What it really costs to keep one website, API or bot online all month on Droxin, Heroku, Render, Railway, PythonAnywhere and Hostinger — RAM, database, sleeping apps and what you pay on renewal. Competitor prices are taken from each provider's own pricing page on 1 November 2026.
| Provider | Cheapest always-on | Around 2 GB RAM | Database | App sleeps? | Billing & renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droxin | $2.50/mo (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB NVMe) | $8.50/mo — 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB NVMe | MySQL / PostgreSQL included | Never | Monthly, no contract; renews at the price you ordered; 20% off yearly |
| Heroku | $7/mo Basic (0.5 GB RAM) | $50/mo Standard-2X has 1 GB RAM | Postgres from $5/mo (1 GB) | Eco ($5) sleeps after 30 min idle | Monthly, per dyno |
| Render | $7/mo Starter (0.5 CPU, 512 MB RAM) | $25/mo (1 CPU, 2 GB RAM) | Postgres from $6/mo (256 MB RAM) | Free tier has limitations | Monthly + compute; disks $0.25/GB |
| Railway | $5/mo minimum (includes $5 usage) | Usage: about $10 per GB RAM and $20 per vCPU per month | Billed as usage | Not stated on pricing page | Pay for what runs, by the second |
| PythonAnywhere | $10/mo Developer (one web app, 5 GB disk) | Custom plans $10–$500/mo | Not stated on pricing page | Free Beginner plan available | Monthly, cancel any time |
| Hostinger (web apps) | $3.49/mo when paying 48 months upfront ($167.52) | Cloud Startup $7.99/mo for 48 months | Not stated on pricing page | Not stated on pricing page | Renews at $16.99/mo (Cloud: $25.99/mo); 30-day money-back |
Prices in USD, before tax, for one app. Heroku, Render and Railway also charge for extra services, bandwidth or build minutes as listed on their pages. Prices change — check the provider's page before you decide.
On Droxin a small app runs from $2.50 a month, always on, with a database included and no usage fees. On Heroku the cheapest always-on dyno is $7/month (0.5 GB RAM) plus a database; Render starts at $7/month for 512 MB RAM; Railway bills usage with a $5 monthly minimum.
At Droxin, $8.50/mo — 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, database included. On Render a 1 CPU / 2 GB instance is $25/month before the database; on Heroku 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) is $50/month. Prices as listed on each provider's pricing page on 1 November 2026.
Not at Droxin: a renewal costs exactly what you ordered, paid monthly or yearly, with no multi-year prepayment. Many shared hosts show an intro price that needs years paid upfront — Hostinger's $3.49/month web-app plan is paid for 48 months and renews at $16.99/month.
When you need Docker containers, autoscaling across many instances, preview environments for every pull request, or many services talking over a private network. For a single website, API, bot or SaaS backend, a fixed-price cPanel plan is usually simpler and cheaper.
Apps run under cPanel (Phusion Passenger) with the CPU and RAM you choose as account limits on a managed server — not in Docker. You deploy with Git, SSH or the file manager, and long-running background workers depend on the plan. If you are not sure your app fits, ask before ordering.