Render
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Sevalla
Both deploy containers, Postgres, Redis and static sites from Git. Render charges less for Postgres and adds durable workflows, while Sevalla charges less for VMs and egress and adds MySQL and object storage.
What's good about each
- 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
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Apps and databases run in locations on five continents, static sites on 260+ edge locations
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Render | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 28% cheaper on Sevalla |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 9% cheaper on Sevalla |
| Large VM | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 6% cheaper on Render |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | 17% cheaper on Render |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | $175.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 50 GB (Database 4 + 30 GB add-on) | 49% cheaper on Render |
| Redis | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | 6% cheaper on Render |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Included with apps | |
| Egress allowance | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 33% cheaper on Sevalla |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Render | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 5 | 25 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | render.com | sevalla.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Sevalla on Sept. 22, 2026.