Why React + TypeScript Hosting is Costly ?
• Build Process Overhead - TypeScript compilation and bundling (Webpack/Vite) require significant CPU and memory during deployment, increasing build server costs and time
• Node.js Runtime Requirements - If using SSR (Next.js, Remix), you need Node.js hosting instead of simple static hosting, which is 3-5x more expensive than CDN/static file hosting
• Longer CI/CD Pipeline Execution - TypeScript type checking, linting, testing, and bundling extend build times, consuming more CI/CD minutes (costly on platforms like GitHub Actions, CircleCI)
• Larger Bundle Sizes - React apps with dependencies can produce large bundles requiring more bandwidth and CDN costs, especially without proper code-splitting
• Development Tooling Infrastructure - May need separate staging environments, preview deployments, and dev servers, multiplying hosting costs
• Memory-Intensive Builds - TypeScript + large React apps can require 2-4GB RAM during builds, forcing upgrades to higher-tier build machines or serverless functions
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