ShareMyPage vs. Deploying to Vercel or Netlify for a Single Page
ShareMyPage vs. deploying to Vercel or Netlify for a single page: who each one is for, the real downside of each, and when a full deploy is overkill. From the person who built ShareMyPage.
When developers want to share one HTML page, most of them deploy it to Vercel or Netlify, because that is where web pages go. For a single page, that is usually more setup than the job needs.
I built ShareMyPage, so I'm not neutral. Below is where I think each one wins, including the cases where you shouldn't use mine.
Deploy to Vercel or Netlify when the page is a project
Vercel and Netlify are built to host and continuously deploy real projects: a site or an app wired to a Git repository, built on every push, served on a custom domain, with serverless functions behind it.
This is for you if:
- the page lives in a Git repo and has a future
- you'll keep shipping to it over time
- it needs a domain you control
- it needs server-side logic or API routes
The downside, for one page, is all the moving parts. An account, a repo or a CLI, a build step, and a project that stays in your dashboard long after you sent the link. That machinery is great when you have a codebase to maintain. For something you'll send once, it's friction.
Use ShareMyPage when the page is what you're sending
ShareMyPage does one narrow thing. You paste HTML and you get a link. There is no repo, no build and no deploy pipeline. The page renders in a sandboxed frame, you pick who can open it, and you can edit it later without the link changing. Claude can create one for you directly, over MCP.
This is for you if:
- the page is a report, a landing page, a prototype or a one-off tool your AI wrote for you
- you want it in front of someone in the next minute
- you need to put a password on it or keep it inside your team
The downside is that it is not a host for an app. There is no build step, no server-side code of your own, and no custom domain. The closest it gets is a workspace subdomain on sharemypage.app. If the page needs your own domain, deploy it.
| ShareMyPage | Vercel / Netlify deploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a live link | Under a minute, paste and go | Repo or CLI, build, deploy |
| Build step | None | Yes |
| Access control | Public, password, or workspace built in | Roll your own / add-ons |
| Update in place | Edit, same link | Commit and redeploy |
| Custom domain | No, a sharemypage.app subdomain at most | First-class |
| Serverless functions / a real app | No | Yes |
| Best for | Sharing one page fast | Maintaining a site or app |
The short version
- Use Vercel or Netlify if you are maintaining a site or an app.
- Use ShareMyPage if you are sending a page and want the link today.
The tip I'd give a friend: decide by whether the thing has a future. If you can't tell yet, share the link now, and move it to a real deploy on the day it gets a repo.
If you just need a link for one page, create a page on ShareMyPage and paste your HTML in.