I hear you. As I'm sure you saw, the per-person fee is only for active team accounts; individuals/hobbyists still only pay for compute, and inactive teams don't pay anything.

The team charge assigns a nominal value to the productivity boost Render gives to teams, without increasing compute prices (which stayed the same even with the change). Existing single-seat teams also got a 6-month grace period for team fees.

While our change means we're not the cheapest option on the market, we believe the DX and features we have (and will continue to add) makes Render an incredibly good deal, both now and over the long term.