Typeform vs Render
Conversational forms that feel human — dominant brand in online forms
vs. Unified cloud for apps, databases, and static sites
Pricing tiers
Typeform
Free
$0. Unlimited forms, only 10 responses/mo, Typeform branding, 3 questions/form max on some plans.
Free
Basic
$25/mo. 100 responses/mo. Remove branding. Unlimited questions.
$25/mo
Plus
$50/mo. 1,000 responses/mo. Custom domain, hidden fields, logic jumps.
$50/mo
Business
$83/mo. 10,000 responses/mo. Priority support, advanced analytics.
$83/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, dedicated success manager, HIPAA, large response volumes.
Custom
Render
Postgres — Free
30-day limit. 256 MB RAM, 0.1 CPU, 1 GB storage. Rotates.
Free
Hobby (Free)
Free workspace. 1 project, 2 envs, 100 GB bandwidth. Includes free Web Services + static sites + dev DB.
Free
Key Value (Redis) — Free
25 MB. Ephemeral.
Free
Web Service — Free
Free (spins down with idle). 512 MB RAM, 0.1 CPU.
Free
Postgres — Basic
256 MB RAM, 0.1 CPU. Always-on.
$6/mo
Web Service — Starter
Always-on. 512 MB RAM, 0.5 CPU.
$7/mo
Key Value — Starter
256 MB RAM.
$10/mo
Professional
$19/user/month. Unlimited projects, 500 GB bandwidth, up to 10 team members.
$19/mo
Web Service — Standard
Always-on. 2 GB RAM, 1 CPU.
$25/mo
Organization
$29/user/month. Unlimited members, 1 TB bandwidth, compliance certs.
$29/mo
Postgres — Pro
4 GB RAM, 1 CPU.
$55/mo
Web Service — Pro
Always-on. 4 GB RAM, 2 CPU.
$85/mo
Web Service — Pro Plus
Always-on. 8 GB RAM, 4 CPU.
$175/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Centralized team management, dedicated support.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Typeform vs hobby on Render.
| Metric | Typeform | Render |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Typeform · 14 features
- 30+ Question Types — Video, rating, payment, choice, etc.
- Analytics — Completion rate, drop-off, by device.
- Calculations — Score + formula fields.
- Conversational Flow — One question at a time.
- Custom Domain — forms.yourbrand.com.
- Embed Options — Inline, popup, side tab, popover, slider.
- Hidden Fields — Inject params from URL/app.
- Logic Jumps — Branching logic (Plus+).
- OAuth (Typeform Connect) — Build apps that access user forms.
- Payments (Stripe) — Paid orders/donations.
- REST API — Manage forms + fetch responses.
- Template Library — 3,000+ templates.
- VideoAsk (separate product) — Async video Q&A.
- Webhooks — Real-time submission events.
Render · 13 features
- Autoscaling — Metric-based autoscale of instances.
- Background Workers — Process queue workers. No HTTP entrypoint.
- Blueprints (render.yaml) — Infrastructure-as-code config for all services.
- Cron Jobs — Scheduled Docker jobs.
- Custom Domains — Free SSL, automatic cert renewal.
- DDoS Protection — Built-in.
- Persistent Disks — Attach persistent SSD to services.
- Preview Environments — Per-PR preview envs with their own DB and services.
- Private Services — Internal services not exposed to the public internet.
- Render Key Value (Redis) — Managed Redis-compatible key-value store.
- Render Postgres — Managed PostgreSQL with automated backups.
- Static Sites — Git-backed static hosting with global CDN, free SSL.
- Web Services — Long-running HTTP services with auto-scale + health checks.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Typeform | Render |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | — | Render CLI |
| SDK | @typeform/embed | — |
| REST | Responses API, Typeform Data API | Render REST API |
| MCP | — | Render MCP |
| OTHER | Typeform Builder, Typeform Connect, Typeform Webhooks | — |
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