AWS
vs
Render
What's good about each
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
- Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
- 30+ datacenter locations around the world
- Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
- Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery and high availability
- Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
- Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $7.49 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro) | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) | 3.3x more expensive on Render |
| Medium VM | $119.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge) | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) | 32% cheaper on AWS |
| Large VM | $248.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge) | $450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) | 45% cheaper on AWS |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | 3.1x more expensive on Render |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB | 36% cheaper on AWS |
| Redis | $24.82 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small) | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard) | 22% cheaper on AWS |
| Load balancer | $22.57 /mo Network Load Balancer | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $36.26 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | 40% cheaper on AWS |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 4 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | render.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.