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Marians G.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"allows me to create and host my websites in a fairly simple, simple and fast way"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

It is very easy to use, it allows me to create and host my websites in a fairly simple, simple and fast way. Regarding the design of the website, it is provided with functions that allow me to design the page from scratch, being able to use html to achieve a better finish, configuring everything to be able to use it easily can be done even with closed eyes, if we talk about costs its price is quite accessible which makes it an excellent ally for small companies that still do not have enough capital to acquire more recognized application services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

To be honest, I can't think of anything that I dislike about using this application. I think it is very well thought out and designed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael K.
MK
Michael K.
Founder, CEO
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fast and Reliable"
4/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

It's free and can be deployed straight from Github. The command line interface makes it easy and fast to use for developers like myself. Another great plus is that I can host many sites via Netlify, and its so fast to deploy another one straight from the command line.

The starter plan is great as one is given all the features and tools needed to realize how powerful the platform can be. The plug-in tools, such as submit site map to google, are priceless for keeping our site known to the users of the internet. Another great tool is the checklinks, and no more 404, which helps keep our site's connections in check so we don't have any broken links as our project gets bigger. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

I wish the free tier was larger, so that we could have longer build times for larger projects. The documentation could be slightly improved, as it was unclear what key was needed to link a build to a site. The docs were using different terms, and that was ambiguous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ion V.
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Ion V.
Web Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent application, easy to use and with a great support team"
5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

It is relatively easy to use, it has good documentation and in general, it just works. It's excellent for rapid prototyping and it has a very helpful support team. I usually use it in combination with GitHub and I find this combination to be powerful enough to keep coming back to it. To add custom domains it's a breeze as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

The price is to high for certain use cases, for example for single sites that need registration. Also, the build minutes metric adds useless complexity to the pricing structure. Also, the Netlify CMS looks like an unfinished product (even for an opensource project). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

jake p.
JP
jake p.
Director of Digital Platform
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Redefining the web hosting landscape"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

The JAMstack methodology has changed the way websites are made for many designers and developers. Netlify's developer experience, git integrations, and atomic deployment are a dream to use. Authentication, SSL certificates and DNS are built in and easy to use as well. Their documentation and community focus are unmatched amongst their competitors. NetlifyCMS is a great start on a git powered CMS that requires no actual database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

The platform started with an extremely generous free plan and has become more restrictive as time goes on. Netlify need to make money but it'd be nice to get the same benefits as when I signed up. Lambda functions are a nice feature but easier to use on Zeit/Vercel. Builds can take a long time for bigger sites with a lot of pages, support for incremental builds is not easy to do with current static site generators or CMS platforms. The expectations of features from Wordpress are not fully mirrored by Netlify yet but is getting closer with NetlifyCMS, TinaCMS, and other software. Using Netlify correctly requires integrating with external APIs or services and requires other services, hosting platforms or databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aldin N.
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Aldin N.
Senior Software Engineer
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Tool for empowered dev teams"
5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

My favorite thing about Netlify is the ease of integration with any GitHub repository, it only takes developer a few clicks, and his CI/CD environment is ready. It enabled my team with fast builds, and awesome features like build previews upon pull requests. That saved a large amount of time when reviewing my colleague's code. Also, Netlify functions enabled us to have smaller server-side code helpers developing and running very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

Publishing branch deploy will publish that build as it was master, not regarding my subdomain. It would be much better if the branch publishes could only reflect on the branch subdomain. Also, in the past, we had situations where our packages were not always updated and package.json and package-lock.json files weren't regarded, we contacted the support and they manually cleared out the cache on our build, but soon after that package updates were working as expected.

The most frustrating thing happened with some occasional downtimes when clients are expecting our products to be online, and the only thing we can do is wait and hope Netlify teams fix it soon. Lately, downtimes are quite rare.

When it comes to the product design, Netlify's latest front page UI seems kind of odd, and in contrast with the dashboard and I don't like it that light. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Austin R.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Overpriced, terrible service"
2/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

Netlify as a CMS is great. My dev team loves it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

Customer service is horrible. And amidst COVID-19, just after announcing a massive round of funding, Netlify isn't doing anything to help their clients. Their recent change in pricing structure is not scalable, they're not flexible, and again, the customer service is terrible. Last year, they promised 50 builds per minute and our account never performed based on how we paid. Overall, we're looking for a new solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gavin H.
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Gavin H.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fast and efficient for html websites"
5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

Automated site deploys from Github make it really easy to deploy your site. Simply push onto the correct branch and it magically deploys. You can go onto a console to see exactly what is happening with the deploy but I usually dont need to do that as it just works. Deploys usually take under a minute to get from my development machine to live in production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

I am using hugo with netlify which requires a greater level of technical skill than wordpress but it builds fast sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brent R.
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Brent R.
Software Developer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Netlify, The Amazing Static Host"
5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

Netlify gives generous limits on its free tier. It is enough to run a small or even medium business for free. They provide a lot of value added offerings as well, like Lambda's, Form submissions and even per Request Analytics. Not only that, but they also let you use free offerings like Formspree or Auth0 if you don't want to use their built-in platform. It even gives you a complete build pipeline to push your builds into for free! Although there are limits, it would still allow you to build an average site everyday of the month without hitting the caps. If that weren't enough, you have access to webhooks so that you can do a conditional build, respond form submissions and other stuff. This is a solid platform that needs to be recognized for its excellence, did I mention free SSL and Custom Domains on the free tier! If that weren't enough, you can also control the headers like CSP, Redirects and others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

Honestly, there is not much to dislike. The documentation can be a bit vague around events like Form Submissions or Functions in general, but if your familiar with AWS Lambda's it's not that big a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GW
Garrett W.
Design Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I have so many great things to say about this company."
5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

You get a lot ( A LOT) just out of the free plan. The connection between developer tools is seamless. Connecting your custom domain and getting sub-domains takes less than 5 minutes to set up. I could launch a website with Netlify faster than you can make a cup of coffee. Netlify forms is a blessing and being able to create links for each branch... ummm that's unbelievable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

Only because I have a strong design background, I do with the UI was a tad better. That's only me being picky. Otherwise this product is so good. Nothing to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
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Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Plan suddenly downgraded to starter without warnings, emails, or any communication from Netlify"
1.5/5
What do you like best about Netlify?

The product is relatively easy to use and has team support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netlify?

I've been a paid Netlify customer for the past year. All of a sudden, Netlify decided that I'm not a paid subscriber / account and downgraded me to a Starter Package. I can't seem to add teammates (or do much of anything with my account). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.