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Render vs Vultr

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 2026Vultr · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$8.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$405.80/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4399.50/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score88/10064/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$43.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$9.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$43.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$412.40/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4460.10/mo$239.12/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score67/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

E-commerce store

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$9.51/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$493.64/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$5278.35/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score68/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$8.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$405.80/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4399.50/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score88/10064/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$9.51/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$493.64/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$5278.35/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score68/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$8.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$405.80/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4399.50/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score85/10073/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$43.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$9.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$43.50/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$412.40/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4460.10/mo$239.12/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score67/10075/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

AI app

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$9.51/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$50.83/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$493.64/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$5278.35/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score58/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

MetricRenderVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$8.70/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$42.10/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$405.80/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$4399.50/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score88/10064/100
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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