Zipper (TinyZipper) versus the platforms people search first.

What is not Cloudflare or Neon scale

Large PoP meshes, L3 absorb, port 53 DNS, transcoding, GPU LLMs, stock Postgres — named in Docs so we sell what Global Server nodes actually run.

Zipper vs Cloudflare

Side-by-side billing, WAF, Workers, Pages, Turnstile, and Tunnel.

Zipper vs Vercel

Git hosting, preview URLs, env vars, rollback — plus CDN and WAF on one bill.

Zipper vs Neon

World's first sealed Postgres: overlay branches without a public :5432 socket.

Zipper vs Supabase

Capability seals and default-deny row policies instead of a public database URL.

Cloudflare alternative

Zipper (TinyZipper) is a cheaper Cloudflare-shaped alternative: WAF, HTTP DDoS, in-process cache, functions, and Portcullis in one workspace bill — not per domain. Honest production on multi-layered Global Server nodes.

Cloudflare Workers alternative

Zipper Edge Functions is a Cloudflare Workers alternative: fetch handlers and cron at the edge, included on Free. Starter is US$12/mo — not billed per domain.

Cloudflare Pages alternative

Zipper Site Hosting is a Cloudflare Pages alternative: git branch → production URL on The Crown, included on every plan.

Vercel alternative

Zipper Site Hosting is a Vercel alternative: git deploys, preview URLs, env vars, redirects, and instant rollback — with CDN and WAF on the same workspace bill, not per seat.

Vercel frontend cloud alternative

Zipper hosts Next.js (and Astro, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Remix, Vite) with Edge Functions instead of stitching Vercel to a separate CDN and WAF.

Cloudflare Turnstile alternative

Portcullis is a first-party Turnstile alternative: embed api.js, Siteverify on the server, checkbox or proof-of-work. Free includes 50,000 challenges.

Cloudflare R2 alternative

Zipper Archives is an R2 alternative: object store + prefix purge through The Crown. Included on every plan rather than a usage-only SKU.

Cloudflare Tunnel alternative

Origin Connect is a Cloudflare Tunnel alternative: outbound-only connector (zip_conn_…) for origins with no public IP. Pair with The Throne Room for identity.

Cloudflare Stream alternative

Video Delivery is a Cloudflare Stream alternative for stored playback: PUT a file in object storage and play it. Quota is in the plan. Zipper does not encode HLS.

CloudFront alternative

Zipper is a CloudFront alternative with WAF, DNS, functions, and bot checks in the same control plane — one workspace price.

Fastly alternative

Zipper is a Fastly alternative for teams that want CDN, WAF, and edge compute without enterprise procurement on day one.

Bunny CDN alternative

Zipper vs Bunny: if you need WAF, Turnstile-class bot checks, Workers, and DNS in the same product — not only a cheap pull zone.

Neon alternative

Zipper The Cellar is a Neon alternative: overlay branches without a public Postgres socket. World's first sealed Postgres — capability seals, default-deny RLS, included on Free.

Supabase alternative

Zipper The Cellar is a sealed climate hatch: dialect SQL plus live chambers — not a replica of Supabase. Crown, Keep, and Site Hosting already live in the palace.