Lander vs Netlify.
Netlify is great for static + light Jamstack. Lander adds a free static fast-path PLUS real AWS Fargate for dynamic apps when your project outgrows JAMstack. Per-customer isolation, WAF, Claude builder.Netlify pioneered the JAMstack movement and remains the default for static + Functions deployments. They've built a polished build pipeline, edge handlers, and form/identity primitives.
Lander overlaps with Netlify on the static side: both auto-detect static builds and ship them to a CDN with TLS. The differentiation is what happens when your project outgrows static. Netlify's solution is Functions (their managed serverless) — Lander's is a full Fargate container in your own VPC, with the same one-click experience.
Pricing-wise: Netlify's Starter is $0 but with non-commercial limits on bandwidth (100 GB) and build minutes (300/mo). Lander's Free is $0 with 100 GB bandwidth AND commercial use OK — and you can mix static + future dynamic on the same account.
- →Your static site might grow into a dynamic app and you don't want to migrate platforms
- →You need WAF without paying Enterprise prices
- →You're commercial and want a Free plan that allows it
- →You want real AWS isolation for compliance
- →You're committed to JAMstack functions architecture (not containers)
- →You're using Netlify Identity, Forms, or Edge Handlers heavily
- →You want Netlify's preview deploys + Deploy Previews UX
- 01Lander auto-detects static sites — most Netlify-built sites work without changes (drop the netlify.toml, push to Lander)
- 02Functions become Fargate routes — bundle them into your container at /api/*
- 03Forms: replace Netlify Forms with a Resend email handler in your container