Render
Cloud platform as a service (PaaS) software
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- Ease of management
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What is Render
Render is a cloud platform-as-a-service used to deploy and operate web services, background workers, static sites, and managed databases from source repositories. It targets software teams that want a managed deployment workflow without maintaining their own infrastructure. The platform emphasizes Git-based CI/CD, environment configuration, and managed runtime operations (builds, deploys, scaling) across common application stacks. It also provides managed data services (such as PostgreSQL) and private networking features for connecting services.
Git-based deployment workflow
Render connects to Git providers and supports automated builds and deployments from branches and pull requests. This reduces the need to assemble separate CI/CD and hosting components for common web app workflows. It also supports environment variables and configuration per service, which helps standardize deployments across environments.
Multiple service types supported
The platform supports several deployment targets, including web services, background workers, cron jobs, and static sites. This allows teams to host an application and its supporting processes in one place rather than stitching together separate hosting products. Managed databases and private networking options help keep application components co-located and connected.
Managed operations and scaling
Render handles routine operational tasks such as provisioning, TLS/HTTPS, deploy rollouts, and service restarts. It provides scaling controls for services, which can reduce the need for direct infrastructure management. For teams without dedicated platform engineering resources, this can simplify day-to-day application operations.
Less control than IaaS
As a PaaS, Render abstracts infrastructure details and limits low-level customization compared with infrastructure-first cloud services. Teams that require custom networking, specialized compute configurations, or nonstandard deployment patterns may find the platform constraining. Some advanced operational controls may require workarounds or moving parts of the stack elsewhere.
Platform-specific portability tradeoffs
Applications can become coupled to Render concepts such as service types, build/deploy pipelines, and managed networking. Migrating to another hosting model may require changes to deployment configuration and operational tooling. This can be a consideration for organizations with strict portability or multi-cloud requirements.
Enterprise governance depth varies
Organizations with strict compliance, audit, and governance needs may require capabilities beyond what a general-purpose PaaS provides by default. Requirements such as fine-grained policy controls, advanced identity integrations, or detailed audit logging may need validation against current plan features. Larger enterprises may also need contractual assurances (e.g., SLAs and support terms) that differ by tier.
Plan & Pricing
Workspace plans
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 USD per user/month plus compute costs* | 100 GB included bandwidth / month; 1 project with 2 environments; 500 pipeline minutes / month; up to 2 custom domains; limited collaboration (up to 2 team members); free instances available. |
| Professional | $19 USD per user/month plus compute costs* | 500 GB included bandwidth / month; collaborate with up to 10 team members; unlimited projects & environments; horizontal autoscaling; preview environments; private link connections; chat support. |
| Organization | $29 USD per user/month plus compute costs* | 1 TB included bandwidth / month; unlimited team members; audit logs; SOC 2 Type II & ISO 27001; centralized team management; SAML SSO & SCIM. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Enterprise features: guaranteed uptime, premium support, customer success, dedicated success/architecture support; contact Render sales. |
*Compute costs are billed separately and prorated by the second.
Compute (Web Services / Private Services / Background Workers) — instance-type monthly pricing
| Instance Type | Price | RAM | CPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | 512 MB | 0.1 |
| Starter | $7 / month | 512 MB | 0.5 |
| Standard | $25 / month | 2 GB | 1 |
| Pro | $85 / month | 4 GB | 2 |
| Pro Plus | $175 / month | 8 GB | 4 |
| Pro Max | $225 / month | 16 GB | 4 |
| Pro Ultra | $450 / month | 32 GB | 8 |
| Custom | Contact sales | Up to 512 GB | Up to 64 |
Render Postgres (managed PostgreSQL)
| Tier / Instance | Pricing | CPU | RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free (30-day limit) | $0 | 0.1 | 256 MB | 30-day free instance limit shown on pricing page |
| Basic-256mb | $6 / month | 0.1 | 256 MB | 100 connections |
| Basic-1gb | $19 / month | 0.5 | 1 GB | 100 connections |
| Basic-4gb | $75 / month | 2 | 4 GB | 100 connections |
| Pro-4gb | $55 / month | 1 | 4 GB | 100 connections |
| Pro-8gb | $100 / month | 2 | 8 GB | 200 connections |
| Pro-16gb | $200 / month | 4 | 16 GB | 400 connections |
| Pro-32gb | $400 / month | 8 | 32 GB | 500 connections |
| Pro-64gb | $800 / month | 16 | 64 GB | 500 connections |
| Pro-128gb | $1,700 / month | 32 | 128 GB | 500 connections |
| (additional Accelerated and larger tiers listed on pricing page) | See pricing | — | — | Accelerated tiers and very large instances (up to 1024 GB) available; storage expandable at $0.30/GB (paid plans). |
Render Key Value (Redis-compatible)
| Instance Type | Pricing | RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | 25 MB | 50 connections |
| Starter | $10 / month | 256 MB | 250 connections |
| Standard | $32 / month | 1 GB | 1,000 connections |
| Pro | $135 / month | 5 GB | 5,000 connections |
| Pro Plus | $250 / month | 10 GB | 10,000 connections |
| Pro Max | $550 / month | 20 GB | 20,000 connections |
| Pro Ultra | $1,100 / month | 40 GB | 40,000 connections |
| Custom | Contact sales | Up to 512 GB | Custom limits/contact sales |
Cron Jobs (usage-based)
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (prorated by the second / per-minute shown) Free tier/trial: Starter free-instances available for some services Example costs: Starter — $0.00016 per minute (512 MB, 0.5 CPU); Standard — $0.00058 per minute (2 GB, 1 CPU); Pro — $0.00197 per minute (4 GB, 2 CPU); Pro Plus — $0.00405 per minute (8 GB, 4 CPU). Notes: Cron jobs are billed per-minute (prorated by the second per general compute billing rules).
Static Sites
| Service | Pricing |
|---|---|
| Static Sites | $0 per month (static sites served via CDN) |
Bandwidth / Outbound egress (usage-based)
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go for usage beyond plan allotment. Pricing: $15 per 100 GB of outbound bandwidth beyond the workspace plan included amount (pricing page and outbound bandwidth doc). Included bandwidth depends on workspace plan (Hobby 100 GB, Professional 500 GB, Organization 1 TB).
Seller details
Render Services, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2018
Private
https://render.com
https://x.com/render
https://www.linkedin.com/company/render-inc/
