Cloudflare Workers/Pages vs Render
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
Cloudflare Workers/Pages (serverless) and Render (paas) overlap on 9 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Cloudflare Workers/Pagesserverless
| Free | $0/mo |
| Workers Paid | $5/mo |
CDNImage optEdgeSSLPreviewsAuto-deploy
Renderpaas
| 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $7/mo |
| 2 GB / 1 CPU | $25/mo |
CDNSSLPreviewsAuto-deployDIY: image opt, edge
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Cloudflare Workers/Pages | Render | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Nuxt | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Astro | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| SvelteKit | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Remix / React Router | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Node.js API | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Ghost | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Strapi | $5+ (Workers Paid) | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |
| Static site | $0 (Free) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Cloudflare Workers/Pages |