Render Sandboxes now run indefinitely, Postgres adds connection pooling
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of Render's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Render Sandboxes (Beta) session limit lifted: 'Sandboxes can run up to 30 days on Pro and above' is now 'Can run indefinitely'; Hobby maximum session length 24 hours now No limit (Pro/Scale/Enterprise already No limit); Render Postgres feature list: Connection pooling added; 1 GB SSD storage included removed; Logical backup reworded to Logical exports for paid instances. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, limit increase) with an upward direction. The current page lists Pro at $25, Scale at $499, Postgres - 64c-256g at $3,000, Postgres - 64c-512g at $6,000 and Postgres - 128c-1024g at $11,000.
It lands 7 days after Render's previous change, "Render launches Sandboxes beta: $0.12/CPU-hour microVMs for agent workloads" (Nov 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Render: Workflows comparison rows changed from concurrent task runs (20/50/100, then $10/mo per 50) to parallel task…" (Oct 26, 2026), "Render Key Value cuts compute prices up to 45% and adds 50 GB tier; Workflows max compute halved" (Oct 5, 2026) and "Render: Workflows compute doubles to 8 CPU / 32 GB RAM" (Sep 28, 2026). Render has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Google Cloud, Aws, Digitalocean and Railway also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureRemoved
Before1 GB SSD storage included
AfterNo GB SSD storage included
- Pro, Hobby, Scale · LimitReworded
BeforeSandboxes can run up to 30 days on Pro and above
AfterCan run indefinitely
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | 1 GB SSD storage included | No GB SSD storage included | Removed |
| Pro, Hobby, Scale | Limit | Sandboxes can run up to 30 days on Pro and above | Can run indefinitely | Reworded |
Values as written on Render's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Render's pricing page (render.com) from Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the GB SSD storage included no longer appears.
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Render, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026packagingRender Sandboxes now run indefinitely, Postgres adds connection pooling · this change
- Nov 2, 2026improvedRender launches Sandboxes beta: $0.12/CPU-hour microVMs for agent workloads
- Oct 26, 2026packagingRender: Workflows comparison rows changed from concurrent task runs (20/50/100, then $10/mo per 50) to parallel task…
- Oct 5, 2026decreaseRender Key Value cuts compute prices up to 45% and adds 50 GB tier; Workflows max compute halved
- Sep 28, 2026packagingRender: Workflows compute doubles to 8 CPU / 32 GB RAM
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- Google CloudNov 9Google Cloud Datastudio overhauls token allocation to per-user tiers, caps free…
- AwsNov 9Aws Mwaa adds per-second billing for Customer Managed Tasks in Serverless
- DigitaloceanSep 28Digitalocean launches AI Harness Runtime and Action Gateway pricing tiers
- RailwaySep 21Railway launches usage-billed Sandboxes & VMs for AI agents and builds
Questions about this change
Did Render raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, limit increase.
What changed on Render's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Feature: 1 GB SSD storage included → No GB SSD storage included, removed; Pro, Hobby, Scale limit: Sandboxes can run up to 30 days on Pro and above → Can run indefinitely, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Render change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Render in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Render launches Sandboxes beta: $0.12/CPU-hour microVMs for agent workloads" on Nov 2, 2026; Render has been tracked since 2024-10-01.