Netlify vs Render

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Netlify · updated Jul 2026Render · updated Jul 2026

Web app

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$20.25/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$523.80/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$10146.05/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	66/100	88/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

SaaS product

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.65/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$20.25/mo	$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.65/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$529.40/mo	$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$10205.65/mo	$4460.10/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score	69/100	67/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Render at 100k.

E-commerce store

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$21.06/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$611.64/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$11024.90/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	66/100	68/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

API / backend service

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$20.25/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$523.80/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$10146.05/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	56/100	88/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Mobile app backend

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$21.06/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$611.64/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$11024.90/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	56/100	68/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Realtime / collaborative

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	Not a fit for this app type	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	Not a fit for this app type	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	Not a fit for this app type	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	Not a fit for this app type	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	Not a fit for this app type	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Not a fit for this app type	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	—	85/100

Verdict: Render is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.65/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$20.25/mo	$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.65/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$529.40/mo	$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$10205.65/mo	$4460.10/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score	69/100	67/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Render at 100k.

AI app

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$21.06/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.98/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$611.64/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$11024.90/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	66/100	58/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Internal tool

Metric	Netlify	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$20.25/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.25/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$523.80/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$10146.05/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	66/100	88/100

Verdict: Render is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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