Koyeb
vs
Render
Both run containers with managed Postgres. Koyeb charges less for VMs and egress and adds A100 to H200 GPUs, while Render charges less for Postgres and adds Redis, static sites, cron jobs and a CDN.
What's good about each
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
- 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 | Koyeb | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | 59% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | 76% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | 72% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| PostgreSQL | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | 36% cheaper on Render |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1 TB / mo | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | 87% cheaper on Koyeb |
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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Koyeb | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
$0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
Koyeb 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.
| Framework | Koyeb | Render |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Enterprise plan only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Koyeb | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 5 |
| Example customers | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every |
| Website | koyeb.com | render.com |
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Our data for Koyeb was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Render on Sept. 18, 2026.