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Cloudflare Workers vs Vercel Edge Runtime

On the evidence we track, Cloudflare Workers leads this comparison with a composite score of 87/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Cloudflare Workers87
Vercel Edge Runtime67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudflare Workers87 / 100medium · 62%
Vercel Edge Runtime67 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare Workers✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Model
Cloudflare Workersfreemium
Vercel Edge Runtimefreemium
Price level
Cloudflare Workersmid
Vercel Edge Runtimelow
Starting price
Cloudflare Workers–
Vercel Edge Runtime$10
Transparent
Cloudflare Workers✓
Vercel Edge Runtime✓
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare Workers–
Vercel Edge Runtime2
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
Vulnerabilities
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 Runtime915
Package downloads weekly
Cloudflare Workers–
Vercel Edge Runtime426,287
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
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.

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

Leader

Cloudflare Workers is a server runtime that allows you to run JavaScript and WebAssembly code in response to HTTP requests, either through Cloudflare's cloud platform or by self-hosting the runtime.

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

Leader
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 verify ↗

Vercel Edge Runtime

from $10/GBUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Free tier includes 20GB data transfer for Log Drains.

  • Log Drains$10 per 20GB data transfer
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
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

Leader

Not documented yet.

Vercel Edge Runtime

5 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Next.js
  • SvelteKit
Independently observed
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