Google vs Vercel Inc.
Based on our analysis, Vercel Inc. is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Vercel Inc. | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | B · 72/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Mixed (65) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Mixed (68) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Positive (78) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Positive (76) |
Google tracks almost everything you do online — every search, email, location, video, and website visit — across all their products and millions of third-party sites, then uses it to sell ads. They do give you unusually good tools to review and delete your data, but the defaults collect everything.
View full analysis →Vercel collects your account data, professional info, and — critically for developers — your source code and deployment content to run the platform. They don't run an ad business and explicitly prohibit staff from viewing your code except to fix support issues. The main caveats are AI product data collection, third-party marketing partners, and a California-specific admission that they may 'share' data for cross-contextual advertising for their own marketing.
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