Cloudflare vs Render

Side-by-side cost comparison — enter your workload and see which platform is cheaper for your traffic.

1. Pick a workload

Choose the preset closest to your project size.

2. Fine-tune (optional)

Override the preset values with your real numbers.

Cloudflare is cheaper by $79.96/mo (94%) for this workload. Switch presets or adjust the numbers above to see how the gap changes at different scales.

CloudflareWorkers Paid

Lower cost
$5.04/mo
Workers Paid (base)
10M requests + 30M CPU-ms included
$5.00
Worker Requests
0.40 M / 10 M included
incl.
Worker CPU Time
~32.0 M CPU-ms / 30 M included
$0.04
R2 Storage
5 GB (within 10 GB free tier)
incl.
CDN / Egress
Free — Cloudflare charges no egress
incl.
CDN bandwidth and egress are free — structural advantage over Vercel and Netlify. R2 ops (1M Class A writes, 10M Class B reads free/month) not itemized — within free tier for most SaaS workloads. KV writes ($5/M) and D1 writes ($1/M) not modeled; add if your app uses them heavily.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Cloudflare pricing page

RenderPaid

$85.00/mo
Web Service — Standard (1 vCPU, 2 GB)
Always-on instance, no per-request charges
$25.00
Bandwidth
214.6 GB used / 100 GB included
$60.00
Build Minutes
160 min / 400 included
incl.
Estimate covers the web service only — database, Redis, background workers, and cron jobs are separate services with their own instance costs. PostgreSQL not included. Add $7-90/mo depending on the tier needed for your database storage. IMPORTANT: Render's pricing page could not be automatically verified in 2026-Q1 — confirm current rates before purchasing.
Rates verified 2026-Q1 — Render pricing page

What Cloudflare excels at

  • Zero egress fees — bandwidth is free on all plans, including R2 object storage reads.
  • 300+ edge locations globally; typical latency under 50ms worldwide.
  • CPU-time billing model: I/O wait does not count toward your bill.
  • Integrated ecosystem: R2 (storage), D1 (SQLite), KV, Queues, Durable Objects.
  • Built-in DDoS protection and WAF on the same plan.

What Render excels at

  • Fixed instance tiers give predictable bills — no per-request or per-CPU-second surprises.
  • Multi-language platform: run Python, Go, and Ruby services alongside Next.js.
  • Free tier for static sites and background workers (with caveats).
  • One-click managed PostgreSQL, Redis, and cron jobs alongside your web service.
  • Automatic SSL, deploys from Git, and PR preview environments included.
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