Checked on 31 October 2026
Render alternative: Enzonic Deploy compared
Render hosts web services, workers and databases with a free tier for experiments. Its free Postgres expires after 30 days; Enzonic's free databases do not expire, and the same plan covers apps, databases and CI.
Render and Enzonic Deploy side by side
Entry plans and the limits people ask about most. Prices in US dollars, before tax.
| Render | Enzonic Deploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free web service | Spins down after 15 minutes without traffic, about a minute to wake; 750 free instance hours a month | Free server sleeps after 15 minutes idle and wakes on the next request |
| Free Postgres | 1 GB, expires 30 days after creation, no backups | 3 GB each, 10 GB total; no 30-day expiry; daily backups |
| Cheapest paid web service | $7 a month (512 MB) plus a workspace plan | Starter, $5 a month, apps and databases always on |
| Workspace fee | Hobby $0, Pro $25 a month, Scale $499 a month, plus compute | None: the plan price is the whole price |
| Build minutes on the free tier | 500 a month | 3,000/mo, 1 concurrent |
Which one fits
Choose Render if you need
- Background workers, cron jobs and private networking as named service types.
- Docker deploys and persistent disks.
- Several regions to choose from.
What is different on Enzonic
- Free databases with no 30-day expiry, and daily backups.
- One flat price: no separate workspace fee and compute bill.
- Previews, rollbacks and a Git workflow on the free plan.
Moving from Render
- 1Connect the repository; Deploy detects the framework and start command.
- 2Dump your Render Postgres with pg_dump and restore it into an Enzonic database.
- 3Copy environment variables and point your domain.
Sources
- Render pricingread on 31 October 2026
- Render free instancesread on 31 October 2026
Render is a trademark of its owner. Enzonic is not affiliated with Render. Prices and limits change; check the sources above for the current figures. Enzonic figures come from the live plan data.
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