blitz.cloud vs Netlify: credits, containers and EU hosting compared
Netlify against blitz.cloud on credits and price, function regions, containers, databases and custom domains, with sources checked 14 September 2026.
Netlify is the better choice for static sites and frontend projects that want preview links for every branch, custom domains on the free plan and a global CDN. blitz.cloud fits when you need to run a container, a self-hosted app or a traditional database in the EU. Netlify's free plan has 300 credits a month, and sites pause when those are used up.
At a glance
| blitz.cloud | Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | BlitzWorks UG, Regensburg, Germany. No US parent | Netlify, Inc., San Francisco, US |
| EU regions | One region in the EU today, more planned | Function regions Frankfurt, Dublin, London self-serve, Paris and Milan through support. Default is Ohio. Changing the region is Pro and Enterprise only |
| Free tier | 5 apps, 512 MB memory, 10 GB storage, one database. Apps sleep after 15 minutes without visitors and wake on the next one. No expiry, no card | 300 credits a month, hard limit, sites pause when used up. No card needed |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro, 7 EUR a month including VAT | Personal, $9 a month (1,000 credits) |
| Run a finished Docker image | Yes, public Docker Hub images, amd64 | Not verified |
| Git push deploys | Yes, after you connect GitHub, private repositories included | Yes |
| Managed databases | PostgreSQL 17, MariaDB 11.4, Redis (Valkey 8), with nightly backups | Netlify Database, serverless Postgres, on credit-based plans |
| Custom domains and HTTPS on free | HTTPS on your blitz.cloud subdomains. Custom domains on Pro | Yes |
Where Netlify is the better choice
For a static site or a Jamstack frontend, Netlify is hard to beat. Push to a branch and the site builds, deploys and gets a preview link. Your own domain with HTTPS works on the free plan, and the CDN serves visitors worldwide.
Netlify has spent years polishing forms, redirects, functions and build plugins around that workflow. If your project is a website rather than a server process, you'll get more from Netlify today.
Where blitz.cloud fits better
- Your app is a long-running server in a container: an API, a Discord bot's web dashboard, or a self-hosted tool like n8n.
- You need MariaDB or Redis, or a Postgres database that lives next to your app.
- You want the app and its data in the EU by default, without a paid plan to change the region.
- You'd rather know your app keeps running than track credits.
Moving from Netlify to blitz.cloud
A static site moves if you serve the build output from a small web server image, for example nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged listening on 8080, pushed to Docker Hub. Netlify Functions, forms and redirects rules don't translate one to one and need to become part of your own server. See host a static site and deploy a Docker image.
Keep that Dockerfile in your GitHub repository, connect GitHub on blitz.cloud, and every push rebuilds the site. See deploy a GitHub project.
Sources
- https://www.netlify.com/legal/terms-of-use/
- https://docs.netlify.com/build/functions/optional-configuration/
- https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/credit-based-pricing-plans/
- https://www.netlify.com/pricing/
- https://www.netlify.com/changelog/2026-04-28-netlify-database/
Facts checked on 14 September 2026. Prices and plans change; tell us at hallo@blitzworks.io if something here is out of date.
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