Does Render offer a free plan or free trial?

Render offers a free plan with limitations, but no separate free trial of paid tiers.

What are all of Render's pricing tiers?

Render has 4 publicly-priced tiers as of September 11, 2026: • Hobby — free. 1 project, 2 environments, 100GB bandwidth. • Pro — $25/mo ($25/mo billed annually). flat + unlimited team + SOC 2 + audit logs. • Scale — $499/mo ($499/mo billed annually). SSO + SCIM + HIPAA + multi-workspace. • Enterprise — custom-priced. dedicated support + uptime SLA.

Has Render raised or lowered prices recently?

Render's pricing has been stable since Sep 20, 2026. See full history at /tools/render/price-history.

How does Render pricing compare to other Developer & Infrastructure tools?

Render sits in the mid-range for Developer & Infrastructure tools. Of the 43 we track with published entry prices, 20 are cheaper and 17 are more expensive. Entry price is $25/month vs. a category median of $25/month.

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Render

Render · Developer & Infrastructure

PaaS positioned as the alternative to Heroku for developers who want simple Docker/Node deploys with Postgres and Redis included. Distinctive for a genuine free tier for personal projects and its focus on Docker-native deploys (Vercel/Netlify are frontend-only). Priced $19-$225/mo across four tiers. Popular with Series A/B startups migrating off Heroku after its 2022 free-tier removal, indie hackers, and Rails/Django teams.

In other words, Render is worth it for developers building full-stack web apps that want Heroku-style ease with cheaper pricing — particularly for teams that need PostgreSQL + Redis + background workers in one platform. Free tier covers hobby projects; Individual covers indie devs; Team adds collaboration; Scale for larger production apps. Very easy setup (Git connect, deploy in minutes). Native integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and popular frameworks. Downside: recent move to flat $25/mo Pro pricing (from per-seat) triggered legacy account migration confusion, and edge network smaller than Vercel/Netlify.

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Pricing summary

Starting price

$25/mo

Pricing model

Hybrid

Monthly Only

Key limit

Workspace members / services

Main metered limit

Additional fees

Varies

April 2026: moved to flat workspace plans. Free Hobby tier; Pro $25/mo flat with unlimited members; Scale $499/mo. Compute and bandwidth billed separately. Re-confirmed 2026-09-11 (costbench.com, render.com/blog/better-pricing-for-fast-growing-teams, checkthat.ai) — all four tiers unchanged. Render states the new pricing finished rolling out to all customers on 2026-08-01. Stale write-ups still citing Professional $19/member or Organization $29/member refer to the retired per-seat model and should be ignored.

Free trial

Free plan available

No separate trial

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Alternatives to consider

Next.js team? Pick Vercel. Static site + serverless? Netlify. Full-stack Postgres with auth? Supabase.

All plans

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Plan	Monthly	Annual	Key limit
Hobby	Free	Free	1 project, 2 environments, 100GB bandwidth
ProEntry tier	$25	$25	flat + unlimited team + SOC 2 + audit logs
Scale	$499	$499	SSO + SCIM + HIPAA + multi-workspace
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	dedicated support + uptime SLA

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Price history

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Common questions about Render

Is Render worth it?: Render is worth it for developers building full-stack web apps that want Heroku-style ease with cheaper pricing — particularly for teams that need PostgreSQL + Redis + background workers in one platform. Free tier covers hobby projects; Individual covers indie devs; Team adds collaboration; Scale for larger production apps.
What are the pricing tiers of Render?: Render has 4 plans: Hobby (free), Pro ($25/mo), Scale ($499/mo), Enterprise (custom).
Is Render priced per user?: No. Render is priced hybrid, so your bill is not driven purely by seat count.

Frequently asked questions

About Render pricing.

Render pricing starts at $25/month on monthly billing. Render offers 4 paid plans in total, ranging from $25 to $499/month. Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted.