Is Heroku Eco cheaper than Render?

Yes. On their starting paid plans, Heroku Eco is about 29% cheaper than Render — roughly $24 per seat per year.

Does Render have a free plan?

Render does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at From $7/mo per service.

Heroku Eco does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $5/mo Eco dynos; $7/mo Basic; $25 Standard-1X.

Pick Render if you're devs wanting a heroku-style platform. Pick Heroku Eco if you're legacy rails/node apps already on heroku.

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pricing checked June 2026

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$7/mo

Full-stack app hosting

Cheaper start

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$5/mo

Classic PaaS for Rails/Node/Python with add-on marketplace, owned by Salesforce.

Heroku Eco is 29% cheaper than Render on starting plans — roughly $2/mo · $24/yr per seat.

Formula: monthly = pricier − cheaper · percent = round((monthly / pricier) × 100) · annual = monthly × 12

Pick Heroku Eco if you're legacy rails/node apps already on heroku. Pick Render if you're devs wanting a heroku-style platform.

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