Render Pricing (2026)
Render is free to start. 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.
Plans listed by the maker
As published on the Render listing. Amounts are shown as written; check the maker's site for taxes, regional pricing and current promotions.
| Starter plan | Hobby - $0/mo + compute - up to 25 services, 5 GB bandwidth, single-service previews, custom domains, chat support |
| Second plan | Pro - $25/mo + compute - unlimited seats and services, 25 GB bandwidth, full-stack previews, autoscaling, isolated environments, audit logs |
| Third plan | Scale - $499/mo + compute - multiple workspaces, 1 TB bandwidth, HIPAA workspaces, SAML SSO & SCIM, advanced RBAC |
How it compares
Across the 14 Cloud & DevOps tools on TechLogHub, 86% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $0. Render is at the category median and has a free tier. Directory-wide, 57% of tools have a free tier and the median entry plan is $10.
Medians come from the TechLogHub pricing report, recomputed daily.
What similar tools charge
Ranked by similarity to Render (shared use cases, audience and stack), showing each tool's listed entry point.
| Tool | Free tier | Entry price | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| NitroStack | $0 | Hobby - $0/month - 30k requests/month, 30 req/min, scale-to-zero with cold starts, GitHub deploy, NitroStudio, community support · Pro - $30/org/month - 300k requests/month then $0.10 per 1k, no cold starts, autoscaling up to 3 instances, custom domains, 7-day logs, email support · Enterprise - custom, from $250/month - dedicated nodes, 10+ instances, 99.9% uptime SLA, RBAC, audit logs, dedicated Slack support | |
| Polylane | $0 | Free - $0 - 2 team members, 2 cloud accounts, unlimited repos, 10 impact assessments/month · Starter - $80/month ($64/month billed annually) - 10x credits, 5 cloud accounts, unlimited members, 500 impact assessments/month · Team - $200/month ($160 annually) - 40x shared credits, unlimited cloud accounts; Business $500, Scale $800, Premium $2,000, Ultimate $5,000, Enterprise custom | |
| Radar | $0 | Radar OSS / Cloud Free - $0 - OSS unlimited clusters (one at a time); Cloud up to 3 clusters, 100 hosted investigations/month · Team - from $149/cluster/month - unlimited clusters, 100 investigations per cluster/month, 30-day audit retention, alert rules · Enterprise - $299/cluster/month - 200 investigations per cluster/month, 1-year audit retention, SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM, self-managed option | |
| Easypanel | — | Freemium | |
| Accsly VPS | — | Free | |
| Trigger.dev | $0 | Free - $0/month - $5 usage included, 20 concurrent runs, 10 schedules, 1-day log retention · Hobby - $10/month - $10 usage included, 50 concurrent runs, 100 schedules, 7-day log retention · Pro - $50/month - $50 usage included, 200+ concurrent runs, 1,000+ schedules, 30-day log retention, Slack support |
Render pricing FAQ
Quick answers about Render's plans, free tier and billing
Does Render have a free plan?
Yes. Render lists a free tier. Plans listed by the maker: 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.
How much does Render cost?
Render starts at $0 per month. The maker lists these plans: 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.
How does Render pricing compare with other Cloud & DevOps tools?
Across the 14 Cloud & DevOps tools on TechLogHub, 86% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $0 per month. Render is free to start, below the category median and has a free tier.
How is Render billed?
Based on the listed plans, Render offers monthly subscription.
What are cheaper alternatives to Render?
NitroStack (free tier), Polylane (free tier), Radar (free tier), Easypanel (free tier) are similar Cloud & DevOps tools listed on TechLogHub with a lower or free entry point.
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