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Comparison

Koyeb vs Render

On the evidence we track, Koyeb leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Koyeb81
Render68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Koyeb81 / 100medium · 71%
Render68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Model
Koyebfreemium
Renderfreemium
Price level
Koyeblow
Renderlow
Transparent
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Integrations
Count
Koyeb20
Render10
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Koyeb–
Render✓
Gdpr
Koyeb–
Render✓
Hipaa
Koyeb–
Render✓
Iso27001
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Soc2
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Koyeb99.99
Render–
Status page
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Koyeb6 items
Render7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Per-PR preview environments
Koyeb-
Render✓
Build
Build system
KoyebDockerfile
RenderDockerfile
Runtime / language breadth
KoyebMultiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support
RenderNode.js, Python, Bun, Docker, and multiple frameworks
Scale
Autoscaling
KoyebScale-to-zero
RenderHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
KoyebGlobal edge
RenderMulti-region
Hosting
KoyebCloud only
RenderCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Koyeb-
Render✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Koyeb-
Render✓
Instant rollbacks
Koyeb-
Render✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Koyeb✓
Render✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Koyeb

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers to deploy and scale AI applications, APIs, and managed databases without managing infrastructure. Provides serverless compute with automatic scaling, edge deployment across 50+ global locations, and support for intensive workloads.

Independently observed

Render

A cloud platform where teams deploy applications and infrastructure, from simple prototypes to complex multi-service systems, with built-in scaling, security, and database management.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Koyeb

Leader
from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

From free tier (50 active hours/month) to $96.42/month for Large Postgres; usage-based add-ons for storage and operations at $0.10/GB

  • FreeFree
    • 1GB RAM
    • 0.25 CPU
    • 50 active hours/month
  • Small$20.89/month or $0.0000078/second
    • 1GB RAM
    • 0.25 CPU
  • Medium$42.85/month or $0.000016/second
    • 2GB RAM
    • 0.5 CPU
  • Large$96.42/month or $0.000036/second
    • 4GB RAM
    • 1 CPU
as of verify ↗

Render

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Enterprise pricing on request. Metered billing for compute, bandwidth, and storage.

  • FreeFree
    • Deploy for free
    • Up to 25 services
    • 5 GB bandwidth included
    • Single-service previews
    • Global regions and CDN
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Contractual uptime SLAs
    • Support Slack channel
    • Support response SLAs
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Koyeb✓
Render✓
CLI
Koyeb✓
Render✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Koyeb✓
Render✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • OpenAI

Koyeb

Leader
20 total - 18 not shared
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • DigitalOcean
  • Vultr
  • Wasabi
  • Scaleway
  • Minio
  • Ollama
  • MistralAI
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Dagger
  • Neo4j
  • LlamaIndex
  • n8n
Independently observed

Render

15 total - 13 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • AWS
  • Anthropic
  • Datadog
  • Cloudflare
  • Namecheap
  • Slack
  • Sentry
  • Stripe
  • Terraform
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Discord
Independently observed
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Koyeb or Render: which one depends on you

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