# Edge Config is now Global Config

**Published:** July 29, 2026 | **Authors:** Andy Schneider, Luis Meyer | **Contributors:** Pranav Kanchi, Chris Widmaier

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Edge Config is now [Global Config](https://vercel.com/docs/global-config). This rename better reflects that it is a globally replicated data store with ~1ms reads in every region, built for the configuration that applications read at runtime, such as feature flags, redirects, and experimentation settings.

Global Config stores can now hold up to 1 MB on every plan, and Pro and Enterprise teams can create unlimited stores with more writes per day. The rename also ships with a new server-side SDK, `@vercel/global-config`, and a new environment variable.

## What changed

- **Name:** Global Config is the new name for Edge Config. The store itself is unchanged.
- **Package:** `@vercel/global-config` replaces `@vercel/edge-config` as a drop-in replacement.
- **Environment variable:** Connecting a Global Config store to a project creates a `GLOBAL_CONFIG` environment variable instead of `EDGE_CONFIG`.
- **Limits:** Raised on every plan. Pricing is unchanged.

## What you need to do

- **Existing projects: no action required.** Deployments, connected stores, and the `EDGE_CONFIG` environment variable continue to work.
- **Upgrading proactively is safe.** The new SDK reads `GLOBAL_CONFIG` by default and falls back to `EDGE_CONFIG`, so it works with stores connected before and after the rename. You can switch packages today without touching your stores.
- **Creating stores and pushing new config values work without upgrading.** Neither depends on which SDK version your project uses.
- **Upgrade before connecting new stores to a project.** Connecting a store now creates a `GLOBAL_CONFIG` environment variable, and the legacy SDK only reads `EDGE_CONFIG` by default. A project still on `@vercel/edge-config` cannot read a newly connected store.

To upgrade, install the new package and update imports:

```bash
pnpm add @vercel/global-config
```

```typescript
- import { get } from '@vercel/edge-config'
+ import { get } from '@vercel/global-config'
```

## New limits

| **Limit** | **Hobby** | **Pro** | **Enterprise** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stores | 1 (unchanged) | Unlimited (was 3) | Unlimited (was 10) |
| Writes | 250/month (unchanged) | 100/hour (was 480/day) | 100/hour (was 480/day) |
| Store size | 1 MB (was 8 KB) | 1 MB (was 64 KB) | 1 MB (was 512 KB) |

Pricing is unchanged at $3 per 1,000,000 reads and $1 per 100 writes.

See the [Global Config migration guide](https://vercel.com/docs/global-config/migration-guide) for custom setups and the full list of changes.

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