Render Reviews: 4.7/5 — Highly Rated

Easy cloud solution for your servers. GitHub integration and automatical updates, auto-scaling, cheapest plans and perfect support. Docker or Git - it doesn't matter - the services works perfect. Support Go, NodeJS, partically PHP and other products from the box.

What is missing is the easy deployment of any PHP applications, as was done with Node solutions.

Fast servers instance creation from git, cheapest cloud services and auto-scaling, fully support of different backend languages and databases. We can update our repository on the git - and after 4 minutes - it's online!

Enjoy quick and easy scalability with Render, which allows you to adjust your application resources on the fly without the need for manual server management or infrastructure upkeep. Protect your application from unauthorized access with Render's security features, which include free SSL certificates and private networking options. Keep costs low while still getting powerful cloud deployment features with Render, which offers competitive pricing and a variety of free services to help make deploying your web apps and sites more affordable.

Render's limited language support may pose an issue for developers who favor languages other than Node.js, Python, Ruby, or Go. Although Render's built-in services can be time-saving, they may not offer the flexibility and customization options provided by third-party services, which may be a drawback if your application has unique requirements.

Render is tackling the challenge of simplifying the deployment and management of web applications and websites in the cloud for both developers and teams. It achieves this by offering a user-friendly interface that allows developers to sidestep the complexities of setting up infrastructure, configuring servers, and managing network security, tasks that can be time-consuming and require a high degree of technical proficiency. By using Render, developers can concentrate on developing their applications while the platform handles the infrastructure and server management for them.

Render gives us peace of mind running our API backends. Basically, Render started where Heroku stopped. So you get many required features, to name a few: * Infrastructure-as-service via a yaml file * Auto-scale web services by CPU/RAM. In contrast to Heroku where it's made by P99/P95 latency. I can’t stress enough how better and correct is Render's auto-scale by CPU/RAM is. It's super fast and responsive, saves us big $$$ and quick to handle traffic spikes. * env var groups so you would not repeat yourself defining the same envs multiple times.

Some missing features in REST endpoint. More regions support.

worry-free backend APIs

Probably the simplest PaaS on the market that I have tested. I tested Virtuozzo, Heroku, AWS, ... but nothing satisfied me for a decent cost. Render ticks all the boxes. The high availability, the security, the community and the low price convinced me to use it in production and I don't regret it.

I have only been using it for a short time, but I haven't found any major flaws yet. I miss for the moment a maintenance mode to disable my website with a custom page

I can focus on the code. Render manages all the complexity of the release and the infrastructure. I can roll back if a release doesn't work well, the server restarts automatically if an error occurs... I can go home with a clear head

- super easy setup with Github integration - team seems invested for the long haul and responsive to user feedback

I really wish cron jobs weren't billed separately! But I get it...

I need an easy way to host my app and Render is helping me do that with the least possible headache

I like the access to private disks that are not available in Heroku, as well as a Signapore region closer to my customers. Heroku only has Europe and NA.

Lack of 24/7 support, and slow reply on the community forums, lack of support in comparison since it is relatively new

Saving my business money on hosting per month. Allowing closer regions to host for my customers.

UI simplicity, excellent and comprehensive documentation in a single place, responsive support and a roadmap with up/down voting support

Not so many regions just yet, no SLA just yet

Simplifying deployment process and saving our hosting budget

This platform is easily one of the best platforms I've ever used, the interface is really handy and the whole service is useful for getting you the best experience with deployments without having to have a DevOps course or a professional for that. One thing I have to say is that the documentation of the platform is very comprehensible and helpful. Can´t forget that unlike other platforms this platform doesn´t block you at anything asking for your credit card unless you have to pay for that. This platform is awesome for small or big projects, I'm enjoying it.

I didn't have any problems with the platform yet, I think the prices are very accessible and didn´t have any problems that I needed to contact the support team or anything like that.

Currently, I have an open-source project that's starting to take form and render is helping me afford all the costs of hosting it, one of the objectives of the project was being easy to deploy and render did actually really help me

Very easy to set up and deploy. Deploy is just a push to your repository.

I have been using it for a year or so and so far I have not found anything I don't like. Maybe paid support for people or companies who really want it? They may already have it. I don't like how generic the name is (Render). It makes it difficult to recommend it to people.

Deploying a Ruby on Rails application very easily and with options to scale it at a reasonable price if needed.

Render is the best way to deploy websites. It's free, way faster than Github Pages, and can set up without any big hassle. Unlike Vercel, it also supports deployments in other languages like the dotnet framework.

Since 2022 there's a limit of minutes of deploys when using static sites; this makes me think more when I deploy a new version not to waste any deploy minutes left.

Render is sometimes slower to deploy, but it's worth the wait. I've experienced more than 10x the speed on render compared to Vercel, Github Pages and Heroku. Render gives me hope that smaller/newer companies can beat those in the business for years.

Automatic Deployment, Flat Pay Model, Ease of Managed PostgreSQL Database Service. Intuitive UI and Dashboard controls,

It would help if Render were more widely known. We stumbled after multiple struggles with AWS and it would have saved us a lot of time as a young startup to have used Render from the beginning to minimize development time.

Render is helping us reduce development time significantly by managing automatic deployment. In addition, the managed database service is hassle-free and enables us to focus on adding features rather than database backups, etc. Plus, the flay pay model leads to predictable pricing, which is paramount for a young startup to avoid server spike-related costs.

I've worked in this field for decades and I've done it all. Used Heroku. Used AWS. Used DigitalOcean. Used my own bare metal servers. Used "shared hosting". Used top Jamstack hosts like Netlify and Vercel. Render has jumped to top of the field in my opinion. Deploying new websites and applications on Render is a breeze, the price is most certainly right, and the support crew there is fantastic.

There are a few "niceties" I miss currently when using Render, such as direct SSH (you have to use their web console), managed Redis (you have to deploy via a one-off container), or built-in object storage. But they're adding new features at a rapid clip. I expect it won't be long before they're competitive across the board.

Host static sites, Ruby applications, databases—the works. Unless you have very specialized or demanding needs, Render will get the job done.

I love how quickly the automated builds are, and how simple it was to get set up after moving from Heroku and other providers. I think the expansion of their features into cron-jobs and the likes, coupled with their super competitive pricing - they feel like the best provider to build on for my applications. The abstractions they have created for getting set up means I'm not wasting time trying to figure everything out. Their documentation & step-by-step guides have helped me get started quickly and now I've been using Render for a little over 8 months. Overall I recommend them highly and look forward to what they expand to over the coming year!

Sometimes the UI around deployments isn't as smooth as It could be - mostly around updating the state of the deployment without refreshing. I also think that the logs could be presented in a clearer way - it doesn't feel like the most modern logging UI. These are minor though to the benefits I get.

Lightning-fast deployments and implementation of new services - it's so simple to start up a node application and be running live with an SSL certificate and custom domain.

Render takes the pain out of development. It's incredible. Within 2 minutes, you can be deploying your projects on Render. But despite the speed and ease of development, Render does not compromise. You get world-class CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and many other incredible features. I have helped multiple people and companies start using Render. They have all saved time in setting up their infrastructure.

When I first started using Render, the availability of services was a concern. Availability is something the Render team has addressed recently, and I haven't been affected in a while.

I'm deploying and maintaining multiple microservices with a complex CI/CD pipeline with Render. I must have an infra stack that lets me focus on building new features. Render allows me to abstract away infra and work on my core business.

I really enjoy how quickly you can go from zero to fully deployed with Render. The automatic GitHub integration is also excellent, with pull request review apps created for you in real time.

I haven't found anything I dislike yet; it all seems to work well. It is a speedier alternative to Heroku for bootstrapping a new project quickly.

I am working on side projects and need a quick deployment solution that doesn't require much devops skill or a lot of overhead. Render provides that for me perfectly.

The platform makes it easy to go from commit to deploy with zero setup required. I like how much less setup is required compared to Google Cloud and AWS. The integration with Github is amazing.

The only thing I hope comes soon, is Docker builds straight from a registry! The platform offers a way to do this currently, it just requires a bit of extra configuration.

I am able to deploy my applications much faster than in the past. Before, I would spend much more time configuring lower level platform like Google Cloud and AWS.

I moved all my web services and Static sites from places like Heroku and Netlify because Render just works and gives me rest. The pricing is transparent and affordable for indie makers like me who want to build out my ideas and not break the bank with accumulated billings(looking at you, Heroku). Render also focus on developer love by giving you tools to make sure you deploy your code with rest. Look at something like Environment variable groups; for example, let's you create a reusable fgroup of environment variables that you can use in both staging and production. This simple feature, as it may seem, has saved me a whole lot of time redefining environment variables.

I don't dislike anything about Render, to be honest. Everything works great. Sure there is always room for improvement, but no deal-breaker for me!

Quickly deploying all my web services and web sites

The pricing is very competitive compared to similar features on heroku. It is simple to use and take away most of the dev-ops burden.

The documentation has not handle as many edge cases as other more mature tools, but they answer your email in a heartbeat.

Previously using AWS, migrating the server to Render solved maintenance and dev ops at a fair price. Migrating to Heroku for the same benefits would have been unthinkable because of the cost.

Ease of use,support and I especially love the pricing model. It is cheaper than a lot of competitors and actually is faster in my testing! I love the UI and interface too.

Nothing as of yet! It would be nice if, when creating a service through a blueprint, that it redirects you to the service once created. Right now it sits there forever.

Primarily we are solving our backend API service hosting solution and database. In future, we are looking at bringing many more services into Render and using that as our base for various domains and apps.

- Infrastructure as code, lets me duplicate hosting for multiple projects - Cheap - Much cheaper than Heroku - Databases - Everything is all in one places

Only a few regions so far, but easy to fix!

Hosting all of my projects and side projects. It takes me less than 5 minutes to go from 0 to production

Render makes it easy to deploy code without having to deal with all the underlying architecture.

The only downside is the amount of effort it takes to migrate from Heroku 😂

Render lets us spin up new environments quickly and easily, which is great for us as a small team.

- Ease of starting, stopping and suspending a service. - Private services. - Auto deployement from git

- The admin panel UI could be a bit better - Documentation can be improved (had trouble with a private service, later figured out with support chat that services can only connect to others in the same region)

Fast and convenient in hosting our apps.

Ease of use is hands down the best thing about Render. The docs are incredibly useful also. The free static websites put them over the top!

Support is all in SF (I think), so if you're in the wrong timezone, it might take a while for them to get back to you. That said, the longest I've waited is 2 hours. Also the docs are excellent so if you pay attention, it's so easy to use the support won't be needed.

Going from development to production can be painful. Updating my apps is as simple as committing to GIT.

The most helpful thing that I found about render was it's "in few clicks deployment" and "easy to use interface". It saves a ton of time that get's wasted in services deployment. Also, Static site deployment is completely free, they don't even ask for a card for that.

I have yet not found any downside about the platform.

I had a backend service that I had to quickly deploy. It was a serious project and involved covid help resources for end users. I had no time to waste configuring systems for deployment.

It took me all of 20 minutes from setting up my Render account to launching my Django app that I already had in Github. I am also impressed by the great features that Render include building pull requests, logging, metrics, and other services like managed databases, static sites, and cron jobs.

Render doesn't have a permanent free tier for managed services like Heroku, but their free trial does not require you to give them payment information which is an excellent policy.

I can rapidly write my Django apps and not have to worry too much about fiddling with infrastructure or unpredictable cloud computing costs.

With Render, whatyou see is what you get. There are no hidden fees, no dark patterns like the big cloud providers to trick you into spending more.

I didn't find support for FastAPI, raised it to them and they were very fast in implementing it.

I am hosting my APIs on Render. It's much easier to get started than on GCP or AWS.

The new auto-scaling support is really great, and deployment/management of databases is ten times easier than Heroku. Another benefit of Render is how active their founder is on Twitter. It's kind of rare in my experience for someone to be so involved in the community, and seeing Anurag on almost every Render post that I've seen espousing the benefits of Render or addressing concerns gives me a lot of confidence in using the product to solve the needs of my business.

The company is still early on, so they aren't on the bleeding edge with Postgres upgrades, Redis support, etc. However, their roadmap looks really promising.

Deploying code to production is hard. I've tried bare metal, Heroku, Digital Ocean Apps Platform, AWS Lightsail, and others. Render makes management and billing easier than any of the rest. I love how active the company is on their roadmap in terms of communicating with stakeholders, which gives me way more confidence than I have at Heroku with Salesforce running the show and not very many updates.

Fast to create multiple environments, pull request previews, etc. all without managing devops.

The product is still new so it doesn't support everything, but the team is fast and adding new features to fill gaps.

Running multiple environments quickly.

instant access to github, and github branches, easy to setup ci/cd pipeline

not much, probably the one thing I wish was there was a UI to make building the render.yaml easily

I want to setup dbs, react, flask app easily. was also mindblown that I could setup the databse that easily and exactly the format that was needed

The Static site hosting and Ease of use just like plug and play ! Its like selecting your options and its deployed

Nothing as such Pricing is really good awaiting a longer trial period no dislikes at all

They are solving problems of scalablity and Management of Servers as its Managed by render now