DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-4vcpu-8gb vs Render 2c-8g
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The same 8 GB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. Render 2c-8g takes 2 of 4 rounds against DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-4vcpu-8gb. It is also the cheaper of the two, at $135/mo against $156/mo.
DigitalOcean App Platformapps-d-4vcpu-8gb · 4 dedicated vCPU · 8 GB
8 GB RAM · always on
$156/mo$1,872 a year · $19.50/GB RAM
Monthly price (lower wins)
$156/mo
$135/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$19.50/GB RAM
$16.90/GB RAM
Memory
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
4
2
Transfer included (more included is better)
700 GB
not published
Build minutes included (more included is better)
not published
not published
Stops when idle (staying on wins)
always on
always on
Members covered (more members covered is better)
members not charged
members not charged
What the invoice adds
- A gigabyte of transfer$0.02 per GB vs $0.15 per GB
- Transfer included700 GB vs not published
- Build minutes includednot published vs not published
- A year at this price$1,872 vs $1,620
DigitalOcean App Platform, then Render, at the published rates; a rate nobody publishes is not a rate of zero.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-4vcpu-8gb or Render 2c-8g?
- Render 2c-8g, at $135/mo against $156/mo, both excluding tax and read on 1 Nov 2026. Over a year that is $1,620 against $1,872, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 8 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $19.50/GB RAM at DigitalOcean App Platform and $16.90/GB RAM at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-4vcpu-8gb: always on. Render 2c-8g: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-4vcpu-8gb: transfer 700 GB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged. Render 2c-8g: transfer not published included and $0.15 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged.
Every price is one month in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, read 1 Nov 2026 from each provider's own page, excluding tax. Transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever a platform says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figures above. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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