A RentAMac alternative you can rent by the day

RentAMac sells dedicated Mac Minis by the month and is often fully allocated. MacRent rents the same dedicated M4 or M6 Mac Mini by the day, week or month, in stock, ready in minutes, from $15/day.

See MacRent pricing

RentAMac rents dedicated Mac Mini M4 and M6 machines by the month, $119 and $139, from data centers in Texas, Cyprus and India. The plan auto-renews monthly, and when every unit is allocated new customers join a waitlist.

MacRent rents the same class of machine by the day, the week or the month: a dedicated Mac Mini M4 or M6 you can rent online and use within minutes, with full-admin access, a static IP and flat pricing from $15/day. Keep it for one build or for a year, and it doubles as a CI/CD build machine.

MacRent vs RentAMac at a glance

FeatureMacRentRentAMac
OfferingDedicated Mac Mini M4 or M6 in the cloudDeveloper-focused cloud Mac hosting
HardwareApple M4 or M6, 10 to 12-core CPU/GPU, 16GB, 256GBMac mini M4 or M6, 16GB, 256GB
PricingFlat: $15/day, $89/week, $159/month$119/month (M4), $139/month (M6); the advertised "from $3.97/day" is the monthly price spread over 30 days
Minimum rental1 day, cancel anytime1 month, auto-renews until cancelled
AvailabilityIn stock, capacity we add when neededOften fully allocated, with a waitlist form
AccessFull-admin, static IP, VNC, RustDesk and SSHRoot access, SSH, remote desktop
Data centersUS (West Coast) and EU (France, Netherlands)US (Texas), Cyprus, India
Setup timeReady in minutes, credentials by emailCredentials by email after payment when a unit is free
Use casesiOS/macOS dev, testing, CI/CD, macOS appsiOS/macOS development

RentAMac details are based on publicly available information and may change, so check their site for current specs and pricing.

Why developers pick MacRent

Current-generation M4 or M6 hardware

Every MacRent machine is a Mac Mini M4 or M6 with a 10 to 12-core CPU/GPU for fast, native performance on Xcode builds and the Simulator.

Flat, transparent pricing

Clear daily, weekly and monthly rates starting at $15/day. Pick the term that fits and cancel anytime.

Dedicated with full-admin

Your own machine with a static IP and complete control: install your toolchain once and keep it between sessions.

Built for builds too

Use it as a development machine or a self-hosted CI runner. See MacRent for CI/CD for the build-server setup.

Transparent MacRent pricing

A dedicated Mac Mini M4 on every plan. No quotes, no contracts, cancel anytime.

Where should your Mac be?

Which Mac?

Mac mini M416 GB RAM256 GB SSDmacOS 26 or 27Bare metal, not a VM

Ready in minutes after payment

Delivered automatically, usually in under 5 minutes.

You get an M4.

Daily

$15/day

24 hours of access

You choose: 24 hours only or renew daily

Get Started
  • 1Gb/s internet speed
  • 10 to 12 CPU / GPU cores
  • Static IP address
  • Full-admin access
  • Remote desktop connection
  • SSH access
Save 15% vs Daily

Weekly

$89/week

7 days of accessonly $12.71 per day

Renews every week until you cancel

Get Started
  • 1Gb/s internet speed
  • 10 to 12 CPU / GPU cores
  • Static IP address
  • Full-admin access
  • Remote desktop connection
  • SSH access
  • Priority support

Monthly

$159/month

1 month of accessonly $5.30 per day

Renews every month until you cancel

Sold out. Join the list and we email you when one frees up.
  • 1Gb/s internet speed
  • 10 to 12 CPU / GPU cores
  • Static IP address
  • Full-admin access
  • Remote desktop connection
  • SSH access
  • Priority support

Every plan renews until you cancel, in one click from the billing portal. On Daily you can pick 24 hours only at checkout.

Prices exclude VAT. EU consumers pay their country's VAT at checkout; EU businesses with a valid VAT ID pay the price shown (reverse charge).

Frequently asked questions

Is MacRent a RentAMac alternative?

Yes. Both let you rent a Mac in the cloud for development. MacRent's focus is a dedicated Mac Mini M4 or M6 with full-admin access, a static IP and flat daily/weekly/monthly pricing you can start in minutes.

What does MacRent offer?

A dedicated Mac Mini M4 or M6 (10-core CPU/GPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD), 1Gb/s network, static IP and full-admin access, from $15/day with no contract.

Can I use it for CI/CD?

Yes. A dedicated cloud Mac works well as a self-hosted CI runner for iOS/macOS builds. See our cloud Mac for CI/CD page for setup details.