EmpirioLabs AI
vs
Render
What's good about each
- 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 | EmpirioLabs AI | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB |
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
EmpirioLabs AI offers 19 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | EmpirioLabs AI | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
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B300
1 config
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$17.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$10.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
H200
4 configs
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$6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
RTX 5090
2 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
A100
5 configs
|
$1.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
RTX 4090
2 configs
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$0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
|
L40S
4 configs
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$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
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RTX 3090
1 config
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | EmpirioLabs AI only |
EmpirioLabs AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | EmpirioLabs AI | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Static Sites |
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 | EmpirioLabs AI | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 5 |
| Example customers | -- | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every |
| Website | empiriolabs.ai | render.com |
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Our data for EmpirioLabs AI was last updated on Sept. 29, 2026, and for Render on Sept. 18, 2026.