Render
vs
Wasabi
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
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Render | Wasabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (1c-2g) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | |
| 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 | Free within fair-use policy |
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.
| Framework | Render | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers only |
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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 5 | 15 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | render.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.