Render is a platform-as-a-service for deploying web apps, APIs, static sites, databases, and cron jobs directly from a Git repository. Founded in 2018, it runs across five regions with a 99.95% uptime SLA and abstracts away server and Kubernetes management. It targets developers who want managed hosting without operating infrastructure, and offers a free tier covering static sites and limited web service hours. It supports open standards and easy data export, though platform features carry moderate vendor lock-in. It is SOC 2 compliant.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2018
- Pricing tier
- Mid
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- No
Cloud infrastructure
- Starting price
- $7/mo
- Regions
- 5
- SLA uptime
- 99.95%
- Managed Kubernetes
- No
- Helm support
- No
- Free tier
- Yes
- Vendor lock-in
- Medium
- Open standards
- Yes
- Easy data export
- Yes
- Multi-cloud friendly
- No
- Org size
- Startup
- Support tier
- Standard
- Ease of use
- 5/5