nesly vs Netlify
An honest comparison: where nesly is different, what Netlify has that we do not, and how to decide.
Netlify built much of what is now called the Jamstack workflow and remains a polished home for static and hybrid sites.
Both platforms deploy your code from a push or a command and hand back a live URL. The differences below are the ones that actually decide the choice — and where Netlify is simply ahead, this page says so.
Where nesly is different
- Your data lives in Türkiye (İstanbul) and a data processing addendum is part of the terms — for teams whose users, regulators or contracts expect exactly that.
- Pricing is in Turkish lira, with a 30-day trial — no currency risk on a card statement.
- Managed SQL Server next to PostgreSQL — the .NET shop's stack works as-is, with ConnectionStrings__Default injected.
- Built to be operated by AI agents: the CLI is also an MCP server, every command speaks --json with stable exit codes, and `nesly diagnose` names the failure and its fix instead of handing an agent raw logs.
- Every workload runs in a gVisor sandbox behind an allowlist network policy, and every image is scanned on push — documented on the security page together with what we do not claim.
- The whole product is operable from the terminal: deploys, databases, backups, domains, usage, data export, account closure.
What Netlify has that we do not, today
- A global CDN with instant cache invalidation.
- Forms, identity and edge functions built into the platform.
- A mature ecosystem of build plugins and integrations.
We would rather you read this here than discover it after migrating. The security page keeps the same rule about our own claims.
How to decide
Choose Netlify for a content site with a global audience, or when you lean on their forms and identity primitives.
Choose nesly when the site is only part of the app — you also need long-running containers, a managed database and one-off commands — or when data location in Türkiye matters.
Trying it costs two commands: start from a template or follow get started. Plans and allowances: pricing.