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Render vs UpCloud

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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 and high availability
  • Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
  • Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value

UpCloud logo UpCloud

  • Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
  • Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
  • Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do Render's prices compare against UpCloud?

VM Small

Render Render
$25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)
UpCloud UpCloud
$3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter)

VM Medium

Render Render
$175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)
UpCloud UpCloud
$24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter)

VM Large

Render Render
$450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)
UpCloud UpCloud
$92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native)

Block Storage

Render Render
$25.00 /mo 100 GB
UpCloud UpCloud
$25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS)

Object Storage

Render Render
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UpCloud UpCloud
$20.00 /mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Render Render
Included in plan
UpCloud UpCloud
Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials)

Managed PostgreSQL

Render Render
$90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB
UpCloud UpCloud
$69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard)

Managed Redis®*

Render Render
$32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)
UpCloud UpCloud
$8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)
UpCloud UpCloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB
UpCloud UpCloud
Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Render Render
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UpCloud UpCloud
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

UpCloud offers 4 GPU models.

Render Render
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UpCloud UpCloud
H100(8) B200(8) L40S(22) L4(22)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Render and UpCloud offer:

Service Render UpCloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Static Sites
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Render Render
render.com
UpCloud UpCloud
upcloud.com
Headquarters
Render Render
United States of America US flag
UpCloud UpCloud
Finland FI flag
Founded
Render Render
2018
UpCloud UpCloud
2011
Data Center Locations
Render Render
4
UpCloud UpCloud
15
Example Customers
Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt
UpCloud UpCloud
Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Render was last updated on July 27, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 11, 2026.