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Render vs Railway free tier

Side-by-side free-plan limits, copied from each official pricing page. No opinions, just the numbers and the catches.

Render

sleeps when idlefree DB expires

25 up to services
5 GB bandwidth/mo
750 free instance hours/mo / workspace
free web service 512 MB RAM, spins down after 15 min idle (about 1 min to wake)
free Postgres expires 30 days after creation

Checked 2026-10-16Official page ↗

Railway

trial credit

1 vCPU up to / 0.5 GB RAM / service
0.5 GB volume storage
30-day trial with $5 credits, then $1/month

Checked 2026-10-16Official page ↗

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Catches that differ

Render: free DB expires; Railway: not stated
Render: sleeps when idle; Railway: not stated
Railway: trial credit; Render: not stated

Limits change. Each column links to its source; see the changelog for recorded changes.