Render
Render is a San Francisco cloud platform for deploying web services, workers, cron jobs, static sites, Postgres and Key Value stores from a Git repo, and now Render Sandboxes: isolated Firecracker microVMs that give every AI agent its own computer, filesystem and snapshots.
About Render
What is Render?
A cloud platform for deploying and scaling apps, APIs, workers, databases and AI agents from a Git repo, with networking, TLS, previews, autoscaling and monitoring handled for you. New: Render Sandboxes (public beta), an isolated computer for every agent.
Render Sandboxes
- Each sandbox is its own Firecracker microVM: Docker and Docker Compose inside, persistent processes
- TypeScript and Python SDKs and CLI: create, upload, exec with streamed output, download, terminate
- Snapshots and forking (running processes included), custom images, sub-second starts
- Auto-suspend when idle; pay only for active CPU ($0.12/active CPU hour + memory)
- Scoped API keys, outbound domain allowlists, credential brokering (early access)
- Up to 8 CPU / 16 GB, 40 GB disk, 1,000 concurrent per group; guides for Claude Managed Agents, Cursor Cloud Agents, OpenAI Agents API
Platform
Web and private services, background workers, cron jobs, free static sites, Postgres, Key Value, persistent disks, Workflows, preview environments, Blueprints/Terraform, autoscaling, private networking, HIPAA workspaces, MCP server.
Pricing
Hobby $0, Pro $25/mo, Scale $499/mo, Enterprise custom, each plus compute.
Company
San Francisco; founder and CEO Anurag Goel; $258M raised, $1.5B valuation after a $100M Series C extension led by Georgian (Feb 2026).
Value & Audience
Value Proposition
One platform to deploy every part of an app or agent backend from Git, now including isolated, snapshot-able microVM sandboxes that only bill for active CPU.
Problem Solved
Running apps on hyperscalers takes heavy ops work, and AI agents need safe, persistent, isolated machines to run untrusted code that are costly to build and keep idle.
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Render FAQ
Common questions about Render's features, pricing, and use cases
Is Render free to use?
Render has a free tier plus paid plans, starting at Hobby - $0/mo + compute - up to 25 services, 5 GB bandwidth, single-service previews, custom domains, chat support. Plans listed: Hobby - $0/mo + compute - up to 25 services, 5 GB bandwidth, single-service previews, custom domains, chat support; Pro - $25/mo + compute - unlimited seats and services, 25 GB bandwidth, full-stack previews, autoscaling, isolated environments, audit logs; Scale - $499/mo + compute - multiple workspaces, 1 TB bandwidth, HIPAA workspaces, SAML SSO & SCIM, advanced RBAC.
What are some alternatives to Render?
Popular Cloud & DevOps alternatives to Render include Deadhand, Sentry and Ohuriya AI.
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