Vercel vs Render
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
Vercel (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.
Vercelserverless
| Hobby | $0/mo |
| Pro | $20/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 | Vercel | Render | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| Nuxt | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| Astro | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| SvelteKit | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| Remix / React Router | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| Node.js API | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |
| Ghost | $0 (Hobby) | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | Vercel |
| Strapi | $0 (Hobby) | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | Vercel |
| Static site | $0 (Hobby) | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | Vercel |