Migrate from Vercel to Render

123 public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024, in 116 repos, say they move a project from Vercel to Render. 61 go the other way. Real code changes by developers in general, not only makers — read from the titles, so a PR is counted when its title says "Vercel to Render".

When they moved

Pull requests a month. Most are recent: 109 in the last 13 months against 14 before. The busiest month was Sep 2026 (27).

Oct 2024Oct 2026 (so far)

What they move

The part of the app a pull request's title names — "migrate auth from Vercel to Render". Many titles name none, so the shares don't add up to 100%.

  • API and functions59% 73 of 123
  • Deployment27% 33 of 123
  • Auth4% 5 of 123
  • Storage4% 5 of 123
  • Docs3% 4 of 123

The newest 20 pull requests

All matching pull requests on GitHub, both ways ↗

Vercel and Render, side by side

Among makers' products we track for hosting: Vercel 2006, Render 137.

At requests 5 million requests, data transfer out 100 GB, serverless function compute 100 GB-hours, Vercel costs $40/mo (Pro + Flat Rate CDN 10M) and Render $39/mo (Hobby), at list prices.

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RenderVercelx: requests per month (million requests), other usage scaled with it; held at 1 server and 1 seat (always-on app servers, developers on the team) · cheapest usable plan at each point, list prices · try your own numbers

Where else Vercel projects go

Where else Render's newcomers come from

Questions

How many projects have moved from Vercel to Render?

123 public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024, in 116 repos, have a title saying they move from Vercel to Render.

Do projects move back from Render to Vercel?

Yes: 61 pull requests over the same time go from Render to Vercel, against 123 from Vercel to Render.

What do people move first from Vercel to Render?

Of the pull request titles, 59% name API and functions, 27% name deployment.

Is Render cheaper than Vercel?

At requests 5 million requests, data transfer out 100 GB, serverless function compute 100 GB-hours: Vercel $40/mo (Pro + Flat Rate CDN 10M), Render $39/mo (Hobby), at list prices.

GitHub search, Oct 2026 (as of 2026-10-02).