The Modern Stack That Replaces Your Legacy CMS

TL;DR: The vaza.ai tech stack — Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Actions, HubSpot, Cal.com, Stripe, Zoho Mail, Claude AI — runs on free tiers, costing $0/month in infrastructure. 10x faster than WordPress at no hosting cost.

The vaza.ai tech stack uses Cloudflare Pages (free edge hosting), GitHub Actions (CI/CD), HubSpot CRM, Cal.com, Stripe, Zoho Mail, and AI tools (Claude + Gemini) — all on free tiers, costing $0 per month in infrastructure. The tools that used to cost thousands per month are now free. We stitch them together into one modern stack so your website is 10X faster and costs $0 to run.See how this compares to traditional agenciesor learnhow the AI SEO automation works.

330+
Edge locations
$0
Monthly hosting
< 1s
Page load time
99.99%
Uptime SLA

Your Entire Business Workflow, Connected

Every tool talks to the next. No Zapier. No Make.com. Just clean, direct integrations running at the edge.

01Create Content
Claude AI
Blog posts & responses
Gemini
Thumbnails & images
02Host & Deliver
Cloudflare Pages
Edge hosting
Cloudflare SSL/CDN
Security & speed
Cloudinary
Image storage
03Get Found
Google Search
Organic + Maps
Bing Search
Organic traffic
ChatGPT
AI search
04Convert Visitors
HubSpot CRM
Lead capture
Cal.com
Booking
Stripe
Payments
05Stay Connected
Zoho Mail
Business email
Twilio
SMS follow-ups
Resend
Transactional email
Google Meet
Video calls
ClickUp
Project management
Partnero
Referral program

The Customer Journey, Powered by Free Tools

Different businesses, same free infrastructure. Here is how each customer type flows through your stack.

1
Online ShopBoutiques, retail, e-commerce
Searches Google
Google / Maps / Bing
Finds Your Site
Cloudflare Edge
Browses Products
Stripe Commerce
Pays Online
Stripe Checkout
Tracked in CRM
HubSpot
You Get a Report
Dashboard
2
Quote / EstimateService businesses, agencies, consultants
Searches Google
Google / Maps / Bing
Finds Your Site
Cloudflare Edge
Requests a Quote
HubSpot form
Gets Invoice
Stripe Invoicing
Tracked in CRM
HubSpot
You Get a Report
Dashboard
3
Booking / AppointmentDentists, med spas, law firms
Searches Google
Google / Maps / Bing
Finds Your Site
Cloudflare Edge
Books Appointment
Cal.com
Pays Deposit
Stripe Checkout
Tracked in CRM
HubSpot
You Get a Report
Dashboard

What Makes This Stack Different

Traditional website platforms bundle hosting, security, and content management into one monolithic system. That means you pay for everything together, and when one part breaks or slows down, the whole site suffers. The modern stack takes a different approach. Each tool does one thing exceptionally well, and they connect through cleanintegrationsat the edge. Cloudflare Pages serves your site from 330+ locations worldwide with zero cold starts. HubSpot tracks every lead without you lifting a finger. Cal.com handles scheduling with automatic calendar sync and reminders. The result is a website that loads in under half a second, never crashes under traffic spikes, and costs nothing to host. You are not locked into a single vendor either. Because every account is in your name, you can swap any tool at any time without rebuilding your entire site. Agencies and developers can also engage ourCloudflare edge architecture consultingfor migration strategy and technical planning.

Why Is It All Free?

It is not a gimmick. Each of these companies offers a generous free tier because they make money from large enterprises, not small businesses. We stitch them together into one modern stack so your entire website infrastructure costs $0.

Infrastructure

Cloudflare Pages

Website hosting and global CDN

Cloudflare monetizes enterprise security and DDoS protection. Hosting small business sites costs them fractions of a cent. You get 330+ edge locations and unlimited bandwidth for free.

$0/mo

Cloudflare SSL

Free SSL certificates and HTTPS

Included with every Cloudflare site. Automatic provisioning, renewal, and edge termination. No more paying for SSL certificates or dealing with expiration reminders.

$0/mo

Cloudflare DNS

Fast, reliable DNS hosting

Cloudflare runs one of the fastest DNS networks in the world (1.1.1.1). Free DNS hosting with instant propagation, DNSSEC support, and no limits on queries.

$0/mo

Cloudflare KV

Edge data storage and caching

Bundled with Cloudflare's free tier. 100,000 reads per day at the edge with sub-millisecond latency. No database to manage.

$0/mo

GitHub Actions

Automated deployments and CI/CD

GitHub gives 2,000 free build minutes per month to drive developer adoption. We use them for automated deployments every time content changes.

$0/mo
AI

Claude Opus 4.6

AI blog content generation

Anthropic charges per token. We use Claude to generate full blog posts in 2 minutes through your AI admin. Typical cost per client is $20-50/month depending on how many posts you publish.

~$20-50/mo

Gemini

AI thumbnail and image generation

Google offers Gemini image generation through its API. We use it to automatically create matching blog thumbnails when you generate a post. No more hunting for stock photos.

~$1-5/mo
Payments

Stripe Payments

Online payment processing

Stripe charges zero monthly fees and makes money on a small percentage per transaction (2.9% + $0.30). Until you make a sale, Stripe costs you nothing.

Pay per sale

Stripe Checkout

Pre-built payment pages and links

Included with Stripe at no extra cost. Mobile-optimized checkout, payment links, subscriptions, and recurring billing. Built-in fraud protection.

Included

Stripe Invoicing

Professional invoices and quotes

25 free invoices per month, then 0.4% per paid invoice. Customers pay online, you get paid faster. Great for service businesses and consultants.

25 free/mo
CRM & Scheduling

HubSpot Free CRM

Lead tracking and deal pipeline

HubSpot gives away its CRM because it is the gateway to their paid Marketing Hub. Most small businesses never outgrow the free tier: contacts, deals, 2,000 emails/month, and live chat.

$0/mo

Cal.com

Online booking and scheduling

Open-source Calendly alternative. Unlimited bookings, unlimited calendar connections, automated reminders. Free forever because they monetize their enterprise cloud product.

$0/mo
Communication

Zoho Mail

Custom domain business email

Zoho Mail offers a free tier with up to 5 users and 5 GB per user. You get professional email on your own domain ([email protected]) with no ads, built-in calendar, and contacts. Zoho monetizes their premium plans and enterprise suite.

$0/mo

Twilio

Automated SMS notifications

Twilio charges per message sent. We use it for booking confirmations, appointment reminders, and follow-up texts. Typical cost is $5-15/month depending on volume.

~$5-15/mo
Growth

Partnero

Referral and affiliate program

Partnero offers a free tier for small businesses. Track referrals, manage affiliate partners, and reward customers who send you new business. No monthly fee on the starter plan.

$0/mo
Total monthly infrastructure cost:$0
Only variable costs: AI usage (~$20-50/mo) + payment fees per transaction

You Own Everything

Every account is in your name. Your Cloudflare dashboard, your Google Analytics, your HubSpot CRM, your Stripe account. If you ever leave vaza.ai, you take everything with you. No export fees, no data hostage situations, no rebuilding from scratch.

See everything you own

Ready for the modern stack?

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We will walk you through every tool, show you what you need, and map out exactly how to get started.