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Managed PostgreSQL
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Deploy
#5 of 14- Platform
- Render
- Plan
- Hobby · Pro · Scale · Free instance · Starter · Standard
- Monthly Price USD
- $0 + compute · $25 + compute · $499 + compute · $0 · $7 · $25
- Free Tier / Trial
- Yes · No
- Sleeps / Scale-to-Zero
- Free web services spin down after 15 minutes idle; paid services do not · Paid services stay running · Sleeps after 15 minutes without inbound traffic · Always on while provisioned
- Deploy Types
- Static sites, web services, workers, cron, Docker, Postgres, Redis-compatible Key Value · Static sites, web services, workers, cron, Docker, Postgres, Key Value · Full-stack apps, services, workers, datastores, previews · Web services and static sites · Web services, private services, background workers
- Serverless / Edge Functions
- No edge-functions focus; managed services/workflows instead · Workflows beta; not primarily edge serverless · No
- Custom Domains / SSL
- Included, with domain count limits · Included, 15 domains then $0.25/domain/month · Included, 25 domains then $0.25/domain/month · Included
- Build Minutes / CI
- 500 build mins/month then $5 per 1K mins · 1K build mins/month then $5 per 1K mins; performance builds add-on · 5K build mins/month then $5 per 1K mins · Counts against workspace build pipeline minutes · Counts against workspace build minutes
- Bandwidth / Requests
- 5GB bandwidth/month on Hobby workspace · 25GB bandwidth/month included · 1TB bandwidth/month included · Counts against workspace bandwidth and instance hours · Counts against workspace bandwidth
- Database / Storage Included
- Free Postgres 30-day limit, free Key Value 25MB; paid datastores available · Paid Postgres/Key Value/storage available · Can connect to Render datastores; free DB limits separate · Persistent disks $0.25/GB-month; databases separate · Persistent disks/databases separate
- Team / Collaboration
- Solo workspace; limited governance · Team production workspace features · Advanced team governance and compliance · Workspace plan dependent
Databases
#10 of 27- Category
- PaaS Postgres
- Service
- Render
- Plan
- Free · Paid flexible
- Pricing Model
- Free temporary instance · Workspace + compute/storage
- Free Tier Durability
- Temporary free database · Paid plan
- Sleeps / Pauses?
- May restart · No
- Sleep / Pause Trigger
- No sleep, but expires 30 days after creation · Paid databases do not use the Free expiration model
- Included Limits
- 1 GB fixed storage; one Free Postgres per workspace · Storage and compute set independently; expandable storage
- Overages / Paid Usage
- Upgrade to paid instance during 14-day grace period after expiration · Expandable storage $0.30/GB; compute per selected plan
- Backups / Restore
- No backups on Free · PITR windows depend on workspace plan
- Regions / Cloud
- Render regions
- Best Use
- Demos and temporary prototypes · Apps already hosted on Render
- Production Fit
- Prototype only · Production starter