koigrid vs Render
Flat-rate app hosting — the predictable alternative to Render.
Render meters bandwidth and compute per service. koigrid is flat-rate app hosting with zero-downtime deploys, rollback and gVisor isolation — and it is agent-native.
Same setup — what you actually pay
You save ~$16/mo (57%)
For a small production app + an HA Postgres database. Estimate from public pricing; koigrid is flat-rate with egress included. (prices reviewed 2026-07-04)
| Feature | koigrid | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Price per GB of RAM / month | ~€5 (included in the plan) | ~€11.50 ($25 for 2 GB) |
| Each replica billed separately | No — total GB, split as you like | Yes (3 replicas = 3 bills) |
| Egress (data out) | €0 — included | $0.10/GB above 100 GB |
| Same workload: 3×2 GB + 4 TB/month | $89 flat | ~$75 compute + ~$400 egress |
| Prices checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Pricing | Flat rate | Usage-based |
| Zero-downtime + rollback | Included | Included |
| Sandbox isolation (gVisor) | Yes | Container |
| Deploy from git (Dockerfile / nixpacks) | Yes, sandboxed | Yes |
| Drive by API / AI agent | Native | API |
What koigrid improves
Flat, predictable
One price, no per-service usage metering.
Sandboxed
gVisor syscall isolation for untrusted code.
Agent-native
Operate deploys from your LLM by API.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Render?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (see the estimate above).
Can I migrate from Render without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.