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A Render alternative where free apps don't sleep

On ProductEcho's Free plan, your app keeps running when nobody is using it and your PostgreSQL database has no expiry date. Your coding agent deploys both. Here is how it compares with Render.

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How ProductEcho compares with Render

Both run web apps, PostgreSQL databases and static sites. The differences show up on the free plan, in the first paid sizes and in PHP support.

	ProductEcho	Render
Free web app	Keeps running	Sleeps after 15 minutes without traffic
Free PostgreSQL	1 GB, no expiry date	1 GB, expires after 30 days
App sizes	1 GB for about $15.78 a month on Pro	$7 for 512 MB, then $25 for 2 GB
PHP	Built from source	Runs from a Dockerfile
WordPress	WordPress server with its database, on Pro	Needs your own MySQL server
Free static sites	1M requests a month, 10 custom domains	5 GB of bandwidth a month, 2 custom domains
Paid plan	Pro $10 a month, $7 of usage included	Pro $25 a month, plus compute

Free web app: a Render free web service sleeps after 15 minutes without traffic, and the next visitor waits about a minute while it starts (Render free tier docs). A ProductEcho Free-plan app keeps running, so the first visitor of the day doesn't wait.
Free PostgreSQL: Render's free database expires after 30 days, and Render deletes it 14 days later unless you upgrade, from $6 a month. ProductEcho's free database stays until you delete it.
App sizes: Render's next size above 512 MB is 2 GB at $25 a month (Render pricing). ProductEcho has a 1 GB size in between.
PHP and WordPress: Render builds Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust and Elixir natively, and runs other languages from a Dockerfile (Render language support). ProductEcho builds PHP from source, and Pro workspaces run WordPress servers with the database included.
Static sites: Render's free static sites share the workspace's 5 GB of bandwidth (Render static sites). ProductEcho's Free plan includes 1 million requests a month for sites built with Vite, React, Vue, Svelte or Angular.

Render facts from Render's own pages, checked on 14 November 2026.

When to stay on Render

If you're on a paid Render plan and none of the differences above matter to you, stay where you are. ProductEcho fits best when you want a free app that keeps running and a database that doesn't expire, a 1 GB size, or PHP without a Dockerfile.

Move from Render in three steps

Connect your coding agent to ProductEcho. Claude Code, Cursor and Codex all work.
Copy your Render environment variables into a .env file, leaving out DATABASE_URL, then give your agent the prompt below from the project folder. ProductEcho sets a new DATABASE_URL when it creates the database, builds the code and returns an HTTPS address. The code doesn't need to be on GitHub.
Copy your data across with pg_dump and pg_restore, version 17 or newer.

Prompt

Deploy this project to ProductEcho with the environment variables in .env, and create a PostgreSQL database for it.

For step 3, copy the External Database URL from Render's dashboard and the new URL from your ProductEcho PostgreSQL database:

bash

pg_dump --format=custom --no-owner --no-acl "$RENDER_DATABASE_URL" -f app.dump
pg_restore --no-owner --no-acl --dbname "$PRODUCTECHO_DATABASE_URL" app.dump

Pricing

Free

$0a month, with no time limit

10 apps or static sites
One 1 GB PostgreSQL database with no expiry date
Unlimited build time
No credit card required

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Pro

$10a month, or $8 a month billed yearly

$7 of usage included every month
25 apps or static sites
5 databases
Priority email support

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Full details on the pricing page.

Questions

Does ProductEcho have a free plan like Render's?

Yes. The Free plan is $0 with no time limit and needs no credit card. It includes 10 apps or static sites and one 1 GB PostgreSQL database. Apps keep running when idle, and the database has no expiry date.

Is ProductEcho cheaper than Render?

Both have a $0 plan. On Render's, the app sleeps after 15 minutes without traffic and the database expires after 30 days. On ProductEcho's, the app keeps running and the database has no expiry date. For an app that needs about 1 GB, Render's next size above 512 MB costs $25 a month, and ProductEcho's 1 GB size costs about $15.78 a month on Pro.

How do I move my Render PostgreSQL database?

Run pg_dump against Render's External Database URL, then pg_restore into your ProductEcho database. Use version 17 or newer of both tools.

Can I host PHP or WordPress on ProductEcho?

Yes. PHP apps build from source without a Dockerfile. WordPress runs on the Pro plan with its database included.

How we checked

Every Render price and limit on this page comes from Render's own documentation and pricing pages, checked on 14 November 2026. Plans change, so confirm anything that matters before you decide. If something here is out of date, email admin@productecho.com and we will correct it.

Move your Render app to ProductEcho

Free plan with a PostgreSQL database. No credit card required.

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