Render vs Cloudways (DO)
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
Render (paas) and Cloudways (DO) (managed-cloud) overlap on 2 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Renderpaas
| 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $7/mo |
| 2 GB / 1 CPU | $25/mo |
CDNSSLPreviewsAuto-deployDIY: image opt, edge
Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud
| Micro | $11/mo |
| Small | $24/mo |
| Medium | $46/mo |
SSLDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, previews, auto-deploy