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Render

2c-8g · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

Container instanceWeb service instance

Price

$135/mo

$16.88 per GB RAM

Cheaper than 25% of tracked offers

Specs vs the whole index

RAM
8 GB> 75% 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

8/100

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 $135/mo, 2c-8g · 2 vCPU · 8 GB is cheaper than 25% of the 13 container instances in our index. It delivers 8 GB of RAM at $16.88/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 8/100 ranks it #12 among container instances, and it is the 4th cheapest of Render's 7 tracked sizes.

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