deploybase vs Vercel

Vercel participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and offers Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers. This satisfies the legal framework, but data still flows through US infrastructure (AWS and Cloudflare). For teams that need data to physically remain in the EU — not just legally covered — deploybase provides architectural residency: Scaleway Paris servers, no US cloud in the chain.

If your site uses static generation (Next.js SSG, SvelteKit adapter-static, Astro, Hugo, Gatsby, Vite, Jekyll), migration is straightforward. Point your Git repository at deploybase, configure the build command and output directory, and deploy. Custom domains can be moved by updating DNS records, and serverless functions can move to deploybase functions. Vercel-specific features like edge middleware, ISR, or image optimization would need alternative solutions.

deploybase deploys serverless functions alongside your static site — backend logic, form handlers, and APIs run on EU infrastructure next to your frontend. What it doesn't include is Vercel's edge layer: edge functions, middleware, ISR, or full server-side rendering. If you need compute at the CDN edge or dynamic SSR, Vercel is the better fit. For static sites plus backend functions, deploybase covers it.

Vercel supports many frameworks, not just Next.js. However, its most advanced features — ISR, server components, edge middleware, image optimization — are deeply integrated with Next.js. Other frameworks get basic deploy support. deploybase supports 8 static site frameworks equally: no framework gets preferential treatment or exclusive features.

deploybase delivers via Bunny.net, a global CDN with 100+ PoPs across all continents and a 99.99% uptime SLA. Performance is comparable worldwide — both platforms serve static assets from edge nodes close to visitors. Vercel's edge network is powered by AWS and Cloudflare; deploybase uses Bunny.net (EU-headquartered, Slovenia).

Vercel charges $20/user/month on Pro with usage-based overages for bandwidth, function invocations, and compute time. Your bill varies month to month. deploybase uses flat EUR tiers with no overages at all — your bill is the same every month. No credits to track, no surprise invoices, and proper EU VAT with B2B reverse charge for all 27 member states.

With deploybase, all data — site files, build logs, user data, and payment information — stays in the EU. Infrastructure runs on Scaleway Paris with an EU-based payment processor for billing. Sites are delivered globally via Bunny.net CDN. With Vercel, data is processed through AWS US infrastructure. Vercel participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, but the data physically transits through US servers with no EU residency option available.

Vercel includes automatic image optimization via its edge network, converting and resizing images on the fly. deploybase focuses on static file delivery — images are served as-is from the CDN. For static sites, you can optimize images at build time using framework plugins (e.g. Astro's image component, Next.js static exports with sharp). This approach works well for static content and avoids runtime compute costs.