Netlify Web Development Cloud
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Fast and Reliable
What do you like best about the product?
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.
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.
What do you dislike about the product?
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.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving our own checkout flow, email subscription flow, and landing pages. With Netlify we could create our own sandbox and development site for sales funnel, starting from a landing page and ending at a checkout. If the user drops, we have his email and can deploy serverless functions with AWS step functions to re-engage the user.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get the command line interface and learn it. That's a great way to start.
The community on Github have great examples that you can run through to get a grasp of how implement netlify and interface it with other services.
I'd recommend building sites locally and only pushing them to a Git master branch deployed on Netlify when there is a significant update. That way to don't eat your free build time for small little deployments and developments. If this doesn't make sense to you, there are definitely some tutorials out there on Github and branching.
The community on Github have great examples that you can run through to get a grasp of how implement netlify and interface it with other services.
I'd recommend building sites locally and only pushing them to a Git master branch deployed on Netlify when there is a significant update. That way to don't eat your free build time for small little deployments and developments. If this doesn't make sense to you, there are definitely some tutorials out there on Github and branching.
Redefining the web hosting landscape
What do you like best about the product?
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.
What do you dislike about the product?
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.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Fast performance, improved security, and easy deployment are built into Netlify's core functionality. I can make sites in less time and with less backend headaches than before Netlify existed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Learn about the JAMstack methodology and integrate it on existing projects or for new ones.
Simple to use
What do you like best about the product?
I love about Netlify that you can customize your domains with http and it does work for you when it comes to handling reviews and deploying previews.
What do you dislike about the product?
Its quite pricy and it is hard to convince companies to start using it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The technical team can easily handle the web development and setup.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
IT companies that rely a lot on the web development should consider the software because it makes life easier.
Best execution of cloud static hosting
What do you like best about the product?
I was able to run numerous small projects without additional cost and global cdn deployment cannot be easier than Netlify.
What do you dislike about the product?
Other than static serving, dynamic processing (server functions) is kinda tricky. Compared to now.sh, it’s little bit difficult.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
There are a lot of times when small, https-protected mini-websites/services are needed while doing business. Netlify solves that niche area and also, great for small, personal projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is the best kind of service but in a very niche area.
Free and simple hosting for static sites
What do you like best about the product?
My personal portfolio site is simple enough that I don't really want to pay for hosting. Netlify works great for this, I'm able to upload a zip folder with an index.html file inside and it is instantly online. I can also choose to connect a custom domain for free, which is great for me.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'm not able to push updates by uploading a ZIP folder from my phone. The only way you can do it is by dragging the folder, which I can't do from my phone.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to push updates to static websites at an unprecedented scale (either by the web upload or by automatic deploys through GitHub).
Great way to deploy a static site
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use
Continuous deployment
Automatic branch and PR deploys
Good CMS option
Continuous deployment
Automatic branch and PR deploys
Good CMS option
What do you dislike about the product?
A little finicky about file names.
That's about it.
That's about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Making our static website extra fast. Ease of deployment, both, production and staging.
Great hosting for static sites - the hype is justified!
What do you like best about the product?
Great features for deploying static sites either directly from a codebase or via a build pipeline. The added features for authentication, user accounts and more put Netlify almost in league of their own.
The company have also made it extremely simple to use most of their services, something which so many get wrong in over complicating their UIs and documentation.
The company have also made it extremely simple to use most of their services, something which so many get wrong in over complicating their UIs and documentation.
What do you dislike about the product?
The services for more complex database driven websites are somewhat limited, so the hosting isn’t suitable for all kinds of websites and applications. Having said this, they don’t pretend to be and label themselves as being suitable for static sites (plus some integrated dynamic solutions).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As I am using Netlify as a single business owner/user, I am able to host a website for free with full access to their full-suite of offerings. Their free tier is incredibly good value, and will definitely lead to paid use in the future.
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