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Modal vs Render
Compare Modal, Render by compute, bandwidth, storage, deployment limits, regions and support.
Compute & Storage pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
Modal
200
Render
3
Modal
$250 / mo
Team · 200 GPU hours
Render
$25 / mo
Pro · 3 instances
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Compute & Storage overview & pricing
| Compute & Storage | Modal | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Modal | Render |
| Billing unit | GPU hours | instances |
| Plan at selected usage | Team | Pro |
| Monthly estimate | $250/mo | $25/mo |
| Workload | 200 GPU hours | 3 instances |
| Free access | $30/mo credits | Free web services |
| Published plans | Starter, Team, Enterprise | Hobby, Pro, Scale, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Modal
- Modal
- Render
- Render
Billing unit
- Modal
- GPU hours
- Render
- instances
Plan at selected usage
- Modal
- Team
- Render
- Pro
Monthly estimate
- Modal
- $250/mo
- Render
- $25/mo
Workload
- Modal
- 200 GPU hours
- Render
- 3 instances
Free access
- Modal
- $30/mo credits
- Render
- Free web services
Published plans
- Modal
- Starter, Team, Enterprise
- Render
- Hobby, Pro, Scale, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Modal
- 2026-10-08
- Render
- 2026-10-08
Compute & Storage monthly cost
Modal: $250Render: $25
Different workloads, separate estimates
Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.
Compute & Storage feature comparison
| Compute & Storage | Modal | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Support | Access to Modal Community Slack | Not listed |
| Number of seats | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Included compute | $100 / month | Not listed |
| Included network egress | 10 TiB / month | Not listed |
| Containers | 5000 | Not listed |
| GPU concurrency | 50 | Not listed |
| Deployed apps | 1000 | Not listed |
| Log retention | 30 days | 14 days |
| Custom domains | 15 included then $0.25/domain/month | |
| Real-time metrics | Not listed | |
| Sharing and collaboration | Not listed | |
| Secrets | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Custom images | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Instant deploys | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Cron jobs | Unlimited | |
| Deployment rollbacks | 3 versions | Not listed |
| Environment-level budgets | Not listed | |
| Distributed queue | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Distributed dict | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Region selection | 1.15 - 1.75x base prices | Not listed |
| Non-preemptible execution | 3x base prices | Not listed |
| Cloud Marketplaces | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 compliance | Not listed | |
| HIPAA compatibility | Not listed | |
| Audit logs | Workspace | |
| Static IP proxy | Not listed | |
| RBAC | Not listed | |
| SSO | Not listed | |
| Maximum services | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Static Sites | Not listed | |
| Web services | Not listed | |
| Private services | Not listed | |
| Background workers | Not listed | |
| Persistent disks | Not listed | $0.25 per GB per month |
| Postgres expandable storage | Not listed | $0.30 per GB |
| Point-in-time recovery window | Not listed | 7 days |
| Read-only replicas | Not listed | |
| High availability | Not listed | |
| Key-value (Redis-compatible) | Not listed | |
| Workflows concurrent task runs | Not listed | 50 task runs then $10/mo per 50 |
| Task compute plans | Not listed | Up to Pro Ultra |
| Vertical scaling | Not listed | |
| Horizontal autoscaling | Not listed | |
| Automatic private networking | Not listed | |
| Bandwidth | Not listed | 25 GB included per month then $0.15 per GB |
| Global regions | Not listed | |
| Zero-config CDN | Not listed | |
| Edge caching for web services | Not listed | |
| Automatic TLS | Not listed | |
| Wildcard domains | Not listed | |
| WebSockets | Not listed | |
| Service discovery | Not listed | |
| Dedicated IPs | Not listed | $100 per month for each IP set |
| AWS private links | Not listed | $30 per month Includes up to 3 links |
| Private link outbound bandwidth | Not listed | $0.03 per GB |
| Automatic DDoS mitigation | Not listed | |
| Firewall | Not listed | |
| HTTPS only | Not listed | |
| Inbound IP rules | Not listed | Datastores only Postgres and Key Value |
| Network-isolated environments | Not listed | |
| Automatic builds | Not listed | |
| Standard build pipeline | Not listed | 1K mins per month then $5 per 1K mins |
| Performance build pipeline | Not listed | $25 per 1000 mins |
| Native runtimes | Not listed | |
| Docker builds | Not listed | |
| Environment variables & secret files | Not listed | |
| Monorepo support | Not listed | |
| Single-service previews | Not listed | |
| Full-stack preview environments | Not listed | |
| Auto-deploys | Not listed | |
| Zero-downtime deploys | Not listed | |
| Deploy hooks | Not listed | |
| Pre-deploy command | Not listed | |
| Instant rollbacks | Not listed | 15 builds retained |
| Projects | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Environments | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Protected environments | Not listed | |
| Infrastructure as code | Not listed | |
| SSH access | Not listed | |
| Health checks | Not listed | |
| Service metrics | Not listed | |
| Notifications | Not listed | |
| HTTP request logs | Not listed | |
| OpenTelemetry metrics stream | Not listed | |
| Team seats | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Workspaces | Not listed | 1 |
| 2FA & Google login | Not listed | |
| Enforce 2FA & Google login | Not listed | |
| Workspace user roles | Not listed | Admin, Developer |
| Organization user roles | Not listed | |
| SAML SSO | Not listed | |
| SCIM | Not listed | |
| OIDC authentication | Not listed | |
| GDPR DPA | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | |
| ISO 27001 | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 & ISO documentation | Not listed | |
| HIPAA BAA | Not listed | |
| Email support | Not listed | |
| Chat support | Not listed | |
| Premium support | Not listed | Add-on |
| Private Slack channel | Not listed | Add-on |
| Dedicated technical account manager | Not listed | Add-on |
| Support response SLAs | Not listed | Add-on |
Support
- Modal
- Access to Modal Community Slack
- Render
- Not listed
Number of seats
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Included compute
- Modal
- $100 / month
- Render
- Not listed
Included network egress
- Modal
- 10 TiB / month
- Render
- Not listed
Containers
- Modal
- 5000
- Render
- Not listed
GPU concurrency
- Modal
- 50
- Render
- Not listed
Deployed apps
- Modal
- 1000
- Render
- Not listed
Log retention
- Modal
- 30 days
- Render
- 14 days
Custom domains
- Modal
- Render
- 15 included then $0.25/domain/month
Real-time metrics
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
Sharing and collaboration
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
Secrets
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Custom images
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Instant deploys
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Cron jobs
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
Deployment rollbacks
- Modal
- 3 versions
- Render
- Not listed
Environment-level budgets
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
Distributed queue
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Distributed dict
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Render
- Not listed
Region selection
- Modal
- 1.15 - 1.75x base prices
- Render
- Not listed
Non-preemptible execution
- Modal
- 3x base prices
- Render
- Not listed
Cloud Marketplaces
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
SOC 2 compliance
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
HIPAA compatibility
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
Audit logs
- Modal
- Render
- Workspace
Static IP proxy
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
RBAC
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
SSO
- Modal
- Render
- Not listed
Maximum services
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Unlimited
Static Sites
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Web services
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Private services
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Background workers
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Persistent disks
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $0.25 per GB per month
Postgres expandable storage
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $0.30 per GB
Point-in-time recovery window
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 7 days
Read-only replicas
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
High availability
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Key-value (Redis-compatible)
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Workflows concurrent task runs
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 50 task runs then $10/mo per 50
Task compute plans
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Up to Pro Ultra
Vertical scaling
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Horizontal autoscaling
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Automatic private networking
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Bandwidth
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 25 GB included per month then $0.15 per GB
Global regions
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Zero-config CDN
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Edge caching for web services
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Automatic TLS
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Wildcard domains
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
WebSockets
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Service discovery
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Dedicated IPs
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $100 per month for each IP set
AWS private links
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $30 per month Includes up to 3 links
Private link outbound bandwidth
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $0.03 per GB
Automatic DDoS mitigation
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Firewall
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
HTTPS only
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Inbound IP rules
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Datastores only Postgres and Key Value
Network-isolated environments
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Automatic builds
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Standard build pipeline
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 1K mins per month then $5 per 1K mins
Performance build pipeline
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- $25 per 1000 mins
Native runtimes
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Docker builds
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Environment variables & secret files
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Monorepo support
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Single-service previews
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Full-stack preview environments
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Auto-deploys
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Zero-downtime deploys
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Deploy hooks
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Pre-deploy command
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Instant rollbacks
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 15 builds retained
Projects
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Unlimited
Environments
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Unlimited
Protected environments
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Infrastructure as code
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
SSH access
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Health checks
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Service metrics
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Notifications
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
HTTP request logs
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
OpenTelemetry metrics stream
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Team seats
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Unlimited
Workspaces
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- 1
2FA & Google login
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Enforce 2FA & Google login
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Workspace user roles
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Admin, Developer
Organization user roles
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
SAML SSO
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
SCIM
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
OIDC authentication
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
GDPR DPA
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
SOC 2 Type II
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
ISO 27001
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
SOC 2 & ISO documentation
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
HIPAA BAA
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Email support
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Chat support
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
Premium support
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Add-on
Private Slack channel
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Add-on
Dedicated technical account manager
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Add-on
Support response SLAs
- Modal
- Not listed
- Render
- Add-on
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Which compute & storage providers fit your needs?
Modal features & plan notes
- Python-native
- Scale to zero
- Fast cold starts
- $100 / month free credits
- Unlimited seats
- 5000 containers + 50 GPU concurrency
- Unlimited Scheduled Functions
- Custom domains
- Static IP proxy
- Deployment rollbacks
- Environment-level budgets
- 10 TiB / month free network egress
Render features & plan notes
- Git deploys
- Managed Postgres
- Background workers
- Unlimited seats & services
- 25 GB bandwidth included
- Full-stack previews
- Horizontal autoscaling
- Isolated environments
- OIDC authentication
- AWS Private Links
- Workspace audit logs
How to compare compute & storage providers
Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.
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