Netlify
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- Specialized in Jamstack architectures: JS, APIs and Markup
- Extensive functionality such as forms, edge functions and analytics
- Pro plan bills per team, not per seat, with unlimited members
- Free plan includes 300 credits per month with a hard spend limit
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Netlify | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Serverless | $69.44 /mo 25M invocations, 1 GB RAM (minimum), 150 ms duration · Compute billed at 10 credits / GB-hour | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Covered by plan credits (~15 GB) | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $133.33 /TB 20 credits / GB ($0.13 / GB) | Free and unlimited |
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
Runpod offers 35 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Netlify. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Netlify | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
13 configs
|
-- | $3.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B300
5 configs
|
-- | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.98 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
H200
7 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
A100
12 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
MI300X
2 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
L40S
6 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
Runpod 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 | Netlify | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | SAQ-A | -- |
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 | Netlify | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 16 | 33 |
| Example customers | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | netlify.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Netlify was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 2, 2026.