Render
vs
TensorDock
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
- Marketplace model with competitive pricing
- Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
- No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
- Global coverage across 100+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Render | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | $10.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | 57% cheaper on TensorDock |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | $20.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | 88% cheaper on TensorDock |
| Large VM | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | $41.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | 86% cheaper on TensorDock |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | $0.01 /mo 100 GB | 99% cheaper on TensorDock |
| PostgreSQL | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2c-4g) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (1g) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | -- Not listed |
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
TensorDock offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Render | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $2.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $1.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
V100
1 config
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
L40
1 config
|
-- | $1.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
TensorDock 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.
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 | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 5 | -- |
| Example customers | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every | Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO |
| Website | render.com | www.tensordock.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for TensorDock on Sept. 18, 2026.