Render vs Vercel

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:Render · updated Jul 2026Vercel · updated Jun 2026

Web app

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$1.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$334.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$4556.65/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	65/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$43.50/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.70/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU	$43.50/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU	$412.40/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU	$4460.10/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter	Not a fit for this app type
Fit score	67/100	—

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

E-commerce store

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$3.65/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$930.46/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$10549.18/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Vercel · Blob · Pro
Fit score	68/100	60/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$1.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$334.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$4556.65/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	55/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$3.65/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$930.46/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$10549.18/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Vercel · Blob · Pro
Fit score	68/100	50/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

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

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

Jobs & pipelines

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$43.50/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.70/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU	$43.50/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU	$412.40/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU	$4460.10/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter	Not a fit for this app type
Fit score	67/100	—

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

AI app

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$3.65/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$99.64/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$930.46/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$10549.18/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Vercel · Blob · Pro
Fit score	58/100	60/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

Metric	Render	Vercel
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$1.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$43.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$334.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$4556.65/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Vercel · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	65/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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