Vercel Subprocessors List (September 2026): Changes and History
Vercel names 28 subprocessors on its published list. Read from the vendor's own page and re-checked daily.
Vercel subprocessors (September 2026)
| # | Subprocessor | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Hosting, storage and generative AI services | United States |
| 2 | Cloud computing, storage and generative AI services | United States | |
| 3 | Microsoft | Hosting, storage and generative AI services | United States |
| 4 | Datadog | Cloud monitoring and security services | United States |
| 5 | Honeycomb | Real-time monitoring and debugging service | United States |
| 6 | Redis | Real-time logging and security services | United States |
| 7 | WorkOS | Audit log services | United States |
| 8 | Knock Labs | Customer notification services | United States |
| 9 | Salesforce | Customer relationship management (CRM) and support services | United States |
| 10 | Stripe | Payment processing services | United States |
| 11 | Tinybird | Analytics services | Spain |
| 12 | tray.io | Customer support process automation and productivity platform | United States |
| 13 | Twilio | Customer communication services | United States |
| 14 | Upstash | Serverless storage services | United States |
| 15 | Neon | Serverless storage services | United States |
| 16 | Kasada | Fraud prevention services | United States |
| 17 | Discourse | Community support and communication services | United States |
| 18 | ClickHouse | Analytics services | United States |
| 19 | OpenAI | Generative AI services | United States |
| 20 | Fireworks AI | Generative AI services and AI model inference services | United States |
| 21 | Anthropic | Generative AI services | United States |
| 22 | Exa.ai | AI search services | United States |
| 23 | Plain | Customer support services | United Kingdom |
| 24 | Groq | Generative AI services and AI model inference services | United States |
| 25 | Cerebras Systems Inc | Generative AI services and AI model inference services | United States |
| 26 | Baseten Labs Inc | Generative AI services and AI model inference services | United States |
| 27 | Invisible Tools Inc (dba Raindrop.ai) | AI monitoring and analytics services | United States |
| 28 | SpaceX | Generative AI services | United States |
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AI and customer data at Vercel
What Vercel's own documents say, with the sentence each answer comes from.
- Trains AI models on customer data
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Yes, unless you opt out
“if you are on a Hobby plan or trial Pro plan, you agree that we may use Your Content to train our artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning models”
Terms of service, vercel.com ↗ - Sends customer data to AI model providers
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Yes
“we may share Your Content with third parties for the purpose of developing and improving their products, including training and improving their AI and machine learning models”
Terms of service, vercel.com ↗ - How to opt out
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Customers can opt out of Model Training at any time via their Team account settings, or by upgrading to an Enterprise plan where such processing does not apply.
“You may opt-out of Model Training at any time by adjusting your Team account settings or by upgrading to an Enterprise plan.”
Terms of service, vercel.com ↗
Key DPA terms at Vercel
What Vercel's data processing agreement commits to, with the sentence each answer comes from. SCCs or the Data Privacy Framework: what's the difference?
- Breach notification
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Without undue delay, with no set deadline
“upon becoming aware of a confirmed Security Incident, Vercel will notify Customer without undue delay unless prohibited by applicable law.”
DPA, vercel.com ↗ - Notice of a new subprocessor
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5 days ahead
“If, within five (5) calendar days after such notice, Customer notifies Vercel in writing that Customer objects to Vercel's appointment of a new Subprocessor based on reasonable data protection concerns, the parties will discuss such concerns in good faith and whether they can be resolved.”
DPA, vercel.com ↗ - Transfers outside the EU
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Standard contractual clauses and adequacy decisions
“"Standard Contractual Clauses" means the 2021 Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission in decision 2021/914.”
“require any appointed Subprocessor to agree in writing to only process data in a country that the European Union has declared to have an "adequate" level of protection; or to only process data on terms equivalent to the Standard Contractual Clauses.”
DPA, vercel.com ↗ - Customer data after the contract ends
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Deleted or returned when the contract ends
“Termination or expiration of the Agreement serves as instruction for Vercel to delete all Customer Data within a commercially reasonable timeframe.”
DPA, vercel.com ↗ - Audit rights
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Through certifications and audit reports only
“Upon Customer's written request at reasonable intervals, and subject to reasonable confidentiality controls, Vercel will make available to Customer a copy of Vercel's most recent Audit Report.”
DPA, vercel.com ↗
Documents we track for Vercel
- AI terms
- checked September 26, 2026 vercel.com ↗
- DPA
- checked September 26, 2026 vercel.com ↗
- Privacy policy
- checked September 26, 2026 vercel.com ↗
- Subprocessor list
- checked September 26, 2026 security.vercel.com ↗
- Terms of service
- checked September 26, 2026 vercel.com ↗
Change history
Tracking since September 26, 2026. No change has been published since; additions, removals and document changes will appear here as they're published.
Vercel subprocessors FAQ
- How many subprocessors does Vercel use?
- Vercel lists 28 subprocessors on its published list, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, Datadog, and Honeycomb and 23 more.
- Where does Vercel process customer data?
- The subprocessors named by Vercel are located in United States, Spain, and United Kingdom, as stated on its list.
- Does Vercel use customer data to train AI models?
- According to its terms of service, Vercel uses customer data to train AI models unless customers opt out: “if you are on a Hobby plan or trial Pro plan, you agree that we may use Your Content to train our artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning models”
- How quickly does Vercel report a personal data breach to customers?
- According to its DPA, Vercel reports a personal data breach to customers without undue delay, with no set deadline: “upon becoming aware of a confirmed Security Incident, Vercel will notify Customer without undue delay unless prohibited by applicable law.”
- How much notice does Vercel give before adding a subprocessor?
- Vercel's DPA gives 5 days' notice of a new subprocessor, the time customers have to object: “If, within five (5) calendar days after such notice, Customer notifies Vercel in writing that Customer objects to Vercel's appointment of a new Subprocessor based on reasonable data protection concerns, the parties will discuss such concerns in good faith and whether they can be resolved.”
- How does Vercel transfer personal data outside the EU?
- Vercel's DPA relies on standard contractual clauses and adequacy decisions: “"Standard Contractual Clauses" means the 2021 Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission in decision 2021/914.”
- When was Vercel's subprocessor list last checked?
- ClauseTrail last checked Vercel's subprocessor list on September 26, 2026. Lists are re-checked daily.
- How do I find out when Vercel adds or removes a subprocessor?
- ClauseTrail monitors Vercel's subprocessor list, DPA, privacy policy and terms and emails you the exact change — who was added or removed and what the page said before and after. The first vendors are free.