Render deploys web services, static sites, background workers and managed Postgres straight from Git — the closest thing to classic Heroku with a usable free tier.
Render
Heroku-style platform: web services, workers and crons from a repo
render.com · Free hobby tier; paid from $7/mo
Capabilities
Capabilities
- Web services, workers, cron jobs, static sites, managed Postgres/Redis
- Free tier for hobby web services (spins down when idle); paid from $7/mo
Best for
- Classic server apps (Rails, Django, Express) that want zero-config deploys
Not for
- Latency-critical or always-on free hosting (free tier cold starts)