What's good about...

Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud

  • Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
  • Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
  • Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
  • 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available

Render logo Render

  • 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

How do Nova Cloud's prices compare against Render?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$25.00 / mo 100 GB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$90.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)

Free egress allowance

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
$0.30/hr
Render Render
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Billing Options

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)
Render Render
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Available Models

Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models.

Render Render
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
nova-cloud.ai
Render Render
render.com
Headquarters
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Canada
Render Render
United States of America
Founded
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
2018
Render Render
2018
Data Center Locations
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
1
Render Render
4
Example Customers
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt

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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Aug. 2, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.