Netlify · Static and function hosting
Netlify or your own server: stop renting the publish button.
Netlify's value is the build-and-publish loop. The hidden cost is build minutes, bandwidth, and function usage that reset and refill on a monthly meter. If your project outgrew the free tier, owning the server changes the math without changing the workflow.
The honest read
Stay on Netlify when
- You deploy a static or light function site within the free meter
- Your team relies on forms, deploy previews, and split testing on Netlify
- Usage stays comfortably inside the plan you are on
Move when
- Build minutes and bandwidth overages turn the meter into a subscription
- You need a database, cron-style jobs, or persistent processes
- You want to keep the deploy-on-push model without Netlify's limits
The cost angle
What changes when the meter disappears.
Netlify Essentials is a flat price, but bandwidth, build minutes, and forms carry overage costs. A $5–10/month VPS removes the meter entirely and keeps the exact same Git push → deploy flow.
How the move lands
Same app, new owner, no launch drama.
01
Inventory the platform footprint
Env vars, functions, domains, previews, storage, and overage behavior. We reproduce the parts your app really uses — nothing else.
02
Stand up the replacement path
Server or container target, Git-based deploy, HTTPS, secrets, database, and a rollback path in one fixed-price job.
03
Test, switch DNS, hand over
We verify the new URL, switch the domain, keep a recovery path, and document the new release flow for your team.
Pricing
One fixed price to get off Netlify.
Starter
$99
Deploy your repo to production. HTTPS, env vars, server process, smoke test, handover notes.
Fix & Deploy
$149
Fix a blocked build, env, Nginx, or database issue and ship the app to production in 24h.
Full Setup
$249
Full VPS setup with app deploy, database, Docker or Nginx, backups, logs, smoke test, and handover.
Hosting adds $10/month on a managed server. Cancel anytime.
Moving off Netlify
Can I keep Netlify deploy previews after moving?
Yes. Keep Netlify for preview builds, run production on your server, and point the production domain away from the platform.
What breaks in a static-site move?
Almost nothing if it is static files plus a proxy. Form handling, redirects, and edge behavior have server-side equivalents we configure at the target.
How long does the move take?
A standard static or function site move lands within the Fix & Deploy 24-hour window on paid plans.
Netlify
Move a Netlify site to a controlled production stack
Keep the good parts of a Git-based Netlify workflow while rebuilding the app, hosting, secrets, and release controls where your team owns them.
Read the guide