Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

You just posted it on Reddit and I already see few comments of people say they will never use it. Stuff like this can cause PR damage worth millions to a company. I'm pretty sure that it will go viral and they won't charge you.

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by dalenw » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:43 AM UTC

triyambakam wrote: post #2

So if I want to migrate off of netlify to something better, where?

I've always been a fan of cloudflare or firebase for static sites.

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by INTPenis » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:43 AM UTC

triyambakam wrote: post #2

So if I want to migrate off of netlify to something better, where?

I use AWS, S3, Cloudfront, ACM with a budget alert.

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by dhaavi » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:44 AM UTC

> And since my amount is too large, they offer to discount to 5%, which means I still need to pay 5 thousand dollars.

If they just reduce to 5% like that, it shows how disconnected this is from their real bandwidth cost. Really does feel like a scam.

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by binsquare » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:44 AM UTC

That discount to 5% is incredibly odd and hand wavy, I would escalate to their manager.

They should definitely be able to accomodate and account for what should be a very common issue (does).

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by INTPenis » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:44 AM UTC

Doesn't Netlify have budget alerts?

I know during heavy DDoS attacks they might be too late, but also cache?

Re: Netlify just sent me a $104k bill for a simple static site

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Post by fbdab103 » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:44 AM UTC

Woof. I was considering kicking the tires on Netlify, but they are officially out of consideration now.