How to Cancel Vercel in 2026 (Pro Plan + Stop Bandwidth Overages)

Vercel Pro costs $20/member/month with usage-based overages that can spike unpredictably. Here's how to downgrade, migrate, or cancel entirely.

Downgrade to Hobby (Free)

1. Go to vercel.com/dashboard
2. Click your team → Settings → Billing
3. Click Change Plan → select Hobby (Free)
4. Confirm downgrade
5. You lose: team members, password protection, advanced analytics, higher limits
6. You keep: projects, domains, deployments, basic serverless functions

Delete Your Projects

1. Go to each project → Settings → Advanced
2. Click Delete Project
3. Type the project name to confirm
4. This removes all deployments and domains for that project

Before Canceling: Export & Migrate

• Code: Already in GitHub/GitLab (Vercel deploys from your repo)
• Environment variables: Project Settings → Environment Variables — copy ALL values
• Domains: Transfer DNS records to new host. If Vercel manages your domain, update nameservers.
• Edge Config: Export any Edge Config data you're using
• Analytics data: Not exportable — screenshot if needed
• Serverless functions: These work on any Node.js host, but Vercel-specific APIs (edge middleware, ISR) need refactoring

Vercel Lock-In: What's Portable vs Not

• ✅ Portable: Next.js app code, React components, API routes, static assets
• ⚠️ Needs work: ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration) — works on some hosts, not all
• ⚠️ Needs work: Edge middleware — Vercel-specific runtime, needs rewriting for other platforms
• ❌ Not portable: Vercel Analytics, Edge Config, Vercel KV/Blob/Postgres (use Neon/Supabase directly instead)
• ❌ Not portable: Preview deployment URLs and branch-based deployments (other platforms have equivalents)

Delete Your Vercel Account

1. Delete all projects first
2. Go to Settings → General
3. Scroll to Delete Account
4. Confirm deletion
5. Revoke GitHub OAuth: GitHub Settings → Applications → Vercel → Revoke

Alternatives to Vercel

• Cloudflare Pages (free): Unlimited bandwidth, unlimited requests, free. Supports Next.js via @cloudflare/next-on-pages. The cost savings are dramatic.
• Netlify (free tier): 100GB bandwidth free. Good Next.js support. Similar DX to Vercel.
• Railway ($5/mo credit): For full-stack apps. Docker support. More flexible than Vercel.
• Coolify + VPS ($5/mo): Self-hosted PaaS. Run Next.js on your own server. Full control, no per-seat pricing.
• SST (open-source): Deploy Next.js to AWS using open-source tooling. More complex but no vendor lock-in.