Render
Render is a cloud application platform, founded by Anurag Goel, that builds and deploys web services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs and managed Postgres or Redis-compatible databases from a connected Git repository. It is workspace-priced, with a free Hobby tier, a $25 a month Pro tier and usage-based charges for compute, bandwidth and storage on top.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from $25 a month for the Pro workspace plan, plus usage-based compute, bandwidth and storage
- Open source
- NoProprietary
A good fit for
- Deploying web apps and APIs straight from a Git repository without managing servers
- Teams that want managed Postgres or a Redis-compatible store alongside their app hosting
- Projects that need background workers or cron jobs on the same platform as the web service
- Startups that want to start on a free tier and scale usage-based spend as traffic grows
Not a good fit for
- Workloads that need fine-grained control over the underlying infrastructure, such as custom networking or specialized hardware
- Very high-bandwidth apps where per-GB overage charges on lower plans add up quickly
- Teams that want a single flat monthly price with no usage-based component
Render pricing
Workspace plans start with a free Hobby tier and run to $25 a month Pro, $499 a month Scale and custom Enterprise pricing, each with an included bandwidth allowance. Compute, extra bandwidth, disks and databases are billed on top by usage.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 a month | Up to 25 services, 5 GB bandwidth a month, single-service previews, 1 seat. |
| Pro | $25 a month | Unlimited services and seats, 25 GB bandwidth a month, full-stack preview environments, horizontal autoscaling. |
| Scale | $499 a month | Everything in Pro plus multiple workspaces, 1 TB bandwidth a month, HIPAA-compliant workspaces, SAML SSO and SCIM, advanced RBAC. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Everything in Scale plus contractual uptime SLAs, a technical account manager and a dedicated support Slack channel. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on render.com.
Main features
- Git-based deploys
- Automatic builds and deploys on push from GitHub or GitLab, with build and deploy logs in the dashboard.
- Web services and static sites
- Run any Docker image or common language runtime, or host a static site with a global CDN.
- Background workers and cron jobs
- Run long-lived workers or scheduled jobs on the same platform as web services.
- Managed Postgres
- Fully managed Postgres databases with automatic backups, from free to 1024 GB RAM instances.
- Key-value store
- A managed, Redis-compatible key-value store billed by memory allocated.
- Preview environments
- Full-stack preview deploys per pull request on Pro and higher plans.
- Horizontal autoscaling
- Automatically add or remove service instances based on load, on Pro and higher plans.
- Private networking
- Services in the same workspace can talk to each other over a private network.
About Render
Render lets developers connect a GitHub or GitLab repository and deploy web services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs and private services with automatic builds on every push. It handles TLS certificates, custom domains, zero-downtime deploys and horizontal autoscaling for paid plans.
Alongside compute, Render offers managed Postgres databases and a Redis-compatible key-value store, both billed by the resources allocated. Preview environments can spin up a full copy of an app's services for each pull request on paid plans.
Pricing is split into a workspace plan (Hobby, Pro, Scale or Enterprise) that sets included bandwidth, seats and governance features, plus usage-based charges for each service's compute, storage and bandwidth beyond what the plan includes.
- Made by
- Render
- Launched
- 2018
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
- Free plan
- Yes: the Hobby workspace plan, free services with 512 MB RAM and 5 GB bandwidth a month included
- Available on
- Docker, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Static sites, Postgres, Key-value (Redis-compatible)
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Questions about Render
Does Render have a free plan?
Yes, the Hobby workspace plan is free and includes free web services with 512 MB RAM and 5 GB of bandwidth a month.
How much does Render cost for production apps?
The Pro workspace plan is $25 a month with 25 GB of bandwidth included, plus usage-based charges for compute instances, extra bandwidth, disks and databases.
Does Render offer managed databases?
Yes, managed Postgres and a Redis-compatible key-value store are both available, priced by the amount of RAM and storage allocated.
Who founded Render?
Render was founded by Anurag Goel, a former Stripe engineer, who started building the platform in late 2017 and early 2018.
Sources and links
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