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static website deployment does not get easier then this 🍃
What do you like best about the product?
As the name suggests, you drop static website files like HTML, JS & CSS and boom 💥. You'll get a global link on the internet to visit and share instantly. Static site generators are good tools to use with this.
What do you dislike about the product?
reliability & speed. I mean, it's not slow at all. But you can see the difference in the performance matrix compared to vertical deployments or AWS S3 static website hosting.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have documentation of various API backends and some Web applications; this has a standardised look, so they don't match well with the ever-changing themes of those websites. So here, on Netlify, I can quickly generate N number of Documentation sites using the same template. Probably not the best way out there, but easiest for sure.
A Good hosting for personal or medium projects.
What do you like best about the product?
Netlify is easy to set up and good for static websites with small to medium user bases. It has many plugins which you can inject into your website to get faster performance analytics etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the new UI of Netlify the previous one looks more elegant and professional but the new one looks somewhat childish to me. Also, it become more difficult to use now.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Netlify is used by us for hosting the sites of clients and personnel as well. We are using it for people with less demand for high-performing websites. Also, it has direct integration with git which is quite good.
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What do you like best about the product?
The ability to automatically optimise assets for our project.
What do you dislike about the product?
netlify limiting the bandwidth and getting with a high price
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Fast to build ,
Seamless deployment with Netlify
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to get the static website deployed - can be integrated with other repository-hosting platforms such as GitHub. On the push of code, the live website gets deployed automatically.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would have been better if we could have a similar experience in deploying dynamic websites - the current platforms for deploying dynamic websites are not as good as Netlify.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
These are the problems that Netlify is solving:
- Any static website can be deployed by just pushing code to the repository.
- Pre-merging checks and deployment can be done without additional effort, that helps the developers ensure that bugs are not introduced in a new patch.
- Any static website can be deployed by just pushing code to the repository.
- Pre-merging checks and deployment can be done without additional effort, that helps the developers ensure that bugs are not introduced in a new patch.
Best hosting service at a very reasonable cost
What do you like best about the product?
Netlify allows new users to setup their hosting withing a few minutes with easy to use interface and a detailed documentation. Additionally the free plan is more than enough for most users.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing as such to dislike but for more advanced users more flexibility on configuration can be provided.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Fore most people setting up servers and hosting is a tough task which is reduced by use of netlify that allows website hosting in few minutes.
Great platform for jamstack websites
What do you like best about the product?
Netlify is everything you need to deploy a static site, whether HTML only or based on a framework like Hugo or Gatsby. Netlify has many additional services that can make a static website more dynamic like Netlify CMS, Identity, Forms, or Functions.
What do you dislike about the product?
The pricing is not as flexible as I would've hoped. The free plan is generous, but if you need anything more, you'll have to pay 20 USD per month, even if you need slightly increased build limits. Also, self-hosted GitLab or GitHub Enterprise instances are supported only on the business and enterprise plans.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Netlify is our web hosting, CDN and CI/CD provider. We're using Netlify to deploy and manage websites and web applications using Netlify build. Netlify also allows us to use a social content management system for static websites - Netlify CMS.
Making Website Deployment Easier
What do you like best about the product?
Netlify makes it easy to deploy websites. The integration of GitHub is probably the best feature I like. Just develop a React-based project and you can easily deploy it using Netlify. And whenever you make changes in your repository, they will be automatically deployed on Netlify.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Content Management System (CMS) requires a lot of improvement. Unlike other CMS, a developer is required to add every block to edit content, which can be painful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I don't have to worry about deploying my site manually. The changes I make in my GitHub repository will be deployed directly on Netlify, and it is a huge benefit for me.
Amazing CI/CD Solution for the JamStack
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of being able to make adjustments and instantly deploy new versions of prod/dev sites simply by pushing commits to a specific GitHub branch and to have those dev sites online but hidden behind password protection.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the error reporting any failed builds haven't been the as intuative as I'd needed to be, though they had been detailed in their respect.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A seamless solution to updating static websites, both through version control and CMS content deployments.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Their sales and support team are incredibly friendly and will go out of their way to ensure your needs are met. Don't be afraid to reach out for a conversation.
It updates changes from GitHub repository quickly.In Seconds from my own experience
What do you like best about the product?
Trial Opportunity given to first time users
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited Linking Sources for retrieving Website files
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cloud website hosting platform problems.It affords me the opportunity to link showcase my work e.g my portfolio projects easily
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Have some prior knowledge of using GitHub
Updated: Still free and bursting with features (even if it did use to be cooler)
What do you like best about the product?
As of May 2023 I am still impressed with how much you can get from Netlify for free. They integrate well with frameworks like next.js, supporting most/all features as they are released. Netlify functions are flexible, powerful, and available without the hassle of setting up AWS lambdas (which they end up running as IIRC). Edge functions, background functions, and ISR-style on-demand builder functions give me the tools I need to optimize our API and build performance.
I can craft an enterprise-grade solution in place for $0 - I don't even think they have my credit card. This makes things so much simpler and easier to try out, throw away, and eventually scale up.
Netlify's out-of-the-box experience, full feature set, and generous free tier make it my go-to for starting new projects.
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Netlify is easy to set up and works well with a lot of frameworks out of the box. Sites start out free which makes learning the platform easy and fun. They release new features regularly, keeping up with the current state of the web. Features like edge functions and (well cached) on-demand builders help to increase the performance and capabilities of the apps we build on the platform.
I can craft an enterprise-grade solution in place for $0 - I don't even think they have my credit card. This makes things so much simpler and easier to try out, throw away, and eventually scale up.
Netlify's out-of-the-box experience, full feature set, and generous free tier make it my go-to for starting new projects.
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Netlify is easy to set up and works well with a lot of frameworks out of the box. Sites start out free which makes learning the platform easy and fun. They release new features regularly, keeping up with the current state of the web. Features like edge functions and (well cached) on-demand builders help to increase the performance and capabilities of the apps we build on the platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
Update May 2023 - below is still accurate, and I still feel a little burned by it, but the issue is probably of little concern to new customers. When it happened, there was quite a fuss in the affected community, so I can only hope that the lessons learned stay with Netlify for a long time.
I don't have many other complaints
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Recently, Netlify released a change to their billing structure, along with changes to the deploy workflow which would reject git repo changes from any GitHub user not tied to a Netlify user. This had several implications, the worst of which was the breaking of our workflow for pretty much every site we had set up on Netlify. Furthermore, even if we did ransom out a paid account for each of our developers' GitHub accounts, the maximum number of those accounts was just 7. We have more than seven developers and they move around between many projects.
Netlify ultimately reversed this decision, after considerable community backlash, but the damage is done. Netlify used to be the cool upstart that had a knack for knowing what its developer community needed, now I can't trust them not to randomly screw us over in the name of profit. Every company needs to make money, and honestly, some of Netlify's services are probably undervalued; however, their recent play illustrates a deep lack of understanding of their users, and a propensity towards bait-and-switch tactics that have us seriously considering other services.
I don't have many other complaints
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Recently, Netlify released a change to their billing structure, along with changes to the deploy workflow which would reject git repo changes from any GitHub user not tied to a Netlify user. This had several implications, the worst of which was the breaking of our workflow for pretty much every site we had set up on Netlify. Furthermore, even if we did ransom out a paid account for each of our developers' GitHub accounts, the maximum number of those accounts was just 7. We have more than seven developers and they move around between many projects.
Netlify ultimately reversed this decision, after considerable community backlash, but the damage is done. Netlify used to be the cool upstart that had a knack for knowing what its developer community needed, now I can't trust them not to randomly screw us over in the name of profit. Every company needs to make money, and honestly, some of Netlify's services are probably undervalued; however, their recent play illustrates a deep lack of understanding of their users, and a propensity towards bait-and-switch tactics that have us seriously considering other services.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Most recently, I am working with Netlify as a Freelancer and for prototyping platform/framework products I am building. Much of my perspective comes from this and my previous useage within an agency
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We are a creative agency that uses Netlify to develop, deploy and host most of our custom-developed websites. We typically use a JAM-oriented stack with Next.js and Sanity.io. These sites rely on Netlify build to build and deploy static assets, Netlify functions to implement the next runtime, and On-demand builders for things like image optimization and caching.
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(prior)
We are a creative agency that uses Netlify to develop, deploy and host most of our custom-developed websites. We typically use a JAM-oriented stack with Next.js and Sanity.io. These sites rely on Netlify build to build and deploy static assets, Netlify functions to implement the next runtime, and On-demand builders for things like image optimization and caching.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Google around to see how people are feeling about things. This could be the beginning of the end for Netlify, or it could be the impetus for a strengthening of their best qualities and a cautionary tale for their future strategy.
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