Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing great.

It’s been quite a while since my last post (on other platforms too 😅), and I’m excited to finally share something new with you all.

Lately, I’ve been diving into building my own Micro SaaS, a small but meaningful product that could (hopefully) bring value and maybe even generate some income over time. But as I started planning things out, one big question hit me:

“How can I make sure my app stays reliable, even under heavy traffic, yet remains cost-effective from the start?”

After some exploration, the answer became clear: Serverless.

Why Serverless?

As a solo developer, I’d rather spend my time building cool features than maintaining tedious infrastructure or managing servers. With serverless, I don’t have to worry about uptime, scaling, or resource limits (the platform handles all that for me). I just deploy my code, and it works (well, most of the time 😉).

So, I began looking for a platform that fits this mindset and that’s how I landed on Cloudflare.

Why Cloudflare Workers?

We usually know Cloudflare as the company behind fast DNS, CDN, and security services. But what surprised me was how far they’ve gone into developer tooling, especially with Cloudflare Workers, which let you deploy full-stack JavaScript apps right on their global edge network.

That means your code runs super close to your users because it’s fast, secure, and globally distributed without setting up any infrastructure. And here’s the kicker: it’s really affordable, especially compared to AWS Lambda, Vercel, or Netlify. For small projects or early-stage SaaS, that’s a huge win.

The Downside

Of course, nothing’s perfect. One key limitation of Cloudflare Workers is that it runs on the V8 engine, not Node.js. That means some Node.js built-in features and APIs aren’t fully supported, so libraries that depend on them might not work as expected.

For example, I once tried using a templating library that relies on eval(), it threw this error:

EvalError: Code generation from strings disallowed for this context

If that happens, it’s usually best to look for an alternative library that’s compatible with the Workers environment. It’s a small trade-off for getting better performance, security, and edge-level speed.

My Takeaway

Despite the limitations, I’m genuinely excited about what Cloudflare Workers can do. It fits my philosophy as a solo dev perfectly: focus on building, not maintaining.

So, I’m going all in! Building my next Micro SaaS with Cloudflare Workers and seeing how far I can push it.

If you’re also experimenting with serverless or have tried Cloudflare Workers before, I’d love to hear your experience!

Thanks for reading and happy coding!