Azure Static Web Apps review

Azure Static Web Apps fits organizations that already run on Microsoft Azure. It hosts static frontends with serverless APIs through Azure Functions, and the Free plan includes 100 GB of bandwidth per subscription, free SSL certificates and 2 custom domains per app. The Standard plan is aimed at production workloads: it adds an SLA, 5 custom domains per app, custom authentication, the option to bring your own Functions app and bandwidth overage billing, and it is metered per second. Microsoft notes that a Free plan site that exceeds the 100 GB quota stops being served, so production traffic belongs on Standard. Storage is small, with a 0.25 GB maximum per deployment on Free and 0.50 GB on Standard, which rules out media-heavy builds. The Standard USD price did not render on Microsoft's pricing page from our location, so it is marked as pending.

Who it is for

Microsoft and Azure-based organizations

Price

Free plan for hobby and personal projects; Standard plan billed per app. See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Free plan with 100 GB bandwidth per subscription and 2 custom domains per app
• Standard plan with 5 custom domains per app and an SLA
• Serverless APIs through managed Azure Functions or your own
• Free SSL certificates on both plans
• Custom authentication on the Standard plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan includes 100 GB of bandwidth per subscription
• Strength: Standard plan comes with an SLA for production workloads
• Strength: Fits Azure identity, billing and Functions
• Weakness: Free plan has no SLA and stops serving a site past the 100 GB quota
• Weakness: Free plan limits each app to 2 custom domains
• Weakness: USD Standard price did not render on the pricing page from our location

Key facts

• Free plan bandwidth: 100 GB per subscription
• Custom domains: 2 per app Free, 5 per app Standard
• Storage per deployment: 0.25 GB Free, 0.50 GB Standard

Where it ranks

Azure Static Web Apps is No. 7 in our Best Frontend Hosting Platforms verdict.