Render
Render is a modern cloud application platform that lets developers deploy and scale web services, APIs, databases, and background workers without managing infrastructure.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Teams that prioritize rapid deployment and scaling without managing underlying infrastructure will find Render most beneficial.
Who should look elsewhere
Free-tier databases expire after 30 days
Pros
- +Extremely simple deployment workflow from Git push to live
- +Generous free tier includes static sites, web services, and databases
- +SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 compliance built in
- +Preview environments auto-created for every pull request
- +Transparent per-resource pricing with no hidden fees
Cons
- −Free-tier databases expire after 30 days
- −No multi-region deployment support natively
- −Cold starts on free-tier instances can be slow
- −Fewer managed services compared to AWS or GCP
- −Workflow orchestration still in beta
Key features
- ✓Automatic builds and zero-downtime deployments from Git
- ✓Managed PostgreSQL databases with point-in-time recovery
- ✓Redis-compatible key-value store
- ✓Load-based horizontal autoscaling
- ✓Preview environments for pull requests
- ✓Infrastructure-as-code with render.yaml blueprints
- ✓Private networking between services
- ✓Built-in DDoS protection and managed TLS certificates
- ✓Cron jobs and background workers
- ✓Edge caching CDN and WebSocket support
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 | month | 1 project with 2 environments; 100 GB bandwidth/month; 500 build minutes/month |
| Professional | $19 | month · per seat | Unlimited projects & environments; 500 GB bandwidth/month; 500 build minutes per user/month |
| Organization | $29 | month | Unlimited team members; 1 TB bandwidth/month; SOC 2 Type II & ISO 27001 |
| Enterprise | — | month | Guaranteed uptime SLA; SAML SSO & SCIM; Dedicated success engineer |
Integrations
GitHubSlack