# Cloudflare Workers & Pages

> Developer platform that hosts static sites and serverless code on Cloudflare's global network, free for most small sites.

Cloudflare Workers runs serverless code at the edge, and Workers Static Assets and Cloudflare Pages host static websites. The free plan allows 100,000 dynamic requests per day, and static asset requests are free and unlimited. The paid plan starts at a US$5 per month account minimum with usage-based billing beyond its inclusions.

- Vendor: Cloudflare, Inc.
- Website: https://workers.cloudflare.com
- Category: hosting
- Free plan: yes
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-13
- Canonical: https://onelesstool.com/tools/cloudflare-workers
- JSON: https://onelesstool.com/api/v1/tools/cloudflare-workers

## Plans

| Plan | USD | Unit | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Free | $0 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/ |
| Workers Paid | $5 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/ |

## Capabilities

| Capability | Fit | Plans | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host a website (`website-hosting`) | native | all | Needs Git or a command-line tool (Wrangler) to deploy; Free Pages plan: 500 builds per month and 20,000 files per site; No visual editor |
| Build a business website (`website-building`) | workaround | all | No site builder or templates; Requires coding or a separate tool |
| Let non-developers edit website content (`website-cms`) | workaround | all | No built-in editing interface; Setup needs a developer |
| Collect information with forms and surveys (`forms-surveys`) | workaround | all | Must be coded and maintained; Spam protection must be added (e.g. Turnstile) |
| Build internal tools and lightweight apps (`internal-tools`) | partial | all | No visual app builder; Developer skills required |

## Why people pay for it

- Higher request and CPU limits for dynamic functions
- Usage-based pricing that stays low at scale
- Access to more platform features (queues, durable objects, higher limits)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Free, fast global hosting for static sites with SSL
- Very low cost at scale compared with website builder plans
- Tight integration with Cloudflare DNS, security and storage (R2, D1, KV)

## Risks

- **functionality_loss** (low): Free plan request limits can block dynamic functions on traffic spikes; static assets are unaffected.
- **vendor_lock_in** (low): Static sites move easily; serverless code tied to Cloudflare bindings needs rework.

Data portability: easy — Your site is your own code and files in Git; it can be deployed to any other static host. Worker code using Cloudflare-specific bindings (KV, D1, Durable Objects) needs changes to move.

## Sources

- Cloudflare Workers pricing (docs): https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/ (accessed 2026-10-13)
- Cloudflare Pages limits (docs): https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/platform/limits/ (accessed 2026-10-13)