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Render

Cloud hosting built for developers

FreemiumFree TierAdded Apr 1, 2019

About

Render provides a unified cloud platform for hosting web services, static sites, background workers, cron jobs, databases, and Redis. Auto-deploys from Git with zero configuration. Known for its clean UX and being a more developer-friendly alternative to AWS. Free tier for static sites and free Postgres database for 90 days.

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hostingclouddeploymentpostgresheroku-alternativeauto-deploy

Origin Story

By Anurag Goel

The Problem

AWS was too complex, Heroku too limited. Developers needed a cloud platform that was simple to use but powerful enough for production.

Building It

Founded in 2019. Grew as a Heroku alternative, especially after Heroku's free tier removal. Clean UX sets it apart from other cloud platforms.

What It Means

Cloud hosting should be simple. Push code, get a URL, scale when needed.

The Dream

To be the cloud platform developers love — simple, powerful, and affordable.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$7/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free for static sites. Individual plans from $7/month for web services. Teams from $19/month. Managed Postgres from $7/month.

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Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Simple Cloud Hosting
  • Heroku Alternative
  • Managed Deployment

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