployment
  • Hosting dynamic sites.
  • Content authoring for average users.
  • Deployment previews.
  • Static web hosting.
  • Automatic deployment.
  • Free plan is very generous
  • Helps work move faster
  • Makes life easier
To me, Netlify is the gold standard for static web hosting, but each alternative has specific situations where it might fit better. If building a Next.js site, then Vercel is the easiest solution for hosting. For Jekyll, GitHub Pages might make more sense. Other than that, I would turn to Netlify as my first choice for any static site hosting.

Do you think Netlify Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Netlify Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did Netlify Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Netlify Platform go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Netlify Platform again?

Yes

Netlify is a static website host, so it obviously wouldn't work for hosting dynamic websites built in PHP, such as WordPress or Drupal. It works very well with static sites with a git codebase on something like GitHub. It has automatic deployments, which include preview websites. It works very well with this workflow. There are solutions for allowing content authoring on static websites on Netlify, but I would probably reach for something like WordPress or Drupal for that.