Netlify and Vercel made front-end deployment feel easy, and that bar is exactly what Ngris static hosting is built to meet — while folding it into a full edge platform instead of a separate silo. Here's an honest, feature-by-feature look at how they compare for shipping an app.
TL;DR
If all you ever do is host a front end, any of the three works. Ngris is different in one structural way: your deployed app is a first-class edge endpoint, so a WAF, per-endpoint auth, rate limits, live traffic inspection, static egress IPs, and your tunnels all live on the same platform and the same bill — no add-ons, no second vendor for the security layer.
Deploying
| Feature | Ngris | Netlify / Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Git push-to-deploy | ||
| Folder / CLI upload | ||
| Framework auto-detection | ||
| Live build logs | ||
| Preview URL per deploy | ||
| Env vars & secrets | ||
| Instant atomic rollback | ||
| Full-stack backend hosting (Go/Node/Python or any Dockerfile) | ||
| Managed database (per-app, connection injected as env) | MariaDB (paid) | Bring your own (Supabase/Neon/…) |
On the core deploy loop the three are at parity, and that's on purpose. Where they diverge is everything around the deploy — and, for a full-stack app, whether the platform can also run your backend and hand it a database.
A managed database for full-stack apps
Netlify and Vercel host your front end and point you to a third-party database (Supabase, Neon, PlanetScale) that you connect yourself. On Ngris a full-stack app — a static front end plus a backend Ngris runs in-cluster — can add a managed, MySQL-compatible database (MariaDB) straight from its detail page. Ngris provisions it per app with its own schema and a least-privilege user scoped to just that schema (so one app can never read another's data), then injects the connection as environment variables — DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, and a mysql:// DATABASE_URL — and redeploys the app. Nothing to copy; your code reads DATABASE_URL. Two honest bounds: it's MariaDB/MySQL only (not Postgres, Redis, or Mongo) and a paid-plan feature (off on the free tier).
The security & edge layer
| Capability | Ngris | Netlify / Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in WAF (OWASP) | Add-on / limited | |
| Per-endpoint auth (OAuth, SSO, API keys) | Partial / paid | |
| Rate limits & bot management | Limited | |
| Live traffic inspection & replay | — | |
| Static egress IPs | — | |
| Secure tunnels for your backend | — | |
| AI assistant that edits your config | — |
On Netlify and Vercel, once your site is up, hardening it usually means bolting on another product or a third-party WAF. On Ngris a deployed app is an endpoint, so you attach a firewall policy, a login requirement, or a rate limit the same way you would for a tunnel — and inspect the live traffic hitting it in the same dashboard.
One platform, one bill
The subtle cost of the deploy-only tools shows up later: the front end lives in one place, the API tunnel in another, the WAF in a third, and each meters separately. Ngris puts the app, its backend tunnels, and the security layer behind one login with a single unified data-transfer allowance — and transparent pricing with no per-feature a la carte.
When each one wins
Reach for Netlify or Vercel if you want their specific ecosystem — their serverless-function runtimes, image pipelines, and integrations — and you don't need much of a security layer. Reach for Ngris when the app is one part of a system: you also have backends to expose, you want a real WAF and per-endpoint auth in front of everything, and you'd rather run it all — and let an AI tune it — from one place.
Try it
Ship an app in one push with the Static Apps guide, or see the whole platform on the homepage. No credit card to start.