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Render
Ranked #4 in Hosting & deploy
Easy home for backends, workers and databases, not just static sites.
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- Deploy web services, workers and databases
- Custom domains, firewall and DDoS mitigation
- Previews and horizontal autoscaling on Pro
- Global regions and CDN
Pricing & free plan
Hobby $0 + compute; Pro $25/mo + compute; Scale $499/mo + compute; Enterprise custom.
Free plan: Yes: Hobby plan (up to 25 services, 5 GB bandwidth) plus compute costs.
Researched from the official site on 2026-10-16: render.com · render.com/pricing. Prices change; always confirm on the official pricing page.
Deal & discount
Verified code not available yet.
Pros
- Heroku-style simplicity for full apps
- Good for background workers and APIs
Cons
- Compute billed on top of plan fee
- Advanced governance needs Scale plan
Alternatives
- Vercel: Best home for Next.js, with instant preview deploys. Watch usage costs at scale. compare
- Netlify: Simple static and Jamstack hosting with built-in forms and functions. compare
- Cloudflare Pages: Fast global edge with a generous free tier. Pairs well with Workers. compare
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- Free Hosting for Side Projects: Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages and Render
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