Visitors who say they use Render: none yet. Self-reported, anonymous, and never used for order.
| plan | from $/mo | billed | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 | by number of developers (for one small app) | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
| Pro | $25 | by number of developers (for one small app) | pricing page | 2026-10-21 |
Hobby: $0 workspace for individuals, plus compute: one Starter web service at $7 a month (0.5 CPU, 512 MB). 5 GB of bandwidth is included, then $0.15 per GB. Team members cannot be added to a Hobby workspace. Worked out as $0 + $7 + 95 GB x $0.15 for one developer.
Pro: $25 a month workspace with unlimited seats, plus compute: one Starter web service at $7 a month. 25 GB of bandwidth is included, then $0.15 per GB. Worked out as $25 + $7 + 75 GB x $0.15 whatever the team size.
features recorded
| feature | status | from plan | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own domain | yes | Hobby | 2 custom domains included on Hobby, 15 on Pro. |
| Free HTTPS certificate | yes | Hobby | Custom domains with fully managed TLS; automatic TLS. |
| Preview for every branch or pull request | yes | Hobby | Single-service previews on Hobby; full-stack previews on Pro. |
| Run server code | yes | Hobby | Web services. |
| One-step rollback | not stated | - | |
| Free read-only seats | yes | Pro | Pro has unlimited seats for the flat workspace fee. |
| Hard spending limit | not stated | - | |
| Scheduled and background jobs | yes | Hobby | Cron jobs and background workers. |
| Deploy a Docker container | yes | Hobby | Custom Docker containers. |
| Managed database from the same vendor | yes | Hobby | Postgres and Key Value. Not in the cost shown. |
limits and caveats
| limit | what the vendor says | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| hobby-seats | Team members cannot be added to a Hobby workspace; Pro lists unlimited seats | source | 2026-10-21 |
| free-instance | The free web service tier has limitations and is not priced here; a paid Starter instance is | source | 2026-10-21 |
| bandwidth | Bandwidth above the included amount is $0.15 per GB on every plan; Scale includes 1 TB at $499 a month | source | 2026-10-21 |
compare
- +Heroku alternatives: how Render compares.
- +Netlify alternatives: how Render compares.
- +Vercel alternatives: how Render compares.
- +All hosting and deploy tools, including Cloudflare Pages, DigitalOcean App Platform, Fly.io, Heroku, Netlify.
switches
Reported switches to Render 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 and HIPAA-compliant workspaces on Scale
- +Publishes migration guides from Heroku and Railway
details
- website
- render.com
- hosting
- managed
- open source
- no