What's good about...

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery
  • Generous free tier

Salad logo Salad

  • Wide range of affordable GPUs
  • Deploy to thousands of instances worldwide
  • Built-in object storage and managed databases

Price comparison

How do Render's prices compare against Salad?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Render Render
$25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)
Salad Salad
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Render Render
$175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)
Salad Salad
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VM Large

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

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

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

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Render Render
$95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage
Salad Salad
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Render Render
$32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Salad Salad
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Free egress allowance

Render Render
100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan
Salad Salad
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Render Render
$300.00 Billed $30 / 100 GB
Salad Salad
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Render Render
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Salad Salad
$0.03/hr

Billing Options

Render Render
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Salad Salad
On-Demand

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
Render Render
render.com
Salad Salad
salad.com
Headquarters
Render Render
United States of America
Salad Salad
United States of America
Founded
Render Render
2018
Salad Salad
2018
Data Center Locations
Render Render
4
Salad Salad
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Example Customers
Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt
Salad Salad
Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai

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Our data for Render was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Salad on June 22, 2026.