At a Glance
Ideal for
Developers migrating from Heroku or starting new projects
Consider that
Free tier has cold starts
Typical cost: $25/mo
Best For
Developers migrating from Heroku or starting new projects
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About Render
Render is a unified cloud to build and run apps and websites with free SSL, global CDN, and automatic deploys from Git. The modern alternative to Heroku.
Key Features
Web services and APIs
Static sites
Managed PostgreSQL
Background workers
Cron jobs
Auto-deploy from Git
Things to Consider
Free tier has cold starts
Fewer add-ons than Heroku
Region availability limited
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Our Rating
4.0
Strong dev-tools solution. Developers migrating from Heroku or starting new projects.
Reviewed Dec 2025 by our editorial team
PricingFreemium
Est. Monthly Cost$0-200/mo
CategoryDomains & Hosting, Developer Tools
Founded2018
Last UpdatedDec 2025
Free Tier
Includes: 750 hours/month for web services
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