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You raise a very valid and important point. Vendor lock in is a serious consideration in any software architecture decision.
From my perspective, it is a matter of trade offs. You trade some degree of portability for a significant gain in performance and developer experience that is hard to replicate elsewhere. Vercel is constantly innovating and has built a deeply integrated ecosystem specifically for its own framework, Next.js. As a Next.js developer, this means you are always deploying to the most optimized infrastructure possible.
That is why, in my opinion, Vercel remains the best choice for developers specializing in React and Next.js. This is of course my personal perspective based on my experience, and I am glad we are having this discussion.
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Yep, that's why it is a bad thing.This results in vendor lock in.
You raise a very valid and important point. Vendor lock in is a serious consideration in any software architecture decision.
From my perspective, it is a matter of trade offs. You trade some degree of portability for a significant gain in performance and developer experience that is hard to replicate elsewhere. Vercel is constantly innovating and has built a deeply integrated ecosystem specifically for its own framework, Next.js. As a Next.js developer, this means you are always deploying to the most optimized infrastructure possible.
That is why, in my opinion, Vercel remains the best choice for developers specializing in React and Next.js. This is of course my personal perspective based on my experience, and I am glad we are having this discussion.