Render Free instances
Render · Forever free · checked Nov 9, 2026 today
Free instances of web services, Postgres and Key Value for hobby projects, not production.
- What you get
- Free web service + Postgres
- Credits
- None stated
- Lasts
- No end date
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Service types
- Web services, Postgres, Key Value
- Use
- Testing and hobby projects, not production
You can deploy certain Render service types free of charge: Web services, Render Postgres databases, Render Key Value instances.
In the free stacks for RAG app, Web app and LLM chatbot.
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