Render Postgres pricing
Alternative. Maturity: Established (12 months or more). Replaces Heroku Postgres, Neon, Supabase. Last checked 2026-10-21.
Visitors who say they use Render Postgres: none yet. Self-reported, anonymous, and never used for order.
| plan | from $/mo | billed | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB instance | $19 | gb | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
1 GB instance: The 1 GB instance (0.5 CPU, 1 GB of memory, 100 connections) at $19 a month on a free Hobby workspace, with 1 GB of SSD storage included and expandable storage at $0.30 per GB. The free instance and the 256 MB instance ($6) are not priced. Worked out as $19 + $0.30 for each GB above 1.
features recorded
| feature | status | from plan | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic backups | yes | 1 GB instance | Logical backups for paid instances. |
| Connection pooling | yes | 1 GB instance | Connection pooling (PgBouncer) at no additional cost, up to what the compute plan allows. |
| Postgres extensions (such as pgvector) | yes | 1 GB instance | Popular extensions such as pgvector and PostGIS are supported. |
| Point-in-time restore | yes | 1 GB instance | Point-in-time recovery; a 3 day window on a Hobby workspace, 7 days on Pro. |
| High availability (automatic failover) | not stated | - | |
| Database branches | not stated | - | |
| Read replicas | not stated | - | |
| Sign-in and file storage from the same vendor | not stated | - |
limits and caveats
| limit | what the vendor says | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| free-instance | The free Postgres instance has limitations and is not priced; paid instances start at $6 (256 MB) and $19 (1 GB) | source | 2026-10-21 |
| pitr-window | The point-in-time recovery window is 3 days on a Hobby workspace and 7 days on Pro ($25 a month) | source | 2026-10-21 |
compare
- +Heroku Postgres alternatives: how Render Postgres compares.
- +Neon alternatives: how Render Postgres compares.
- +Supabase alternatives: how Render Postgres compares.
- +All database tools, including DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL, Fly.io Managed Postgres, Heroku Postgres, Neon, PlanetScale.
switches
Reported switches to Render Postgres from other listed tools: none yet. Self-reported by visitors, shown as a raw count, and never used for ranking.
What people said they gave up (read first, one person's view each):
proof signals
- +Pricing page lists contractual uptime SLAs on Enterprise
- +Postgres, Key Value and services on one platform
details
- website
- render.com/postgres
- hosting
- managed
- open source
- no