DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb vs Render 1c-2g
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The same 2 GB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb takes 1 of 4 rounds against Render 1c-2g. Both cost $25/mo.
DigitalOcean App PlatformWins 1 roundapps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB
2 GB RAM · always on
$25/mo$300 a year · $12.50/GB RAM
Monthly price (lower wins)
$25/mo
$25/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$12.50/GB RAM
$12.50/GB RAM
Memory
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
1 shared
1
Transfer included (more included is better)
200 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 included200 GB vs not published
- Build minutes includednot published vs not published
- A year at this price$300 vs $300
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-2gb or Render 1c-2g?
- Neither: both cost $25/mo a month, read on 1 Nov 2026.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 2 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $12.50/GB RAM at DigitalOcean App Platform and $12.50/GB RAM at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb: always on. Render 1c-2g: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb: transfer 200 GB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged. Render 1c-2g: 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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