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Is Render still free?
Yes, with limits Partly. Render had a free tier with notable restrictions on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
Free web services get 750 instance hours per workspace per month and spin down when idle; free Postgres databases expire 30 days after creation.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Free instance hours | 750 hours per workspace per calendar month |
| Idle spin-down | 15 minutes without inbound traffic |
| Spin-up time | about 1 minute |
| Free Postgres storage | 1 GB |
| Free Postgres expiry | 30 days after creation |
| Grace period after Postgres expiry | 14 days |
| Free Postgres databases per workspace | 1 |
| Free Key Value instances | 1 |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- not stated by the vendor
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- Free web services spin down after 15 minutes without inbound traffic
- Free Postgres expires 30 days after creation and is deleted after a 14-day grace period unless upgraded
- Free Postgres has no backups; free Key Value is in-memory only and loses data on restart
- Docs say: "Do not use them for production applications"
- Without a payment method, services are suspended when included hours or bandwidth run out
Recent change
No recent change is noted on the vendor page that was read.
Alternatives to compare
- Is Railway still free? Yes, with limits
- Is Northflank still free? Yes
- Is Fly.io still free? Trial only
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Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://render.com/docs/free