Cloudflare Workers
About Cloudflare Workers
Cloudflare Workers runs JavaScript/Wasm at the edge with a free tier that many indies treat as production-capable, not just a sandbox. Pair it with D1, KV, R2, and Queues when you want a full stack on one bill.
Compared with traditional PaaS, you pay for requests and CPU time rather than always-on dynos. That model rewards chatty APIs and global latency more than long-running background jobs.
Best for
Founders who want edge APIs, cron, and storage without managing containers — especially if they already use Cloudflare DNS.
Pricing angle
The Workers Paid plan starts near $5/mo after free request limits; usage beyond included quotas adds up by request and duration.
Watch out
Cold-start and CPU-time limits differ from Node PaaS — CPU-heavy scrapers or long WebSockets may need a different host.
Cloudflare Workers pricing snapshot
The Workers Paid plan starts near $5/mo after free request limits; usage beyond included quotas adds up by request and duration.
Figures can lag the live vendor page. Open official pricing ↗
Free access for Cloudflare Workers
Yes, free plan is available
Workers’ free plan is unusually production-capable for edge APIs, which is why many indie backends stay free longer than on dyno hosts.
No separate free trial is flagged here — evaluation usually means shipping on the free request allotment first.
Alternatives to Cloudflare Workers in Hosting
Founders who want edge APIs, cron, and storage without managing containers — especially if they already use Cloudflare DNS. If that profile is not you, these other Hosting tools on IndieSheet are worth a look — each page has its own pricing write-up.
FAQ
Does Cloudflare Workers have a free tier?
Workers’ free plan is unusually production-capable for edge APIs, which is why many indie backends stay free longer than on dyno hosts. Directory flag: free tier yes.
What is the starting paid price for Cloudflare Workers?
The Workers Paid plan starts near $5/mo after free request limits; usage beyond included quotas adds up by request and duration. IndieSheet’s listed starting paid price is $5/mo.
Does Cloudflare Workers offer a free trial?
No separate free trial is flagged here — evaluation usually means shipping on the free request allotment first. Structured trial field: No free trial listed.
What are alternatives to Cloudflare Workers?
Founders who want edge APIs, cron, and storage without managing containers — especially if they already use Cloudflare DNS. Nearby Hosting options on IndieSheet include Deno Deploy, DigitalOcean App Platform, Fly.io.
How often does IndieSheet check Cloudflare Workers pricing?
IndieSheet checks pricing on the 1st and 15th of each month. Latest successful snapshot for Cloudflare Workers: 2026-07-26 · 17:52 UTC (strategy regex).
Price history
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2026-07-26 · 17:52 UTC$5 USD per month
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2026-07-26 · 17:44 UTC$5 USD per month