Koyeb eMicro vs Render Free web service

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The same 512 MB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. Koyeb eMicro takes 2 of 4 rounds against Render Free web service. Render Free web service counters on price: free against $2.68/mo.

KoyebWins 2 rounds

eMicro · 0.25 vCPU · 512 MB

512 MB RAM · always on

$2.68/mo

$32.16 a year · $5.36/GB RAM

Render

Free web service

512 MB RAM · sleeps when idle

free

$0 a year

Monthly price (lower wins)

$2.68/mo

free

Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)

$5.36/GB RAM

no size to divide by

Memory

512 MB

512 MB

vCPU

0.25 shared

not published

Transfer included (more included is better)

1 TB

5 GB

Build minutes included (more included is better)

not published

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 included1 TB vs 5 GB
  • Build minutes includednot published vs 500 min
  • A year at this price$32.16 vs $0

Koyeb, 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, Koyeb eMicro or Render Free web service?
Render Free web service, at free against $2.68/mo, both excluding tax and read on 1 Nov 2026. Over a year that is $0 against $32.16, before anything either platform meters on top.
Which gives you more memory?
Both state 512 MB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $5.36/GB RAM at Koyeb and no size to divide by at Render.
Does either one stop when the app is idle?
Koyeb eMicro: always on. Render Free web service: sleeps when idle.
What does the monthly price leave out?
Koyeb eMicro: transfer 1 TB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk 4 GB, 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 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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