// pricing
Free tier runs
a real website.
EdgeBalancer is free to use. You pay only for Cloudflare Worker requests. Under 100k requests/day, that's $0/month. No credit card required to start.
// free tier
$0/month
Cloudflare Workers free tier includes 100k requests/day. No credit card needed.
What you get
- ✓ 100k requests/day (3M/month)
- ✓ 7 routing strategies
- ✓ Health checks with auto-failover
- ✓ Unlimited load balancers
- ✓ AES-256-GCM encrypted credentials
- ✓ OAuth connection to Cloudflare
- ✓ Deployment history & rollback
- ✓ Community support
recommended
// workers paid
$5/month
Cloudflare Workers Paid plan. Includes 10M requests + 30M CPU-ms. Scales automatically.
Everything in free, plus
- ✓ 10M requests/month included
- ✓ 30M CPU-ms included
- ✓ $0.30 per million requests after
- ✓ $0.02 per million CPU-ms after
- ✓ Zero cold starts (V8 isolates)
- ✓ No idle fees — scales to zero
- ✓ No egress or cross-region fees
- ✓ Priority email support
// how does it compare
EdgeBalancer vs. alternatives
Modeled on a small API workload — ~1 LCU/hr steady traffic, 15M requests/month, 7ms avg CPU time.
| Feature | EdgeBalancer | AWS ALB | CF LB | Nginx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (15M req) | ~$8 | ~$22 | ~$13+ | Server cost |
| Free tier | 100k req/day | None after yr 1 | None | Manual setup |
| Idle fee | $0 | Yes (hourly) | Per-query | Always-on |
| Deploy time | 90 seconds | 10-30 min | 5-15 min | Hours |
| Health checks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manual |
| Geo-steering | ✓ | Extra cost | Extra cost | Manual |
| Cookie sticky | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Manual |
| Edge deployment | ✓ (330+ PoPs) | ✗ (regional) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto-scaling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manual |
| Zero cold start | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
// cost breakdown
What does it actually cost?
Real examples at different traffic levels. All prices are Cloudflare Workers pricing — EdgeBalancer adds $0.
10k req/day
300k req/mo
$0
Free tier — no credit card needed
100k req/day
3M req/mo
$0
Free tier limit — still $0
500k req/day
15M req/mo
~$8
Workers Paid: $5 + $3 overage
1M req/day
30M req/mo
~$11
Workers Paid: $5 + $6 overage
5M req/day
150M req/mo
~$47
Workers Paid: $5 + $42 overage
// pricing faq
Common pricing questions
Does EdgeBalancer charge anything?
No. EdgeBalancer is free to use. You only pay Cloudflare for Worker requests.
What happens if I exceed the free tier?
Cloudflare automatically bills $0.30 per million requests. There are no surprise charges — you can set spending limits in your Cloudflare dashboard.
Are there any hidden fees?
No. No egress fees, no cross-region transfer fees, no idle charges, no per-balancer fees. You pay only for Worker requests.
Can I set a spending limit?
Yes. Cloudflare lets you set a monthly spending limit in your account settings. If you hit the limit, Workers stop executing (your origins are not affected).
Do I need a credit card for the free tier?
No. Cloudflare Workers free tier requires no credit card. You get 100k requests/day (3M/month) for free.
What if I cancel Cloudflare Workers Paid?
Your load balancers continue running on the free tier (100k req/day). No data is lost. You can re-subscribe anytime.
Start for free, scale when ready
Deploy your first load balancer in 90 seconds. No credit card required.