Hosting Ruby on Rails on Render
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Render is a paas platform. Ruby on Rails needs roughly 1536MB 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.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | Standard | $25 | 1 CPU; bandwidth from workspace plan |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | Standard | $25 | 1 CPU; bandwidth from workspace plan |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | Standard | $25+ | Largest plan may not be enough. 1 CPU; bandwidth from workspace plan |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | Standard | $25+ | Largest plan may not be enough. 1 CPU; bandwidth from workspace plan |