Render Has a Free Unified Cloud Platform for Web Services and Databases

Render is a unified cloud to build and run all your apps. Free web services, PostgreSQL, Redis, cron jobs — zero DevOps.

Free Tier

• Web services — 750 hours/month
• PostgreSQL — 256MB
• Redis — 25MB
• Cron jobs — scheduled tasks
• Static sites — unlimited with CDN
• Auto-deploy from GitHub/GitLab

Infrastructure as Code

services:
  - type: web
    name: api
    runtime: node
    buildCommand: npm install
    startCommand: npm start

databases:
  - name: mydb
    plan: free

Render vs Heroku

Feature	Render	Heroku
Free tier	Yes	$5/mo
Database	Free PostgreSQL	$5/mo
Docker	Native	Supported

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Need cloud deployment? Check my work on GitHub or email [e-mail] for consulting.