COMPARISON / Cloud options

Netlify · Pro vs. Render · Starter

Q: Where do these prices come from?

From each provider's official pages, linked on every product page and reviewed on Oct 17, 2026. Codifly is not paid for any product's position.

Instances and platforms to deploy applications. Compare the plan, not just the vendor. Pick two to four options to explore how they differ.

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Option 1

Netlify · Pro

Netlify · PaaS

Key figure · Base price$20.00USD / month

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Option 2

Render · Starter

Render · PaaS

Key figure · Base price$7.00USD / month

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Option 3

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Comparison of Netlify · Pro, Render · Starter
Metric	Netlify · Pro	Render · Starter
Base priceUSD / month · lower is betterRender · Starter 2.9× cheaper	2.9×$20.00Vendor ↗	$7.00 (Best value)Vendor ↗
MemoryGB · higher is better	No dataNot included	0.51Vendor ↗
Allocated CPUvCPU · higher is better	No dataNot included	0.5Vendor ↗
Included diskGB · higher is better	No dataNot included	No dataNot included

Reference plans before taxes, add-ons or discounts. VPS and PaaS carry different responsibilities. vCPUs are not measured performance; GB and GiB keep the vendor's unit on each product page.

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Metric

Base price

Monthly price of the listed plan, not total cost of ownership.

Render · Starter$7.00 (Best value)
Netlify · Pro$20.00

Price versus capacity

A relationship between two dimensions, not an automatic recommendation.

Base price and Memory values
Product	Base price (USD / month)	Memory (GB)
Render · Starter	$7.00	0.51

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Specs and operations

Feature	Netlify · Pro	Render · Starter
Original memory	Not applicable: serverless functions	512 MB
Original disk	Not applicable	Persistence: see add-on
Operations	Managed runtime; application managed by the customer	Managed runtime; application managed by the customer
Plan type	Pro plan with credits	Starter web service

Sources, scope and fine print

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Methodology

Netlify · Pro

$20/month fee with 3,000 credits: each production deploy, GB-hour of compute, GB of bandwidth and 10,000 requests consume credits. Resources are not fixed, so they are not shown.

Netlify · pricing

Checked on 2026-10-17 · Editorial update

Render · Starter

Price per service, not per team. Persistent disk and other fees are assessed separately. A PaaS doesn't give the same system access as a VPS. Price not re-verified on Oct 17, 2026: the official pricing page is dynamic.

Render · Starter plan and operations

Checked on 2026-10-17 · Editorial update

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How much does Lightsail · 1 GB cost?

Base price: $7.00 USD / month. Official prices reviewed on Oct 17, 2026; confirm conditions and discounts in the linked source.

How much does Droplet Basic · 1 GiB cost?

Base price: $6.00 USD / month. Official prices reviewed on Oct 17, 2026; confirm conditions and discounts in the linked source.

How much does Render · Starter cost?

Base price: $7.00 USD / month. Official prices reviewed on Oct 17, 2026; confirm conditions and discounts in the linked source.

How much does Lightsail · 1 GB cost in Colombian pesos?

Precio base: $7.00 USD / mes ≈ COP 22,223 / mes · MXN 129 / mes · BRL 35.62 / mes. Reference conversion at the TRM of 3,174.67 COP per dollar (Oct 17, 2026); it excludes taxes and bank fees.

How much does Droplet Basic · 1 GiB cost in Colombian pesos?

Precio base: $6.00 USD / mes ≈ COP 19,048 / mes · MXN 111 / mes · BRL 30.53 / mes. Reference conversion at the TRM of 3,174.67 COP per dollar (Oct 17, 2026); it excludes taxes and bank fees.

How much does Render · Starter cost in Colombian pesos?

Precio base: $7.00 USD / mes ≈ COP 22,223 / mes · MXN 129 / mes · BRL 35.62 / mes. Reference conversion at the TRM of 3,174.67 COP per dollar (Oct 17, 2026); it excludes taxes and bank fees.

Which is cheapest by base price?

By Droplet Basic · 1 GiB ($6.00 USD / month) < Lightsail · 1 GB ($7.00 USD / month) < Render · Starter ($7.00 USD / month). Also compare limits and conditions: a lower price does not always mean an equivalent plan.

Where do these prices come from?

From each provider's official pages, linked on every product page and reviewed on Oct 17, 2026. Codifly is not paid for any product's position.

Metric

Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

Base priceUSD / month · lower is betterRender · Starter 2.9× cheaper

2.9×$20.00Vendor ↗

$7.00Vendor ↗

MemoryGB · higher is better

No dataNot included

0.51Vendor ↗

Allocated CPUvCPU · higher is better

No dataNot included

0.5Vendor ↗

Included diskGB · higher is better

No dataNot included

Base price and Memory values
Product	Base price (USD / month)	Memory (GB)
Render · Starter	$7.00	0.51

Base price and Memory values

Product

Base price (USD / month)

Memory (GB)

Render · Starter

$7.00

0.51

Feature

Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

Original memory

Not applicable: serverless functions

512 MB

Original disk

Not applicable

Persistence: see add-on

Operations

Managed runtime; application managed by the customer

Plan type

Pro plan with credits

Starter web service

Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

What changes between your options

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Base price

Price versus capacity

Specs and operations

Sources, scope and fine print

Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

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Frequently asked questions

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Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

What changes between your options

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Base price

Price versus capacity

Specs and operations

Sources, scope and fine print

Netlify · Pro

Render · Starter

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