Naijacloud vs Render: billing

Render is a mature platform with a strong managed Postgres. Naijacloud prices in naira, runs in Nigeria and manages four database engines and two caches.

Not on Render.

  • Naira pricingPrices and your balance are in naira, with no FX charges.
  • Local paymentsBank transfer, card or mobile money through our checkout partner.
  • A Nigerian regionRun in Port Harcourt, close to your users.
  • Databases and cachesPostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB, plus Redis and Valkey caches.
  • Object storageS3-compatible buckets next to your apps.
  • Email built inSend transactional email with Naijamail.

Billing, side by side

Every row, including the ones where Render is ahead.

Feature
Naijacloud
Render
Where Naijacloud is ahead
Prices in naira, no FX charges
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Pay by bank transfer, card or mobile money
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Prepaid balance, billed by the hourSet a spending limit; databases and storage are never stopped for an unpaid balance.
✓
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On both
Free tierA free app and database plus allowances on Naijacloud.
✓
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What it costs.

Size
Naijacloud
Render
0.5 CPU · 512 MB
₦3,500Starter · billed hourly
≈ ₦10,920Starter · 0.5 CPU · 512 MB · $7 a month
1 CPU · 1 GB
₦7,000Pro · billed hourly
≈ ₦39,000Standard · 1 CPU · 2 GB · $25 a month
2 CPU · 2 GB
₦14,000Pro Max · billed hourly
≈ ₦132,600Pro · 2 CPU · 4 GB · $85 a month

Both are quoted per month for an always-on instance. Render’s Standard and Pro carry more memory than our sizes at the same CPU, so compare the specs, not just the totals. Render bills in US dollars, so the naira cost moves with the exchange rate; ours does not.

Render prices are its published list prices, checked 2 October 2026, in US dollars converted at a card rate of ₦1,560 to the dollar. Naijacloud prices are read live from our rate card.

Key differences

  • Naira, prepaid

    You top up a naira balance and the meter charges it by the hour. There is no dollar card on file and no invoice at month end.

  • More database engines

    Render manages Postgres and a Redis-compatible store. Naijacloud also manages MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB, each with an optional public TLS endpoint.

  • Where Render is ahead

    Render offers point-in-time recovery, read replicas, a SOC 2 report and more regions. If you need those today, Render has them and we do not yet.

Moving from Render?

Yes. Deploy from a GitHub repository, a public Git URL or a Docker image, the same as on Render.

Whatever you build it with, it ships here.

Deploy your app for free

Free tier forever · No card