Why Developers Move Off Vercel

Vercel's pricing model is built around consumption: bandwidth, function invocations, build minutes, and edge middleware usage all add up. For a small project, this is invisible. But as your app gets real users, the bills become harder to predict — and harder to explain to your team or investors.

Beyond pricing, Vercel's serverless model limits what you can run. There are hard timeouts on function execution, no native background worker support, and limited control over the server environment. For apps with cron jobs, long-running AI tasks, or SMTP email needs, you're constantly working around the platform.

What You Get When You Move to SupaDeploy

  • Flat $3/month pricing — One price, no usage-based surprises, regardless of traffic spikes
  • No function timeout limits — Run AI jobs, data processing, and webhooks without hitting walls
  • Background workers included — Cron jobs and async queues built in to the platform
  • SMTP email built in — Send transactional email without Resend, SendGrid, or Postmark
  • Full Supabase support — Environment management, auth callbacks, and storage all first-class
  • Custom domains with SSL — Bring your own domain; certificates are auto-renewed

Migration Steps: Vercel to SupaDeploy

1

Export your environment variables from Vercel

In Vercel's dashboard, go to your project Settings → Environment Variables and note all keys and values. You'll re-enter these in SupaDeploy.

2

Create your SupaDeploy project

Sign up at SupaDeploy.com, connect your GitHub repository, and select your framework. SupaDeploy auto-detects Next.js and applies the correct build settings.

3

Import your environment variables

Add all environment variables from Vercel into SupaDeploy's project settings. Supabase credentials, API keys, and secrets are stored encrypted.

4

Deploy and test on the preview URL

SupaDeploy gives you a preview URL before you switch DNS. Test your app thoroughly — auth flows, API routes, and any background jobs — before cutting over.

5

Update DNS and remove from Vercel

Update your domain's DNS records to point to SupaDeploy. Once propagated, remove the project from Vercel to stop any continued charges.

Pricing Comparison

SupaDeploy — $3/month

Flat pricing covers everything: hosting, background jobs, email, SSL, and custom domains. No per-invocation or bandwidth charges.

Vercel Pro — $20+/month

Base plan plus variable charges for bandwidth, function invocations, build minutes, and edge middleware usage.

Background jobs

SupaDeploy includes them. On Vercel, you add Inngest ($) or Trigger.dev ($) or build your own queue.

Function timeouts

SupaDeploy has no limits. Vercel Pro has 300-second max on serverless functions — not enough for AI tasks.