Cloudflare Workers
What it is
Cloudflare Workers runs serverless code on Cloudflare's global network. With the Agents SDK it can host stateful agents, and it bills by CPU time rather than wall-clock time.
Best for
#2 of 3Hosting for Build a deep-research agent
Total 6.9 / 10
- Fit for workload (40%)7 / 10Workflows: unlimited wall-clock per step, durable state; CPU up to 5 min per step.
- Cost at MVP scale (20%)8 / 10Free 100k req/day; Paid from $5/mo.
- Deploy DX (15%)6 / 10Step/Workflow model to learn. Editorial read of docs; no own test yet.
Evidence:0137 (source: Cloudflare)
- Reliability / scaling (15%)7 / 10
Evidence:0137 (source: Cloudflare)
- Lock-in / portability (10%)5 / 10Workers runtime differs from Node.
Evidence:0049 (source: Cloudflare)
#3 of 3Hosting for Build a customer-support agent
Total 6.9 / 10
- Fit for workload (30%)7 / 10Agents SDK for stateful agents; CPU limits per invocation.
- Cost at MVP scale (20%)8 / 10Free 100k req/day; low paid rates.
Evidence:0049 (source: Cloudflare)
- Deploy DX (20%)7 / 10Editorial read of docs; no own test yet.
Evidence:0050 (source: Cloudflare)
- Reliability / scaling (15%)7 / 10
Evidence:0049 (source: Cloudflare)
- Lock-in / portability (15%)5 / 10Workers runtime differs from Node.
Evidence:0049 (source: Cloudflare)
#3 of 3Hosting for Ship a SaaS MVP in a weekend
Total 6.8 / 10
- Fit for workload (30%)7 / 10Next.js via the OpenNext adapter.
- Cost at MVP scale (20%)8 / 10Free 100k req/day; Paid from $5/mo; no egress fees.
- Deploy DX (30%)6 / 10Extra adapter step; Workers runtime differs from Node. Editorial read of docs; no own test yet.
Evidence:0101 (source: Cloudflare)
- Reliability / scaling (5%)7 / 10
Evidence:0049 (source: Cloudflare)
- Lock-in / portability (15%)6 / 10MIT OpenNext adapter; Workers-specific APIs lock in.
Strengths
- Free plan with 100k requests/day.0049 (source: Cloudflare)
- Agents SDK for stateful agents on Workers.0050 (source: Cloudflare)
- Paid plan bills CPU time, up to 5 min CPU per invocation.0049 (source: Cloudflare)
Limits
- Free plan limited to 10 ms CPU per invocation.0049 (source: Cloudflare)
Pricing
Freemium
Free plan: 100k requests/day; Workers Paid from $5/month per account, then usage-based (CPU time).0049 (source: Cloudflare)0100 (source: Cloudflare)
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License
Proprietary platform · maintains open-source projects: workerd (Apache-2.0).0148 (source: Cloudflare)0149 (source: GitHub)
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Disclosures
- None