Software Developer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 10
Mar 3, 2026
My main use case for Netlify Platform is hosting web applications on its platform and using its name host services for the domain. A concrete example of a web application that I have hosted using Netlify Platform is my family business's website, and I needed the domain functionality in order to link, together with my domain registrar, to Netlify Platform's name servers so that the domain could be connected with the website and also to be able to use a subdomain that is for API for some APIs that I have within the platform.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that most of my projects are web-based, and I deploy those on Netlify Platform for my students so they can keep everything locally and host it for the students without sharing the code, ensuring that everything runs smoothly on cloud-based infrastructure.
ingeniero de soluciones TI at a photography company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 20
Feb 28, 2026
I have used Netlify Platform in direct software development projects, automation projects, dashboards, and day-to-day process automations in the company that used to be done manually.
Mern Stack Developer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
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Top 5
Feb 28, 2026
I typically use Netlify Platform for deploying my web projects, especially front-end projects. I have deployed multiple projects using Netlify Platform, including a gaming platform where users can play our games. I have deployed numerous projects such as e-commerce projects, landing pages, admin panels, and stores for various educational institutes, clinical stores, and websites. In our company, we use custom domains for production deployments. However, when we are testing or working in a staging environment, we use Netlify Platform to test our products and API integrations. After testing is complete, we connect the domain with Netlify Platform and deploy to that domain.
My project is hosted on Netlify Platform and is built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It is a quote generator that provides a new quote every time a user wants to access a motivational quote. Netlify Platform provides an easier way to connect directly from my GitHub repository to hosting. This project works best because if I complete any changes, Netlify Platform reflects them automatically, so I can give my link to my professor and any changes will be automatically updated for any other user accessing that link.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is for testing. I set up production pipelines to test a web application before production to see how it works. I also use it for hosting personal projects.
Freelance at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
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Top 5
Feb 26, 2026
My main use case for Netlify Platform is deploying front end applications. I use it for deployments with React and JavaScript, and I work with my GitHub for deployment through Netlify. When I deploy my directory and encounter an error, I use the directory to troubleshoot. I don't have anything else to add about my main use case with Netlify Platform; I'm comfortable with it, and it works well for me.
Currently, I do not have a very large application; I have two static pages, one is a portfolio and the other is a lightweight e-commerce for selling products.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that I'm using the free tier, so whenever I have a proof of concept, it's very easy for me to develop it and very quickly deploy it. When I was doing Udacity mentorship as a mentor, I used to encourage my students to use Netlify so they can quickly share their work with friends and family, because it's super easy to deploy. Using Netlify Platform for my proof of concepts and mentorship projects makes things easier compared to other platforms because AWS is quite complicated. For self-hosting, that's also super complicated. Basically, it takes the least amount of steps for you to have your project up and running, especially the front-end one. So it has been a blessing. Whenever I taught them, especially my Udacity mentees, they followed along and then the next day I saw all of them having their work up because it was super easy. I usually encourage others to use Netlify Platform because it's free and the free tier is awesome. Whenever we're trying to do a proof of concept of some specific UI style, sometimes a proof of concept for a specific dashboard style, I would also encourage them to put it up here because it's a one-minute deployment and they will be able to share it with the rest of the team as a demo.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is to host three websites. One of those websites is an AI discoverability index platform, which is a multi-agentic system that operates as a global benchmark for brand, product, and service discoverability within AI-mediated economies. We also combine Netlify Platform with railway workers, Neon, and Postgres as the source of truth.
Associate Software Engineer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
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Top 20
Feb 20, 2026
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that I hosted one of my projects there, and I use it solely for hosting. A quick, specific example of the project I hosted on Netlify Platform is that it was a kind of chat application. The chat application I developed was not real-time, but I used Socket.IO for real-time chatting.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
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Top 20
Feb 8, 2026
I have been personally using Netlify Platform for more than two years since my college days. My main use case for Netlify Platform is to deploy services, such as my front-end applications. I deployed a weather application using Netlify Platform that allows users to check the weather for a specific place. It was a React application. The main benefit of the projects I have deployed using Netlify Platform is the ease and simplicity of the process. You simply provide the link of your GitHub repository, and it will authorize your GitHub account using a SaaS token, then deploy your services very easily. In my organization, we cannot use Netlify Platform because we use a different cloud provider. It is a SaaS service, and we manage our infrastructure ourselves. I have used Netlify Platform for my personal projects, primarily for public cloud deployment.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is hosting my self projects and websites, specifically static websites.A quick example of a project I have hosted using Netlify Platform is when I was learning React and created a website for that purpose. I may explore other types of projects or features in the future.
Software Developer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 10
Jan 22, 2026
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that it is easy to deploy the website without changing the code and pushing it manually by myself. Whenever I make any changes to my portfolio website, for example, if I complete any new certification or anything which I need to add to my profile, I just change the code in my local desktop and push it back to GitHub. Through GitHub, Netlify Platform picks up the updated code and it reflects back the new changes, so that made it easy with Netlify Platform cloud environment. I have a lot to add about my main use case and how I use Netlify Platform in my workflow because it is also easy for me to use multiple options over there. For example, I sometimes use Netlify Platform CLI and sometimes I do it myself on my local desktop and push it to GitHub, but there are pretty much options in Netlify Platform. There is also a lot of documentation present in the platform where I can refer to and make changes if I need to in some other or different ways.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is deploying my local website to a hosted platform where I can share the link with multiple people so that they can easily access and use that particular website, which can be built in any language, irrespective of the language being used. I use it for deployments of both back-end and front-end services. It is easy and fast to deploy websites and website applications.
Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 20
Jan 20, 2026
My biggest use case for Netlify Platform is to deploy my front-end website and create a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub itself. For example, I built my college project, a lost and found website. I created the UI in React, made the repository in GitHub, created a CI/CD pipeline to Netlify Platform, and hosted my project there. I have hosted several other projects as well. I also hosted a UI for a platform as a service I was building for my personal project, which is a video platform where you can have video calls. For that as well, I used Netlify Platform.
I last used Netlify Platform in March 2022 for hosting web services on the platform. My main use case was to create a full stack application for workforce management and banking services, using Netlify Platform as a third-party integration through GitHub to host these services to clients and customers. I was part of a team of ten software engineers building a full stack application for workforce management and banking services. The company was based in Detroit, Michigan, with operations for an African company based in Nigeria. We had to provide banking services to the customer base across all of Africa. We developed a full stack application providing banking services including credit and debit card functionality, online banking, and a separate application for growing and managing the workforce. All of this was developed using React JS on the front-end and Python on the back-end. We successfully connected GitHub third-party integration with Netlify Platform to host our services in Africa and successfully connected with clients and customers across all of Africa.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is mostly for the deployment of websites and domain exchanges from Cloudflare or any host platform. A quick, specific example of a project I've deployed using Netlify Platform is a recent project where the backend was deployed in an AWS instance and I had to add the subdomain for that particular website. I routed the DNS from Cloudflare and since I bought the domain from Namecheap, I routed the DNS and deployed in the same way through Netlify. I use Netlify Platform mostly for my side projects and personal use, so I utilize it for deployment and related services.
My main use case for Netlify Web Development Cloud is deploying my applications, such as deploying my personal applications so that everyone can access my made application through a link. I use Netlify Web Development Cloud for academic web development projects, personal learning and practice projects, React-based front-end applications, static websites for demonstrations, and portfolio purposes, with these applications hosted publicly for easy access by faculty, peers, and reviewers without any local setup.
Netlify Platform is a modern cloud tool for building and deploying web applications, offering efficient workflows and integration with popular services.Netlify Platform streamlines the deployment of web projects by automating builds and managing infrastructure seamlessly. It caters to developers looking to simplify complex tasks with ease, allowing for swift integrations and fostering a smooth development lifecycle. Users benefit from features that accelerate production timelines, support...
My main use case for Netlify Platform is hosting web applications on its platform and using its name host services for the domain. A concrete example of a web application that I have hosted using Netlify Platform is my family business's website, and I needed the domain functionality in order to link, together with my domain registrar, to Netlify Platform's name servers so that the domain could be connected with the website and also to be able to use a subdomain that is for API for some APIs that I have within the platform.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that most of my projects are web-based, and I deploy those on Netlify Platform for my students so they can keep everything locally and host it for the students without sharing the code, ensuring that everything runs smoothly on cloud-based infrastructure.
I have used Netlify Platform in direct software development projects, automation projects, dashboards, and day-to-day process automations in the company that used to be done manually.
I typically use Netlify Platform for deploying my web projects, especially front-end projects. I have deployed multiple projects using Netlify Platform, including a gaming platform where users can play our games. I have deployed numerous projects such as e-commerce projects, landing pages, admin panels, and stores for various educational institutes, clinical stores, and websites. In our company, we use custom domains for production deployments. However, when we are testing or working in a staging environment, we use Netlify Platform to test our products and API integrations. After testing is complete, we connect the domain with Netlify Platform and deploy to that domain.
My project is hosted on Netlify Platform and is built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It is a quote generator that provides a new quote every time a user wants to access a motivational quote. Netlify Platform provides an easier way to connect directly from my GitHub repository to hosting. This project works best because if I complete any changes, Netlify Platform reflects them automatically, so I can give my link to my professor and any changes will be automatically updated for any other user accessing that link.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is for testing. I set up production pipelines to test a web application before production to see how it works. I also use it for hosting personal projects.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is deploying front end applications. I use it for deployments with React and JavaScript, and I work with my GitHub for deployment through Netlify. When I deploy my directory and encounter an error, I use the directory to troubleshoot. I don't have anything else to add about my main use case with Netlify Platform; I'm comfortable with it, and it works well for me.
Currently, I do not have a very large application; I have two static pages, one is a portfolio and the other is a lightweight e-commerce for selling products.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that I'm using the free tier, so whenever I have a proof of concept, it's very easy for me to develop it and very quickly deploy it. When I was doing Udacity mentorship as a mentor, I used to encourage my students to use Netlify so they can quickly share their work with friends and family, because it's super easy to deploy. Using Netlify Platform for my proof of concepts and mentorship projects makes things easier compared to other platforms because AWS is quite complicated. For self-hosting, that's also super complicated. Basically, it takes the least amount of steps for you to have your project up and running, especially the front-end one. So it has been a blessing. Whenever I taught them, especially my Udacity mentees, they followed along and then the next day I saw all of them having their work up because it was super easy. I usually encourage others to use Netlify Platform because it's free and the free tier is awesome. Whenever we're trying to do a proof of concept of some specific UI style, sometimes a proof of concept for a specific dashboard style, I would also encourage them to put it up here because it's a one-minute deployment and they will be able to share it with the rest of the team as a demo.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is to host three websites. One of those websites is an AI discoverability index platform, which is a multi-agentic system that operates as a global benchmark for brand, product, and service discoverability within AI-mediated economies. We also combine Netlify Platform with railway workers, Neon, and Postgres as the source of truth.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that I hosted one of my projects there, and I use it solely for hosting. A quick, specific example of the project I hosted on Netlify Platform is that it was a kind of chat application. The chat application I developed was not real-time, but I used Socket.IO for real-time chatting.
I have been personally using Netlify Platform for more than two years since my college days. My main use case for Netlify Platform is to deploy services, such as my front-end applications. I deployed a weather application using Netlify Platform that allows users to check the weather for a specific place. It was a React application. The main benefit of the projects I have deployed using Netlify Platform is the ease and simplicity of the process. You simply provide the link of your GitHub repository, and it will authorize your GitHub account using a SaaS token, then deploy your services very easily. In my organization, we cannot use Netlify Platform because we use a different cloud provider. It is a SaaS service, and we manage our infrastructure ourselves. I have used Netlify Platform for my personal projects, primarily for public cloud deployment.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is hosting my self projects and websites, specifically static websites.A quick example of a project I have hosted using Netlify Platform is when I was learning React and created a website for that purpose. I may explore other types of projects or features in the future.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is that it is easy to deploy the website without changing the code and pushing it manually by myself. Whenever I make any changes to my portfolio website, for example, if I complete any new certification or anything which I need to add to my profile, I just change the code in my local desktop and push it back to GitHub. Through GitHub, Netlify Platform picks up the updated code and it reflects back the new changes, so that made it easy with Netlify Platform cloud environment. I have a lot to add about my main use case and how I use Netlify Platform in my workflow because it is also easy for me to use multiple options over there. For example, I sometimes use Netlify Platform CLI and sometimes I do it myself on my local desktop and push it to GitHub, but there are pretty much options in Netlify Platform. There is also a lot of documentation present in the platform where I can refer to and make changes if I need to in some other or different ways.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is deploying my local website to a hosted platform where I can share the link with multiple people so that they can easily access and use that particular website, which can be built in any language, irrespective of the language being used. I use it for deployments of both back-end and front-end services. It is easy and fast to deploy websites and website applications.
My biggest use case for Netlify Platform is to deploy my front-end website and create a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub itself. For example, I built my college project, a lost and found website. I created the UI in React, made the repository in GitHub, created a CI/CD pipeline to Netlify Platform, and hosted my project there. I have hosted several other projects as well. I also hosted a UI for a platform as a service I was building for my personal project, which is a video platform where you can have video calls. For that as well, I used Netlify Platform.
I last used Netlify Platform in March 2022 for hosting web services on the platform. My main use case was to create a full stack application for workforce management and banking services, using Netlify Platform as a third-party integration through GitHub to host these services to clients and customers. I was part of a team of ten software engineers building a full stack application for workforce management and banking services. The company was based in Detroit, Michigan, with operations for an African company based in Nigeria. We had to provide banking services to the customer base across all of Africa. We developed a full stack application providing banking services including credit and debit card functionality, online banking, and a separate application for growing and managing the workforce. All of this was developed using React JS on the front-end and Python on the back-end. We successfully connected GitHub third-party integration with Netlify Platform to host our services in Africa and successfully connected with clients and customers across all of Africa.
My main use case for Netlify Platform is mostly for the deployment of websites and domain exchanges from Cloudflare or any host platform. A quick, specific example of a project I've deployed using Netlify Platform is a recent project where the backend was deployed in an AWS instance and I had to add the subdomain for that particular website. I routed the DNS from Cloudflare and since I bought the domain from Namecheap, I routed the DNS and deployed in the same way through Netlify. I use Netlify Platform mostly for my side projects and personal use, so I utilize it for deployment and related services.
My main use case for Netlify Web Development Cloud is deploying my applications, such as deploying my personal applications so that everyone can access my made application through a link. I use Netlify Web Development Cloud for academic web development projects, personal learning and practice projects, React-based front-end applications, static websites for demonstrations, and portfolio purposes, with these applications hosted publicly for easy access by faculty, peers, and reviewers without any local setup.