Vultr vs Render
Verdict up front: Render starts cheaper (Free/mo); Vultr covers more ground (32 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| Vultr | Render | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.50/mo | Free |
| Billing | hourly | monthly |
| Regions | 32 | 4 |
| Free tier / trial | $100 trial credit (promo-dependent) | Free web services + static sites + Postgres (90-day expiry) |
| Category | iaas | paas |
Vultr
High-frequency compute across 32 global locations
- + Very low entry price
- + Hourly billing
- + Bare-metal + GPU options
- + Broad region footprint
- − Bandwidth overage fees add up
- − Support is ticket-only
Render
Heroku-style PaaS with a real free tier
- + Free static sites + web services
- + Managed Postgres/Redis
- + Zero-config deploys
- + Sensible pricing tiers
- − Free instances sleep (cold starts)
- − Fewer regions
- − Bandwidth caps on lower tiers