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Cloudflare Workers vs Deno Deploy
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
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Trust Score Δ
6
🏆 Deno Deploy wins
Signal Comparison
350k/wkWeekly npm downloads (wrangler)8k/wk
480GitHub commits (90d)180
6.8k (workers-sdk)GitHub stars94k (deno repo)
12kStack Overflow questions5k
Very ActiveCommunity healthActive
Cloudflare WorkersDeno Deploy
Key Differences
| Factor | Cloudflare Workers | Deno Deploy |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary (hosting) / MIT (runtime) |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open Source | — | — |
| TypeScript | — | ✓ |
Pick Cloudflare Workers if…
- Global low-latency API endpoints where cold start time matters
- Edge middleware (auth, redirects, A/B testing) without hitting your origin
- Replacing traditional serverless with a faster, cheaper alternative
Pick Deno Deploy if…
- TypeScript-first edge functions without a build pipeline
- Deno projects wanting managed serverless deployment
- Simple scripts or APIs needing global distribution quickly
Side-by-side Quick Start
Cloudflare Workers
// src/index.ts
export default {
async fetch(request: Request, env: Env, ctx: ExecutionContext): Promise<Response> {
const url = new URL(request.url);
if (url.pathname === '/api/hello') {
return Response.json({
message: 'Hello from the edge!',
region: request.cf?.colo,
timestamp: Date.now(),
});
}
return new Response('Not found', { status: 404 });
},
};
interface Env {
MY_KV: KVNamespace;
MY_SECRET: string;
}Deno Deploy
// main.ts — no install, no build step needed
Deno.serve(async (req) => {
const url = new URL(req.url);
if (url.pathname === '/api/hello') {
return Response.json({
message: 'Hello from Deno Deploy!',
deno: Deno.version.deno,
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
});
}
return new Response('Not found', { status: 404 });
});
// Deploy: deployctl deploy --project=my-project main.tsCommunity Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
Deno Deploy wins this comparison
Trust Score 60 vs 54 · 6-point difference
Deno Deploy leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.