Render
Hosting & Cloud Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limitFree web services: 750 hrs/month, sleep after 15 min idle; static sites: free forever, 100 GB bandwidth/month.
Documentation: render.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Render hosts web apps, APIs, and static sites from your Git repo with automatic deploys on every push. The free tier gives you 750 hours a month of web service time; free web services sleep after 15 minutes of inactivity and wake on the next visit. Static sites are free, never sleep, and include 100 GB of monthly bandwidth.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Free web services: 750 hrs/month, sleep after 15 min idle; static sites: free forever, 100 GB bandwidth/month.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: developer
Setup
- Sign up at render.com (GitHub login works).
- Click New > Web Service or Static Site and connect your repo.
- Set the build command (e.g. npm install; npm run build) and start command.
- Click Create. Render deploys and gives you a live URL with free SSL.
Example
New > Web Service > connect GitHub repo > set build command (npm run build) and start command (npm start)Use cases
- Hosting hobby web apps and APIs
- Free static site hosting with custom domains
- Staging environments for projects