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DigitalOcean App Platform vs Render pricing
DigitalOcean App Platform vs Render at five traffic levels
| Host | Side project · 10k views | Static blog · 300k views | Startup · 200k views, 3 devs | Growing SaaS · 2M views | Went viral · 20M views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Render | $8.50 | $44.25 | $73.25 | $478 | $6,035 |
| DigitalOcean App Platform | $5 | $5.98 | $10 | $64 | $827 |
Monthly USD, commercial project, 1.5 MB per page view. Cheapest per column in green; hover for the plan.
Your numbers
= 300 GB transfer · 4M CDN requests · 400k function calls · 3 CPU-hours / month
Click a row for the breakdown. Monthly list prices in USD, before tax and credits.
FAQ
Is DigitalOcean App Platform or Render cheaper?+
DigitalOcean App Platform is cheaper at every traffic level we priced. The calculator above prices your exact traffic; small teams with static sites and large teams with heavy server code often get opposite answers.
How does DigitalOcean App Platform charge?+
Three static sites free (1 GB transfer each), then $0.02/GB. Apps run on containers from $5/month (1 shared vCPU, 512 MB, 50 GB transfer); each instance adds transfer allowance, pooled across apps, and extra transfer is $0.02/GB. Autoscaling needs dedicated-CPU instances.
How does Render charge?+
A workspace plan (Hobby $0 for one person, Pro $25 flat for a team) plus instances billed per second: Starter 0.5 CPU / 512 MB is $7/month. Static sites are free to host. Included bandwidth is small (5 GB Hobby, 25 GB Pro), then $0.15/GB. Free instances sleep after 15 minutes idle and aren’t meant for production.
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