Render vs xCloud
Render
Freemium - $0 (Hobby) + compute costs; Professional from $19/user/month + compute
Render
Founded 2018
xCloud
Paid - Not specified (plans from 1GB RAM, monthly/yearly; lifetime option available)
xCloud Hosting (Team WPDeveloper)
Founded 2023
| Compliance & Security | ||
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | None |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✗ |
| GDPR Tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Audit Trail | ✓ | ✗ |
| Role-Based Access Control | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO Support | SAML | None |
| Deployment & Onboarding | ||
| Self-Hosting Support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Git Auto-Deploys | ✓ | ✗ |
| No SSH Required | ✓ | ✗ |
| Deployment Time | Under 5 minutes | Under 5 minutes |
| One-Click Deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations & Compatibility | ||
| Supported Cloud Providers | AWS, Any/Self-Managed, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud, Hetzner, Vultr | |
| Supported Runtimes/Stacks | Docker, Node.js, Python | Docker, LLM Apps, Node.js, PHP/Laravel, WordPress, n8n/Workflows |
| Supported Messaging Channels | None | |
| Scaling & Operations | ||
| Team Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed Databases | Postgres, Redis | MySQL, Redis |
| Built-in Monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed Backups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autoscaling | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing & Plans | ||
| Supports Team Plans | — | — |
| Uses Credit-Based System | — | — |
| Starting Price (USD) | — | — |
| Has Free Tier or Trial | — | — |
| Unlimited Sites | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bring Your Own Server | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lifetime Deal Option | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free Tier | ✓ | ✗ |