Compare 29 free alternatives to Render for Cloud Hosting. Every one of their free tier limits side by side, with the read and catalogue dates we hold.

Best Render Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)

29 free alternatives in Cloud Hosting. Sorted by pricing stability.

Current Render Situation

Risk Level: caution
Why: effective 2026-04-23 — Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 services. New workspaces got the new plans on 2026-04-23 and existing workspaces moved on 2026-08-01. Free web services, Postgres and Key Value kept their specs, and free web services draw on the workspace's included bandwidth. Source ↗
Category: Cloud Hosting
Pricing Page: render.com/pricing

Recent Pricing Changes (1)

restructured effective 2026-04-23 high impact
Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 services. New workspaces got the new plans on 2026-04-23 and existing workspaces moved on 2026-08-01. Free web services, Postgres and Key Value kept their specs, and free web services draw on the workspace's included bandwidth. Source ↗

Recommended Migration Targets

These alternatives were identified from Render’s pricing changes as recommended replacements.

Railway stable recommended
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-18 · catalogue date 2026-08-17
Koyeb stable recommended
Free (Database Only)
Databases Read 2026-09-16 · catalogue date 2026-08-13
Fly.io recommended
Legacy Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-18 · catalogue date 2026-08-17
not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.

All Free Alternatives (29)

17 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 11 are demoted with the reason named, and 1 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.

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Free
Cloud Hosting Read and confirmed 2026-09-18
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-17 · catalogue date 2026-08-13
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-11 · catalogue date 2026-07-16
Vercel stable
Hobby
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-22 · catalogue date 2026-08-26
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-20 · catalogue date 2026-07-13
Apply.build stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read and confirmed 2026-09-28
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-17 · catalogue date 2026-08-12
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-11 · catalogue date 2026-07-15
Railway stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-18 · catalogue date 2026-08-17
Free
Cloud Hosting Read and confirmed 2026-09-22
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-20 · catalogue date 2026-07-17
Val Town stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read and confirmed 2026-09-21
Free
Cloud Hosting Read and confirmed 2026-09-24
Qoddi stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-24 · catalogue date 2026-07-14
Koyeb stable
Free (Database Only)
Databases Read 2026-09-16 · catalogue date 2026-08-13
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-13 · catalogue date 2026-08-11
Always Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-22 · catalogue date 2026-08-18
Northflank stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-07-16 · tried again 2026-09-26 and did not read the page
−1 stale_verification We cannot confirm this offer: 3 consecutive re-check attempts have failed (most recently 2026-09-26 — The pricing page does not explicitly mention a free tier with the stated limits (two services, two cron jobs, and 1 database). It broadly advertises features like CI/CD, databases, and jobs, but doesn't detail a specific free offering with those constraints. It does mention 'Get started for free' and 'Book a demo', but doesn't specify what 'free' entails.), never confirmed since it was indexed. This is our inability to verify, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-15
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-14
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
encore.dev stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-08-16 · tried again 2026-09-14 and did not read the page
−1 stale_verification We cannot confirm this offer: 2 consecutive re-check attempts have failed (most recently 2026-09-14 — The pricing page does not explicitly mention a free tier with the described features (up to 2 environments, built-in monitoring and tracing). It focuses on the core product's capabilities and offers a 'Get started' option, but doesn't detail a free plan's limitations or confirm its continued existence. The page highlights features like automated infrastructure and AI-powered development, but lacks specific free tier details.), never confirmed since it was indexed. This is our inability to verify, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-08-25
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-16
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-17
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
gigalixir.com stable
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-07-15 · tried again 2026-09-20 and did not read the page
−1 stale_verification We cannot confirm this offer: 1 consecutive re-check attempt has failed (most recently 2026-09-20 — The provided text does not contain specific details about a free tier or its limitations. It broadly discusses Gigalixir's features and benefits but doesn't explicitly confirm or deny the existence of the previously stored free tier with its specific constraints (1 instance, 2 connections, 10,000 rows, no backups).), never confirmed since it was indexed. This is our inability to verify, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-16
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-15
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-02 · catalogue date 2026-07-13
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Legacy Free
Cloud Hosting Read 2026-09-18 · catalogue date 2026-08-17
not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.
Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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2026-09-30
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17

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best free alternatives to Render?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 29 free alternatives to Render, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 17 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 11 are demoted with the reason named, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is Render's free tier still available?
Render has a free tier (Hobby), but it's flagged as "caution" because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-04-23: Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 services. New workspaces got the new plans on 2026-04-23 and existing workspaces moved on 2026-08-01. Free web services, Postgres and Key Value kept their specs, and free web services draw on the workspace's included bandwidth. Source: https://render.com/changelog/updated-plans-for-render-workspaces
How many free alternatives to Render exist?
There are 29 free alternatives to Render tracked on AgentDeals across the Cloud Hosting, Databases categories.
Has Render changed their pricing?
Render has 1 recorded pricing change. The most recent was on 2026-04-23: Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 services. New workspaces got the new plans on 2026-04-23 and existing workspaces moved on 2026-08-01. Free web services, Postgres and Key Value kept their specs, and free web services draw on the workspace's included bandwidth. Source: https://render.com/changelog/updated-plans-for-render-workspaces

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