Render Alternative: Unlimited Apps for a Fixed Price (Miget)
TL;DR: If you run more than one app, Render's per-app pricing gets expensive fast.
Miget lets you deploy unlimited apps inside a guaranteed CPU/RAM plan - one fixed price.
Why Miget Is a Better Render Alternative
Render is modern and developer-friendly, agreed.
But the moment you add workers, crons, queues, and microservices, you're paying per app / per service / per worker.
Miget flips the model. You choose a guaranteed resource bundle (CPU + RAM). Inside that bundle you can run unlimited apps. Same workload, one predictable price.
| Feature | Render | Miget |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per app/service | Pay for a CPU/RAM plan |
| Number of apps | Each app costs extra | Unlimited inside your plan |
| Compute | Shared / Dedicated | Hobby (shared) & Pro (dedicated) |
| Predictability | Multiple moving parts | Fixed monthly plan |
Example: The "Tiny Stack" That Gets Pricey on Render
Render style: Web $7 + Worker $7 + Cron $7 + Background $7 → $28–$35+/mo
Miget style: Hobby 2 vCPU / 2 GiB for $19/mo - fit all those services inside one plan.
Same apps. One flat price.
Hobby vs Pro Plans
- Hobby (shared vCPU) - best price/perf for side projects, MVPs, staging, bots, crons.
- Pro (dedicated vCPU) - consistent performance for production APIs, SaaS customers, heavy workers.
No surprise bills. No "another +$7" every time you add a tiny service.
Team Workspaces without Per-User Billing
Another huge difference vs Render (and almost every other PaaS):
Miget does NOT charge per user.
Your first 5 team members are free inside the same Team Workspace.
Add more? It's a flat $5 per additional member / month - simple, transparent, predictable.
This matters A LOT for indie dev teams and small SaaS companies.
On most platforms, if your team grows from 3 → 7 → 10, your hosting bill multiplies even if your infra doesn't.
On Miget - team scale ≠ pricing scale.
Your cost structure is tied to your compute plan, not how many humans collaborate on it.
Perfect for Indie Hackers, Solo Devs & SMB Teams
You probably run more than one thing: web, worker, queue, scheduler, previews, build jobs…
On Render, each is another SKU; on Miget, they're just processes inside your plan.
Build more without paying more.
Migrate From Render in Minutes
Switching from Render to Miget is straightforward because we speak the same language: Docker.
What you get out of the box:
- Docker-based deploys - Push your existing Dockerfile, no rewrites needed
- Multiple services per plan - Run web, workers, crons, all under one resource plan
- Private registries - Connect your Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or private registries
- Custom domains & automatic TLS - Keep your domains, get free SSL certificates
- No lock-in, no proprietary runtime - Your app runs in standard Kubernetes containers
The migration process:
- Create a Miget account and set up a Team Workspace
- Connect your Docker registry (or push your Dockerfile directly)
- Set environment variables (copy from Render)
- Deploy your services
- Point your domain to Miget
That's it. Your apps are live, and you're already saving money with unlimited services under one plan.
Final Thought
Render is great - if you run a single service.
If you're shipping many things, Miget is the Render alternative that finally makes sense:
Unlimited apps. Guaranteed resources. Fixed price.
Oh - and your team won't get punished for growing.
First 5 teammates are free in Miget Team Workspaces.