Cloud platform for building and running apps and websites with managed services, auto-deploys from Git and a free tier for personal projects.
Pricing: 0 USD · Updated 2026-09-03
cloudYes. The Hobby tier is $0/month plus compute — free web services (512MB), free Postgres (30-day limit) and key-value storage are included with usage limits; Pro is $25/month plus compute (checked 2026-09-03).
Render is a cloud platform for building and running apps and websites with managed services, automatic deploys from Git and preview environments.
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