Hosting Ghost on Render
Pricing data as of 2026-10-12 · refreshed weekly
Render is a paas platform. Ghost needs roughly 1024MB RAM for a production server process, so the cheapest plan that actually fits depends on your traffic. Below is the cheapest Render plan that fits each traffic level, computed from current list prices.
Note: the 1024MB figure is for serving the built app. Production builds (next build and friends) are heavier and belong in CI or on your laptop — run them on the same small instance and you'll hit out-of-memory errors that say nothing about its serving capacity.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $25.45 | Free Hobby workspace incl. 5GB bandwidth, then $0.15/GB (in our totals); Pro workspace ($25/mo) incl. 25GB |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $35.35 | Free Hobby workspace incl. 5GB bandwidth, then $0.15/GB (in our totals); Pro workspace ($25/mo) incl. 25GB |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $141.55 | Free Hobby workspace incl. 5GB bandwidth, then $0.15/GB (in our totals); Pro workspace ($25/mo) incl. 25GB |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $244 | Free Hobby workspace incl. 5GB bandwidth, then $0.15/GB (in our totals); Pro workspace ($25/mo) incl. 25GB |
FAQ
How much does it cost to host Ghost on Render?
Hobby / side project: $25.45/month (2 GB / 1 CPU); Startup / small business: $35.35/month (2 GB / 1 CPU); E-commerce: $141.55/month (2 GB / 1 CPU); High traffic: $244/month (2 GB / 1 CPU).
Is Render a cheap place to host Ghost?
At startup traffic Render ranks 17 of 18 providers that fit; the cheapest is OVHcloud VPS ($4.54/month, VPS-1). Cheaper usually means more setup and maintenance on your side.
How current are these prices?
They are official list prices as of 2026-10-12, re-checked against each provider's pricing page on a weekly cycle. Intro promos and coupons are not used in totals; taxes are not included unless a plan note says so.