Comparison

Cloudflare Workers vs Vercel Edge Runtime

No clear leader: Vercel Edge Runtime (67.4) and Cloudflare Workers (63.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Cloudflare Workers full profile →Vercel Edge Runtime full profile →

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Cloudflare Workers63

Vercel Edge Runtime67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cloudflare Workers	Vercel Edge Runtime
vioscaleAI score	63 / 100low · 14%	67 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$3
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	TISAX AL2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/account-takeover	https://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	100	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	2,769
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	914
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	795,942
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	0
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Cloudflare Workers63 / 100low · 14%

Vercel Edge Runtime67 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Model

Cloudflare Workersopen_source

Vercel Edge Runtimefreemium

Price level

Cloudflare Workersfree

Vercel Edge Runtimelow

Starting price

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime$3

Transparent

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Integrations

Count

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime1

Security

Certifications

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge RuntimeTISAX AL2

Disclosure policy

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Gdpr

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Hipaa

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Iso27001

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Pci

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Soc2

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Trust center

Cloudflare Workershttps://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/account-takeover

Vercel Edge Runtimehttps://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers

Vulnerabilities

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge RuntimeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=edge-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Cloudflare Workers100

Vercel Edge Runtime99.99

Status page

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime2,769

Github stars

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime914

Package downloads weekly

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime795,942

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime0

Release

History

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge Runtime20 items

License

Spdx

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge RuntimeMIT

Language

Primary

Cloudflare Workers–

Vercel Edge RuntimeTypeScript

Market

Availability

Cloudflare WorkersAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Vercel Edge RuntimeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Cloudflare Workers6 items

Vercel Edge Runtime8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for serverless & edge platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Serverless & Edge Platforms
Capability	Cloudflare Workers	Vercel Edge Runtime
Core
Execution substrate	V8 isolate	-
Language / runtime breadth	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks
Reach
Runs at global edge PoPs	✓	✓
Scale
Scale to zero	✓	✓
Performance
Cold-start profile	None (isolate)	-
Limits
Max execution duration	-	-
Integration
Event source breadth	HTTP requests, cron schedules, webhooks, message queues	-
HTTP endpoint trigger	✓	✓
Cron / scheduled invocations	✓	✓
State
Durable state / workflow primitive	✓	-
Flexibility
Bring-your-own runtime / container	✓	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud only
Ops
Built-in logs / metrics / tracing	-	✓
Extensibility
CLI + IaC / framework support	✓	✓

Core

Execution substrate

Cloudflare WorkersV8 isolate

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Language / runtime breadth

Cloudflare WorkersJavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust

Vercel Edge RuntimeJavaScript, TypeScript, Python; framework-aware for Next.js and other frameworks

Reach

Runs at global edge PoPs

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Scale

Scale to zero

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Performance

Cold-start profile

Cloudflare WorkersNone (isolate)

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Limits

Max execution duration

Cloudflare Workers-

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Integration

Event source breadth

Cloudflare WorkersHTTP requests, cron schedules, webhooks, message queues

Vercel Edge Runtime-

HTTP endpoint trigger

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Cron / scheduled invocations

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

State

Durable state / workflow primitive

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime-

Flexibility

Bring-your-own runtime / container

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Deployment

Hosting

Cloudflare WorkersCloud only

Vercel Edge RuntimeCloud only

Ops

Built-in logs / metrics / tracing

Cloudflare Workers-

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Extensibility

CLI + IaC / framework support

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare Workers

A server runtime environment based on Cloudflare Workers' underlying code, designed for self-hosting applications built with JavaScript and WebAssembly. It provides web-platform standard APIs and functions as a programmable HTTP proxy.

Independently observed

Vercel Edge Runtime

Vercel's CDN platform delivers dynamic and static content globally with framework-aware caching, built-in security protections, and zero-configuration infrastructure. It includes tools for feature flags, log draining, and framework-integrated performance optimization.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare Workers

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with per-request and per-CPU metering. General Cloudflare plans from free to $250/mo; Workers add-on services metered separately.

FreeFree
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL
- WAF
- +3 more
Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
- Fast DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- +7 more
Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
- Fast DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- +8 more
ContractContact sales

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

from $3/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier plus usage-based metered pricing. All prices in USD.

HobbyFree
ProUsage-based pricing for compute and resources
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cloudflare Workers	Vercel Edge Runtime
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Cloudflare Workers✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

macOS

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Windows

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Linux

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

CLI

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cloudflare Workers✗

Vercel Edge Runtime✓

Self-hosted

Cloudflare Workers✓

Vercel Edge Runtime✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudflare Workers

Not documented yet.

Vercel Edge Runtime

6 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Next.js
SvelteKit
Statsig

Independently observed

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