Render
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 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 (1c-2g) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 54% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Medium VM | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (4c-8g) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 70% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $300.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (8c-16g) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 65% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 68% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| 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 | $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 | 97% cheaper on Zenlayer |
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.
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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 5 | 22 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, ReadMe, Plane, Hodinkee, Every | -- |
| Website | render.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Render was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.