Impossible Cloud
vs
Render
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Impossible Cloud offers 3 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
$2.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$4.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Static Sites |
Company details
| Fact | Impossible Cloud | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 4 |
| Example customers | -- | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | render.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.