Best PaaS / App Hosting · pricing · Updated June 2026
Render pricing (2026)
Render starts at $0/mo (Hobby), across 4 plans. Best for Startups wanting unlimited-seat flat pricing. Every figure links to Render's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Hobby)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Startups wanting unlimited-seat flat pricing; Healthcare apps requiring HIPAA BAA at Scale tier; Teams seeking SOC 2 + ISO 27001 out of the box without enterprise contracts
Render plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 | — | flat | Free workspace plan. 750 free instance hours/month for web services. Free Postgres (expires 30 days after creation, 1 GB). Free static sites. Services spin down after inactivity. Usage overages billed at standard compute rates. | render.com |
| Pro | $25 | — | flat | Flat $25/month regardless of team size (unlimited members). Includes SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit logs. Custom domains $0.25/month each over included allowance. Build pipeline overages $5 per 1,000 minutes. Bandwidth overages $0.15/GB (was $30/100 GB, reduced to $15/100 GB Aug 2025). No HIPAA on this tier. | render.com |
| Scale | $499 | — | flat | Flat $499/month, unlimited team members. Includes SSO (Okta/SAML), SCIM, advanced RBAC, HIPAA-enabled workspaces, BAA available. Dedicated IPs $100/month per set. | render.com |
| Enterprise | Quote-only | — | custom | Custom pricing. Full compliance capabilities, contractual SLAs, dedicated support. | render.com |
Last verified 2026-06-14. render.com/pricing returned JS-only content with no extractable prices. Current plan prices obtained from render.com/changelog (April 23, 2026 entry: Hobby free, Pro $25/month flat, Scale $499/month flat replacing per-seat model). HIPAA/BAA confirmed in same changelog entry for Scale and Enterprise tiers. Cross-checked against render.com.
Capabilities
Integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker, Okta (SSO/SAML), Datadog, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry, AWS PrivateLink.
Key features: SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 certified; HIPAA-enabled workspaces on Scale tier (BAA available); Unlimited team members on flat-fee Pro and Scale plans; Private networking, autoscaling, zero-downtime deploys, preview environments.
Plan limits: Hobby: free Postgres expires 30 days after creation (1 GB limit); Hobby: web services spin down after inactivity (750 hrs/month free instance hours); Pro: $25/month flat, unlimited seats, no HIPAA; Scale: HIPAA-enabled workspaces at $499/month flat.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Render cost?
Render starts at $0/mo (Hobby); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.
What are cheaper alternatives to Render?
Cheaper paas / app hosting than Render (entry $0/mo) include Heroku at $5/mo, Railway at $5/mo, DigitalOcean App Platform at $5/mo. Verified 2026-06-14.
Does Render support HIPAA?
Render HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Render have a free plan?
Render free tier: Yes.
Render vs alternatives
Cheaper paas / app hosting alternatives
- Vercel from $20/mo
- Heroku from $5/mo
- Railway from $5/mo
- DigitalOcean App Platform from $5/mo
- Sevalla from $5/mo