Render for Startups
Render is a unified cloud platform for deploying apps, databases, and background workers. Offers web services, static sites, cron jobs, private networks, and managed PostgreSQL — a modern Heroku alternative with zero devops and automatic deploys from Git.
Render Startup Program Benefits and Offers
Available offer
Free Cloud Hosting with Render for Startups (Build)
Render's Build tier gives partner-affiliated startups $5,000 in cloud hosting credits — covering web services, databases, background workers, cron jobs, and persistent processes. A great Heroku alternative with stateful-by-default architecture.
Eligibility
- Affiliated with a registered accelerator or VC
- new Render customer
Available offer
Free Cloud Hosting with Render for Startups (Scale)
Render's Scale tier gives startups with under $1M raised and top-tier VC backing $10,000 in cloud hosting credits valid for 12 months.
Eligibility
- Under $1M raised
- affiliated with a top-tier VC partner
- new Render customer
Available offer
Free Cloud Hosting with Render for Startups (Scale Funded)
Render's Scale tier gives funded startups with over $1M raised and top-tier VC backing $25,000 in cloud hosting credits valid for 12 months.
Eligibility
- $1M+ raised
- affiliated with a top-tier VC partner
- new Render customer
Available offer
Free Cloud Hosting with Render for Startups (Scale AI)
Render's Scale AI tier gives AI and compute-intensive startups with over $2.5M raised up to $100,000 in cloud hosting credits — one of the highest non-hyperscaler credit amounts available to early-stage AI companies.
Eligibility
- $2.5M+ raised
- AI or compute-intensive startup
- affiliated with a top-tier VC partner
- new Render customer
Available offer
Free Cloud Hosting with Render for Startups (Base)
Render for Startups gives qualifying early-stage companies credits and access to the Render cloud platform — the modern hosting alternative to Heroku for web services, databases, and background workers.
Eligibility
- Available to qualifying early-stage startups
