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Persistent Disks · $0.25/mo
Render's $0.25/GB/month persistent disk pricing is 25x higher than cloud object storage leaders (Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, OVHcloud, Scaleway at $0.01/GB), but those are different product categories optimized for infrequent access with retrieval fees and minimum retention periods. For attached block storage comparable to Render's use case, Render is mid-market; cheaper options exist but carry their own hidden costs and performance trade-offs.
Matches Render's attached block storage model at $0.05/GB/month, one-fifth the price, with 500+ IOPS included and hourly granularity.
Caveat: Billed per GB-hour (not per-second like Render), and Windows licensing and IPv4 address charges add up quickly in multi-instance setups.
HDD block storage at $0.05/GB/month with 1,100 static IOPS and 200 MB/s throughput, same 80% savings as OVHcloud.
Caveat: Renewal pricing after promotional periods can be 2-6x higher; renewal rates and exact contract terms must be confirmed before committing.
NVMe SSD block storage at $0.05/GB/month with 20,000 IOPS included and per-minute billing aligned to server lifecycle.
Caveat: Windows/SQL Server licensing surcharges are hidden until checkout; burstable CPU instances incur $0.041/hour overage once average CPU exceeds 10%.
Snapshot storage at $0.04/GB/month, the lowest block-storage rate in this set, with S3-compatible tooling.
Caveat: This is snapshot storage, not primary attached block storage; use case differs from Render's persistent disk model.
NVMe snapshot storage at $0.08/GB/month with first 10GB free per month, plus per-second billing and region-based pricing transparency.
Caveat: Stopped machines still incur $0.15/GB/month rootfs storage charge; cross-region egress can reach $0.12/GB in some region pairs.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Azure | Blob Storage · Cool tier | $0.01/mo | Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days. | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Cloud Storage · Nearline storage | $0.01/mo | $0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Object Storage · Infrequent Access | $0.01/mo | $0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default) | $0.01/mo | Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Object Storage · Standard | $0.01/mo | S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour. | Visit |
| Scaleway | Object Storage · Standard One Zone | $0.01/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region | Visit |
| Scaleway | Block Storage · Snapshots | $0.04/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage | Visit |
| IONOS | Block Storage · HDD | $0.05/mo | 200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days. | Visit |
| Kamatera | Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB) | $0.05/mo | $0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle. | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Block Storage · Classic (per GB) | $0.05/mo | From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB. | Visit |
| Fly.io | Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB) | $0.08/mo | 1 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Scaleway | File Storage · Standard File Storage | $0.16/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system | Visit |
| OVHcloud | File Storage · Standard | $0.17/mo | 0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour. | Visit |
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