Elastx
vs
Render
What's good about each
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
- Postgres with point-in-time recovery, read replicas and high availability
- Unlimited seats on paid plans, no per-seat billing
- Free plans for web services, Postgres and Key Value
- Full-stack preview environments for each pull request
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and HIPAA-compliant workspaces
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Elastx | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | 28% cheaper on Elastx |
| Large VM | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | 16% cheaper on Elastx |
| Block storage | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | 12% cheaper on Render |
| Object storage | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | 51% cheaper on Render |
| Redis | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | 82% cheaper on Render |
| Load balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | 67% cheaper on Elastx |
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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Elastx | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 5 |
| Example customers | -- | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every |
| Website | elastx.se | render.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Render on Sept. 18, 2026.