# Render, what it is and how websites use it.

Modern cloud platform for hosting websites, APIs, and databases. Render offers automatic Git-based deployment, managed databases, and native Docker support. An alternative to Heroku focused on simplicity.

- **Status:** Modern. Rapidly growing platform popular among developers. Offers a free tier and transparent pricing with no hidden fees.
- **Category:** [Servers & Hosting](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server)
- **First release:** 2018
- **License:** Proprietary
- **Official website:** https://render.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.render.com
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/render

## Render on audited websites

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Render so far. Tech Stack looks for it in every audit, so it shows up here as soon as a website with it is audited.

### Most used in Servers & Hosting

1. [Cloudflare](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/cloudflare): 22% (3,772)
2. [Vercel](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/vercel): 22% (3,635)
3. [Google CDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/google-cdn): 16% (2,700)
4. [nginx](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/nginx): 14% (2,284)
5. [OpenResty](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/openresty): 10% (1,707)
6. [Apache HTTP Server](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/apache-http-server): 9.3% (1,574)
7. [jsDelivr](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/jsdelivr): 7.2% (1,221)
8. [cdnjs](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/cdnjs): 6.0% (1,019)
9. [Netlify](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/netlify): 5.8% (971)
10. [AWS CloudFront](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/aws-cloudfront): 5.1% (859)

## Other technologies in Servers & Hosting

- [unpkg](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/unpkg): 2.8% of websites
- [Fastly](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/fastly): 1.6% of websites
- [BunnyCDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/bunnycdn): 1.2% of websites
- [Microsoft IIS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/microsoft-iis): 1.0% of websites
- [LiteSpeed](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/litespeed): <1% of websites
- [Caddy](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/caddy): <1% of websites
- [Amazon S3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/amazon-s3): <1% of websites
- [Google Cloud](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/google-cloud): <1% of websites
- [Varnish](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/varnish): <1% of websites
- [Azure](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/azure): <1% of websites
- [Hostinger CDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/hostinger-cdn): <1% of websites
- [GitHub Pages](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/github-pages): <1% of websites

[All 35 in Servers & Hosting](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server)

## Questions about Render

### What is Render?

Modern cloud platform for hosting websites, APIs, and databases. Render offers automatic Git-based deployment, managed databases, and native Docker support. An alternative to Heroku focused on simplicity. The be1st catalog lists Render under Servers & Hosting. License of Render: Proprietary.

### How many websites use Render?

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Render yet, as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Render first released?

Render was first released in 2018.

### Is Render still a modern choice?

Yes. Render counts as a modern technology. Rapidly growing platform popular among developers. Offers a free tier and transparent pricing with no hidden fees.

### What are the alternatives to Render?

Technologies that do the same job as Render include Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, and Heroku.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.