Hexabyte
vs
Render
What's good about each
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
- 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 | Hexabyte | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | 83% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Medium VM | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | 94% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Large VM | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | 93% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | 20 TB / mo per instance | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB per TB | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | 99% cheaper on Hexabyte |
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
Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hexabyte | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hexabyte only |
Hexabyte 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 | Hexabyte | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 5 |
| Example customers | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every |
| Website | hexabyte.se | render.com |
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Our data for Hexabyte was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Render on Sept. 18, 2026.