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Civo vs Render

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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Render logo Render

  • 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

How do Civo's prices compare against Render?

VM Small

Civo Civo
$5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Render Render
$25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Medium

Civo Civo
$43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Render Render
$175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Large

Civo Civo
$86.91 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Render Render
$450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)

Block Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 /mo 100 GB
Render Render
$25.00 /mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 /mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Render Render
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Load Balancer

Civo Civo
$10.86 /mo Single node
Render Render
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Civo Civo
$43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Render Render
$90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB

Managed Redis®*

Civo Civo
$20.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Render Render
$32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)

Free egress allowance

Civo Civo
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Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)
Render Render
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Available Models

Civo offers 6 GPU models.

Civo Civo
H100(10) H200(10) A100(40) B200(3) L40S(20) B300(4)
Render Render
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Render offer:

Service Civo Render
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Render Render
render.com
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom GB flag
Render Render
United States of America US flag
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Render Render
2018
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Render Render
4
Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.