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Render

2c-16g · 2 vCPU · 16 GB

Container instanceWeb service instance

Price

$200/mo

$12.50 per GB RAM

Cheaper than 8% of tracked offers

Specs vs the whole index

RAM
16 GB> 92% of offers
vCPU
2 shared> 67% of offers
Disk
none included · volumes extra> 0% of offers
Bandwidth
Not published

Container instance for a web service (no OS or root) · flat monthly price, prorated per second · no disk included (persistent disks extra) · CPU class not stated on the pricing page · egress metered above the workspace allowance

Value score

25/100

Percentile of RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth per dollar across the 13 tracked container instances. Higher = more machine for the money. Computed within this kind only — it is not comparable with a VPS value score.

Regions · 5

  • Oregon, US
  • Ohio, US
  • Virginia, US
  • Frankfurt, DE
  • Singapore, SG

Data provenance

Render · Live web — instance-type table on render.com/pricing

Fetched 8 Sept 2026

Prices exclude VAT. Always confirm on the provider's site.

Where this sits in the market

At $200/mo, 2c-16g · 2 vCPU · 16 GB is cheaper than 8% of the 13 container instances in our index. It delivers 16 GB of RAM at $12.50/GB; for reference, the VPS market median is $6/GB — a different product, so treat that as context rather than a verdict. Its value score of 25/100 ranks it #10 among container instances, and it is the 6th cheapest of Render's 7 tracked sizes.

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