Render
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- 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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Render | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 2.2x more expensive on Render |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 3.4x more expensive on Render |
| Large VM | $450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 4.3x more expensive on Render |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 3.1x more expensive on Render |
| PostgreSQL | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress allowance | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month | 33x more expensive on Render |
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
Zenlayer offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Render | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Render | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 22 |
| Example customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt | -- |
| Website | render.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on July 27, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 11, 2026.