Side by side

Granite vs Render

Plans read from both vendors' own pricing pages, with the same seats and billing applied to each. Render is a verified alternative to Granite: it does the same main job for a similar customer.

Granite

Granite is a managed platform that allows deployment of applications, managed databases, S3-compatible storage, and a private Docker registry without server management. It supports building applications from source code or Docker images with automated deployment and scaling capabilities.

Starting price: From $9.00/mo
Price clarity: Price clarity grade C, 57 out of 100 57 of 100
Category: Hosting & domains
Platforms: Not confirmed
Good fit for: Developers and small teams who want to deploy applications and manage databases without infrastructure complexity.
Limitations: Persistent volume size limits vary by plan, with the Hobby plan limited to 350 MiB per volume.. Replica limits per service apply depending on the plan, e.g., Hobby plan allows up to 5 replicas per service.

Render

Render is a cloud infrastructure platform that enables deployment and scaling of apps, APIs, agents, databases, and more with zero operations. It provides integrated features like autoscaling, private networking, managed databases, and observability to support modern web applications from first user to billions.

Starting price: From $25.00/mo
Price clarity: Price clarity grade C, 67 out of 100 67 of 100
Category: Hosting & domains
Platforms: Not confirmed
Good fit for: Developers and teams needing zero-ops cloud infrastructure to deploy and scale modern web applications and agents.. Teams requiring enterprise-grade compliance and security features like HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
Limitations: Object storage is a planned feature and not yet available.

What each one costs your team

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.

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Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 2 tools

$34.00/month

$408.00 a year on these plans.

Some figures carry conditions the vendor did not state — see the notes beside each plan.

Plan costs based on your requirements
Tool / plan	Monthly	Per year	What this assumes
Granite HobbyCheapest fit Flat subscription	$9.00	$108.00	· Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
Granite Advanced Flat subscription	$39.00	$468.00	· Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
Granite Professional Flat subscription	$149.00	$1,788.00	· Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
Render ProCheapest fit Flat subscription	$25.00	$300.00	Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
Render Scale Flat subscription	$499.00	$5,988.00	Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
Render Enterprise Flat subscription	By quote	—	Priced by quote — ask the provider for a figure. Contact the provider for a quote.

Granite

Best fit

Developers and small teams who want to deploy applications and manage databases without infrastructure complexity.

Trade-offs

Persistent volume size limits vary by plan, with the Hobby plan limited to 350 MiB per volume.; Replica limits per service apply depending on the plan, e.g., Hobby plan allows up to 5 replicas per service.

Integrations / export

Not confirmed

Render

Best fit

Developers and teams needing zero-ops cloud infrastructure to deploy and scale modern web applications and agents.; Teams requiring enterprise-grade compliance and security features like HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR.

Trade-offs

Object storage is a planned feature and not yet available.

Integrations / export

Not confirmed

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