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, EU-hosted and 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 |
| EU data residency | Yes | Optional |
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.
Is my data hosted in the EU?
Yes. koigrid is EU-hosted (on Hetzner) with data sovereignty by default.
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.