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Freemium · $7/mo

Render

Cloud for any app.

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What is Render?
Render is a managed cloud platform for hosting web apps, APIs, and databases, deployed from a Git repository.
Who is it for?
Startups and small teams running long-lived backends that want Heroku-style simplicity without configuring AWS themselves.
What are the alternatives to Render?
Railway and Fly.io are comparable app platforms; Vercel and Netlify are frontend-first; Coolify is self-hosted; DigitalOcean and Hetzner sell raw servers you configure yourself.

Pricing

$7/mo

Freemium

About

Founded 2018

San Francisco, USA

Founder

The people behind Render.

Anurag GoelFounder & CEO

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