What's good about...
Render
- Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
- Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery
- Generous free tier
RunPod
- Affordable GPUs in various configurations
- Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
- Available in 30+ regions across the world
Price comparison
How do Render's prices compare against RunPod?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) | $43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
VM Medium | $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) | $86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
VM Large | $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) | $172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
Block Storage | $25.00 / mo 100 GB | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
Load Balancer | Included in plan | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage | -- |
Managed Redis®* | $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM | -- |
Free egress allowance | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $300.00 Billed $30 / 100 GB | Free and unlimited |
RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | Source |
RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 20GB | $0.32 | Source |
A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.34 | Source |
A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.36 | Source |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.39 | Source |
RTX4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 5 | 30GB | $0.69 | Source |
A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 62GB | $0.76 | Source |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $0.86 | Source |
A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 58GB | $0.88 | Source |
L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 8 | 94GB | $0.99 | Source |
A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 117GB | $1.64 | Source |
A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.89 | Source |
MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 188GB | $2.39 | Source |
H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $2.99 | Source |
MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $2.99 | Source |
H200 SXM | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | $3.99 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Render and RunPod offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | ||
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
Managed Containers | ||
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
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Website | render.com | www.runpod.io |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
Data Center Locations | 4 | 24 |
Example Customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
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Website | render.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2018 |
Data Center Locations | 4 |
Example Customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
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Website | www.runpod.io |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2022 |
Data Center Locations | 24 |
Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
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More comparisonsOur data for Render was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for RunPod on Nov. 9, 2024.