DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB vs Render Free web service.
plan vs plan · prices as of
The same 512 MB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB takes 2 of 4 rounds against Render Free web service. Render Free web service counters on price: free against $5/mo.
DigitalOcean App Platformwins 2 roundsapps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB
$5/mo
$60 a year · $10.00/GB-mo
512 MB RAM · always on
Monthly price (lower wins)
$5/mo
free
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$10.00/GB-mo
no size to divide by
Memory
512 MB
512 MB
vCPU
1 shared
not stated
Transfer included (more included is better)
50 GB
5 GB
Build minutes included (more included is better)
not stated
500 min
Stops when idle (staying on wins)
always on
sleeps when idle
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 included50 GB vs 5 GB
- Build minutes includednot stated vs 500 min
- A year at this price$60 vs $0
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-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB or Render Free web service?
- Render Free web service, at free against $5/mo, both excluding tax and read on 17 Sept 2026. Over a year that is $0 against $60, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 512 MB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $10.00/GB-mo at DigitalOcean App Platform and no size to divide by at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB: always on. Render Free web service: sleeps when idle.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU · 512 MB: transfer 50 GB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not stated, disk none · volumes extra, members not charged. Render Free web service: transfer 5 GB included and $0.15 per GB beyond it, builds 500 min, disk none · volumes extra, members not charged.
Every price is one month in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, read 17 Sept 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.