What's good about...
RunPod
- Affordable GPUs in various configurations
- Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
- Available in 30+ regions across the world
Vercel
- Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
- First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
- Very active community and plenty of learning resources
Price comparison
How do RunPod's prices compare against Vercel?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- |
VM Medium | $86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- |
VM Large | $172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- |
Block Storage | $10.00 / mo 100 GB | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $151.38 / mo 1440h compute, 50 GB storage, 10 GB read/mo 5 GB write/mo |
Managed Redis®* | -- | $90.72 / mo 10 req/s @ $0.35 per 100k reqs |
Serverless 25M Executions | -- | $108.75 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
Free egress allowance | -- | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited | $150.00 $0.15 / GB (Edge) |
RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | Source |
RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 20GB | $0.32 | Source |
A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.34 | Source |
A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.36 | Source |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.39 | Source |
RTX4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 5 | 30GB | $0.69 | Source |
A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 62GB | $0.76 | Source |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $0.86 | Source |
A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 58GB | $0.88 | Source |
L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 8 | 94GB | $0.99 | Source |
A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 117GB | $1.64 | Source |
A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.89 | Source |
MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 188GB | $2.39 | Source |
H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $2.99 | Source |
MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $2.99 | Source |
H200 SXM | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | $3.99 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that RunPod and Vercel offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
Managed Containers | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | -- | |
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Serverless Functions | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
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Website | www.runpod.io | vercel.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2022 | 2015 |
Data Center Locations | 24 | 18 |
Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
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Website | www.runpod.io |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2022 |
Data Center Locations | 24 |
Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
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Website | vercel.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2015 |
Data Center Locations | 18 |
Example Customers | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
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More comparisonsOur data for RunPod was last updated on Nov. 9, 2024, and for Vercel on Sept. 28, 2024.