The Frontend Cloud Wars
Deploying a frontend application used to require configuring servers. Now, Vercel and Netlify do it in seconds via Git pushes.
Vercel: The Next.js Champion
Vercel created Next.js, so naturally, it is the best place to host it. Their edge network is incredibly fast, and their integration with v0 (AI UI generator) is seamless.
Netlify: The Framework Agnostic Leader
Netlify plays incredibly well with Astro, Nuxt, and Eleventy. Their Netlify Forms and Identity features make building full-stack apps without a backend very easy.
Verdict
If you use Next.js, choose Vercel. For almost any other static site generator or framework, Netlify is just as good, and sometimes offers better plugin ecosystems.