Render free tier (2026)
Yes — Render offers a free tier. Free instance spins down after ~15 min idle (not always-on, ~1 min cold start) and is capped at 750 instance-hours/month per workspace — fine for demos, not 24/7 production.
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Pricing beyond the free tier
Pricing has three parts: a flat workspace subscription tier, usage-based per-service compute plans billed by the second, and metered bandwidth. There is a genuine free tier covering web services, Key Value, and Postgres, though with meaningful limits — free web services spin down after inactivity and free databases expire roughly a month after creation.
Last reviewed 2026-07-16 — see our methodology. Free-tier limits change often; confirm on the provider before relying on them.