DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-8vcpu-32gb vs Render 4c-32g
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The same 32 GB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. Render 4c-32g takes 2 of 4 rounds against DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-8vcpu-32gb. It is also the cheaper of the two, at $350/mo against $392/mo.
DigitalOcean App Platformapps-d-8vcpu-32gb · 8 dedicated vCPU · 32 GB
32 GB RAM · always on
$392/mo$4,704 a year · $12.30/GB RAM
Monthly price (lower wins)
$392/mo
$350/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$12.30/GB RAM
$10.90/GB RAM
Memory
32 GB
32 GB
vCPU
8
4
Transfer included (more included is better)
900 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 included900 GB vs not published
- Build minutes includednot published vs not published
- A year at this price$4,704 vs $4,200
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-8vcpu-32gb or Render 4c-32g?
- Render 4c-32g, at $350/mo against $392/mo, both excluding tax and read on 1 Nov 2026. Over a year that is $4,200 against $4,704, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 32 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $12.30/GB RAM at DigitalOcean App Platform and $10.90/GB RAM at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-8vcpu-32gb: always on. Render 4c-32g: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-d-8vcpu-32gb: transfer 900 GB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged. Render 4c-32g: 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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