You shouldn't need a credit card to put a website on the internet. Here's every legitimately free option in 2026, ranked by what you actually get for $0.
| Platform | Credit Card? | Custom Domain | Bandwidth | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Pages | No | Yes (free) | 100GB/mo | Static sites, portfolios |
| Cloudflare Pages | No | Yes (free) | Unlimited | Static + serverless |
| Netlify | No | Yes (free) | 100GB/mo | JAMstack, forms |
| Vercel | No | Yes (free) | 100GB/mo | Next.js, React |
| Render | No | Yes | 100GB/mo | Full-stack apps |
| Carrd | No (free tier) | No (paid only) | Unlimited | Single-page sites |
| WordPress.com | No (free tier) | No (paid only) | 3GB storage | Blogs |
| Google Sites | No | Yes (with domain) | Unlimited | Simple internal sites |
| Wix | No (free tier) | No (paid only) | 500MB storage | Drag-and-drop |
| Weebly | No (free tier) | No (paid only) | 500MB storage | Small business |
| Surge.sh | No | Yes | Unlimited | Quick deploys |
We run 220+ websites on this exact stack:
Total: $25/month. No VPS. No AWS bills. No server maintenance. The entire SPUNK empire runs for less than a Netflix subscription.
Free static site hosting directly from GitHub repositories. Push code, site goes live. Custom domains with free SSL. 100GB bandwidth per month covers significant traffic.
Limits: Static files only (HTML, CSS, JS). No server-side processing. 1GB repo size recommended max. Soft limit of 100GB bandwidth.
Perfect for: Portfolios, documentation, blogs, tools, landing pages.
Unlimited bandwidth on the free tier. Seriously. Deploy static sites or use Workers for serverless functions. Global CDN with 300+ data centers. Custom domains with free SSL.
Limits: 500 builds per month on free tier. 1 build at a time.
Perfect for: High-traffic sites, sites that need edge functions, anyone who wants unlimited bandwidth.
Git-based deploys, built-in forms, serverless functions, and split testing — all on the free tier. Netlify essentially invented the modern JAMstack deployment workflow.
Limits: 100GB bandwidth. 300 build minutes/month. 125K serverless function invocations.
If you're building with Next.js, Vercel is the obvious choice. Created by the same team. Zero-config deploys, edge functions, image optimization.
Limits: 100GB bandwidth. Commercial use requires paid plan ($20/mo).
If you know basic HTML and CSS, skip the builders entirely. Write HTML, push to GitHub, point your domain. That's it. No page builder, no templates, no monthly fees, no limitations.
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