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Regarding some cost free solutions mentioned here: how does the saying 'if it is free, then you are the product' hold up?


Likely a loss leader, since "free static site hosting" is usually not the main product.


The free plans usually have limits such that they’ll work for individuals but not businesses.

And someone using free plan X at home is more likely to choose Pod plan Y from the same provider for work.


I suppose Netlify free users pay it back in free advertisement.


surge.sh was born out of a Mozilla-sponsored project to make web hosting cheaper. They are doing it for charity.




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