Render
Managed cloud platform that builds and runs web services, background workers, static sites and databases from Git repositories or Docker images.
- paas
- Yes
- Not documented
- Oregon, USA; Ohio, USA; Virginia, USA; Frankfurt, Germany; Singapore
Who it suits.
Workloads that need real background workers and persistent processes alongside web services, deployed from a repository or a Dockerfile. Managed Postgres and static sites run on the same platform.
Consider something else if…
Free web services spin down after 15 minutes without traffic, which makes the free tier unsuitable for anything that must answer immediately.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
What the documentation says.
Each value below links to the page it was read from, with the sentence it came from. Criteria Render does not publish are not listed.
Pricing
Free tier
Yes
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Deploy for Free – Render Docs ↗
“You can deploy certain Render service types free of charge: Web services (web apps in Node.js, Python, Rails, etc.), Render Postgres databases, Render Key Value instances”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Pricing model
The Hobby plan does not have a monthly fee, so you only pay for usage.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Platform Features by Plan – Render Docs ↗
“The Hobby plan does not have a monthly fee, so you only pay for usage.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
When you exceed a cap
Pipeline minutes: overage is auto-purchased, but with no payment method or once the monthly spend limit is hit, Render stops all pipeline tasks including service builds for the rest of the month (platform-wide, all plans)
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Build Pipeline – Render Docs ↗
“If you run out of pipeline minutes during a given month, you automatically purchase a supplementary amount of minutes for your current tier, unless you've reached your monthly spend limit, or you haven't added a payment method. In the above cases, Render stops running pipeline tasks (including service builds!) for the remainder of the current month.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Limits
Storage (entry plan)
No persistent disk is included on any instance type, including the entry `0.5c-512mb` plan; services run on an ephemeral filesystem unless a persistent disk is attached separately
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Persistent Disks – Render Docs ↗
“By default, Render services have an ephemeral filesystem.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Memory (entry plan)
512 MB RAM (with 0.5 CPU) on the `0.5c-512mb` instance type, the cheapest paid web service compute plan (legacy name: Starter)
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Compute Plans – Render Docs ↗
“0.5 | 512 MB | `0.5c-512mb` | Starter”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Sites or apps included
25 total services on the Hobby workspace plan (Render's entry workspace tier, compute billed separately); also limited to a single team member
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Platform Features by Plan – Render Docs ↗
“Each Hobby workspace is limited to a single team member and 25 total services.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Monthly visits cap
No request-count cap is published; traffic is capped by outbound bandwidth, 5 GB/month included on the Hobby workspace plan (Pro 25 GB, Scale 1 TB)
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Outbound Bandwidth – Render Docs ↗
“Hobby | 5 GB”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Included bandwidth
Hobby: 5 GB; Pro: 25 GB; Scale: 1 TB; Enterprise: Custom
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Outbound Bandwidth ↗
“Workspace plan / Included bandwidth — Hobby 5 GB, Pro 25 GB, Scale 1 TB, Enterprise Custom”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Build minutes
Hobby: 500; Pro: 1000; Scale: 5000
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Build Pipeline – Render Docs ↗
“Each workspace receives included Starter-tier pipeline minutes per month — Hobby 500, Pro 1000, Scale 5000”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Concurrent builds
One active build per service, platform-wide on all plans; a new build cancels the in-progress one for that service
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Build Pipeline – Render Docs ↗
“Each Render service can have only one active build at a time. Whenever a new build is initiated, Render cancels any in-progress build for the same service.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Execution
Managed connection pooling
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Connection Pooling for Render Postgres — Render Docs ↗
“If your Render Postgres database requires more simultaneous connections than its compute plan allows, you can enable connection pooling for it at no additional cost. When enabled, Render runs PgBouncer in front of your database to manage its connection volume: [...] Connection pooling is not available for free databases.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Deployment
Git deployment
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Connect your Git Provider to Render ↗
“Render automatically redeploys your service with every push to its linked branch”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Docker deployment
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Docker on Render – Render Docs ↗
“Render fully supports Docker-based deploys.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Containers
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Docker on Render – Render Docs ↗
“Your services can: Pull and run a prebuilt image from a registry such as Docker Hub, or Build their own image at deploy time based on the Dockerfile in your project repo.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Scheduled jobs
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Cron Jobs – Render Docs ↗
“You can create cron jobs on Render that run periodically on a schedule you define.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Infrastructure
Persistent processes
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Background Workers – Render Docs ↗
“Background workers are services that run continuously (like a web service or a private service), but they don't receive any incoming network traffic.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Persistent storage
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Persistent Disks – Render Docs ↗
“You can attach a persistent disk to a paid Render web service, private service, or background worker. This enables you to preserve local filesystem changes across deploys and restarts.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Managed databases
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Render Postgres ↗
“Deploy fully managed, enterprise-grade databases that scale to any workload.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Edge network
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Static Sites – Render Docs ↗
“Render serves your site over a blazing-fast, reliable, and secure global CDN. We cache your content on network edges around the world, ensuring the fastest possible load times for your users.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Scales to zero
Supported
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Free Instances – Render Docs ↗
“Render spins down a Free web service that goes 15 minutes without receiving any inbound traffic.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Autoscaling
Limited
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Scaling – Render Docs ↗
“Render can automatically scale your service up and down based on CPU and/or memory utilization targets that you specify. [...] Autoscaling requires a Pro plan or higher.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Regions
Oregon, USA; Ohio, USA; Virginia, USA; Frankfurt, Germany; Singapore
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Regions ↗
“Oregon, USA / Ohio, USA / Virginia, USA / Frankfurt, Germany / Singapore”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs