Render
Cloud hosting for apps, databases and workers
Cloud hosting for web services, static sites, workers, cron jobs and managed Postgres/Key Value.
Best for: Heroku-style hosting for backends and full-stack apps
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score / 100
- Pricing
- Paid instances from $7/mo; Pro workspace $25/mo
- Free tier
- Yes: free web services (sleep after 15 min idle, 750 hrs/mo)
- Open source
- No
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Score breakdown
- Fit for the use case21 / 25
- Vibe-coder friendliness13 / 15
- Output quality & reliability12 / 15
- Pricing & free tier12 / 15
- Ecosystem & integrations8 / 10
- Momentum7 / 10
- Code ownership & lock-in6 / 10
Why this score: Real free tier and simple pricing. Free instances sleep.
Based on desk research of official pricing pages and docs; see methodology.