Hosting & Cloud Deals for Developers

300 free credits/month on Netlify — deploy unlimited previews, static sites, and serverless functions with no CC

Netlify's free tier includes 300 credits/month (~$2 value), unlimited deploy previews, custom domains with automated SSL, serverless Functions (125K requests/mo), edge functions, and form handling. No credit card required. Credits cover build minutes, function executions, and edge invocations.

100k requests free.

Edge compute free tier.

$1K-$100K AWS credits for startups — Founders tier is automatic, Portfolio tier requires VC backing

AWS Activate provides startups with $1,000-$100,000 in cloud credits, technical support, and training. Founders tier offers $1,000-$5,000 automatically. Portfolio tier (VC-backed) offers up to $100,000. Includes access to AWS services, support credits, and training resources.

$250K Cloudflare enterprise credits — Workers, AI, CDN, DDoS protection for startups

Cloudflare for Startups offers $250,000 in enterprise credits for qualifying startups. Access to Workers, Workers AI, CDN, DDoS protection, D1 database, R2 storage, and enterprise security features. Requires application and targets software companies with active websites.

$100K DigitalOcean credits — VMs, K8s, databases for startups under 6 years old

DigitalOcean Startups program offers up to $100,000 in credits over 12 months. Access to VMs, Kubernetes, databases, and serverless functions. Targets startups less than 6 years old with less than $10M revenue. Affiliation with accelerator/incubator/VC can improve approval chances.

$1K-$350K Google Cloud credits — AI-First tier offers $350K for AI-native startups

Google Cloud startup program grants $1,000 to $350,000 in credits over 2 years. Tiers: Start ($1K), Build ($25K), Scale ($100K), AI-First ($350K). Credits cover all GCP services including Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, and storage. AI-First tier requires accelerator alumni status.

$5K-$150K Azure credits — Founders Hub offers instant $5K, Investor Network up to $150K

Microsoft for Startups offers up to $150,000 in Azure credits. Founders Hub provides instant $5,000 tier accessible to all startups. Investor Network tier offers $100,000-$150,000 for investor-backed companies. Includes access to GitHub Enterprise, Visual Studio, Microsoft 365, and OpenAI API credits.

Generous free hobby plan.

Edge functions free tier.

Free hosting credit.

Deploy apps with $5 free credit.

$200 free AWS credits for everyone — works on Bedrock/Claude, no startup program needed

AWS gives $200 in free promotional credits to every new user. $100 automatically on signup + $100 for completing 5 onboarding tasks ($20 each). Credits valid for 12 months. Works across 200+ AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, and Bedrock (Claude models).

Free CDN + Workers + Pages + D1 + R2 — saves $200+/mo vs. AWS

Free CDN, DDoS protection, serverless Workers, Pages hosting, D1 database, and R2 storage.

$200 free credits — deploy VMs and K8s clusters to test before paying

Deploy VMs, databases, Kubernetes, and serverless functions. $200 credits for 60 days.

$2,500 startup credits — visual no-code web dev with CMS and hosting, use code DEVDEALS

Webflow offers $2,500 in startup credits through devdeals.org. Includes visual web development, CMS, hosting, and SEO tools. Code DEVDEALS unlocks the credits at signup. No-code visual web development platform with fully managed hosting.

Most convenient free static hosting — deploy from any GitHub repo, unlimited sites, free SSL, no CC

Free static site hosting directly from GitHub repositories. Unlimited sites (1 per account + unlimited project pages), free SSL via Cloudflare, custom domain support, 100GB/month bandwidth, 1GB storage per repo. Built-in Jekyll integration. No credit card required.

Up to $120K IBM Cloud credits — no VC needed for Builder tier, includes Watson AI and Kubernetes

IBM Cloud for Startups offers up to $120,000 in cloud credits for qualifying early-stage startups. Access to IBM Cloud services including compute, storage, AI/ML (Watson), Kubernetes, and databases. No VC backing required for Builder tier. Includes technical support and co-marketing opportunities.

Free 2-service + 1-DB tier with CI/CD, custom domains, GPU support from $0.80/hr — production PaaS with BYOC

Runtime platform for AI-native companies. Free Sandbox tier with 2 always-on services, 1 database, 2 cron jobs, CI/CD, free SSL, custom domains, and GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket integration. Pay-as-you-go from $0.0038/hour. GPU support from $0.80/hour. BYOC to AWS/GCP/Azure.

4 ARM cores + 24GB RAM free forever — unmatched value for a permanently free VPS from a major cloud provider

Oracle's Always Free tier includes 4 ARM Ampere A1 instances (up to 4 OCPU, 24GB RAM total), 2 AMD micro instances, 200GB block storage, 10GB object storage, and 10GB autonomous database. No time limit. Credit card required for signup.

$100 free credit — high-performance VMs at competitive pricing

Developer-friendly cloud hosting with high-performance compute instances, GPU, and global data centers.

Free Rust backend PaaS with annotation-driven infra — built-in Postgres/Redis/MongoDB, no YAML required

Backend PaaS for Rust. Free tier with instant deploys, built-in databases (Postgres, MongoDB, Redis), secrets, and zero-config infrastructure annotations. Annotation-driven infrastructure means no YAML or Terraform. Vercel for backends. Self-hostable to your own AWS.

$100 free credit — deploy bare metal or GPU instances to evaluate performance

Global cloud infrastructure with bare metal, GPU instances, object storage, and 33 data center regions.

$10/mo free credits — deploy globally with Docker at no cost

Deploy full-stack apps globally with Docker. $10/month free credits.

$10/mo free for 3 months — deploy Next.js apps with instant CI/CD

Deploy frontend apps with automatic CI/CD. Free Hobby plan for 3 months.

€10K-€100K OVHcloud credits — bare metal, VPS, and private cloud for European startups

OVHcloud Startup Program provides €10,000 to €100,000 in cloud credits for early-stage startups. Access to bare metal servers, VPS, hosted private cloud, and AI/ML infrastructure. 30+ data centers worldwide. Strong European data privacy compliance (GDPR).

Free self-hosted Heroku/Vercel alternative — deploy anything via git push on your own VPS

Open-source self-hostable Platform-as-a-Service. Deploy Docker containers, static sites, Node.js, Python, PHP, and more via git push. Built-in auto SSL, reverse proxy, database provisioning, and monitoring. Requires your own VPS (~$5-10/mo). AGPL licensed.

$5/mo free credits — instant full-stack deploys with databases included

Full-stack hosting with instant deploys, databases, and monitoring. $5 free credits monthly.

Free $5/mo tier — deploy web services and databases with zero config

Deploy web services, databases, and background workers for free.

8GB RAM VPS at $6.99/mo — best RAM-per-dollar in the VPS market, 4x competitors' specs at the same price

Budget cloud VPS known for offering far more resources per dollar than competitors. Basic VPS S: 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 200GB NVMe, 32TB traffic at $6.99/mo. 14-day money-back guarantee. 9 global data center regions. 99.996% uptime SLA.

$100 free cloud credits with no credit card — managed Kubernetes hosting for startups

Embercloud offers $100 in free cloud credits for startups with no credit card required. Managed Kubernetes hosting with automated scaling, built-in CI/CD, and global edge deployment. Simple pricing with no hidden costs.

Simplest static hosting — one CLI command deploys unlimited sites with custom domains, no CC needed

CLI-based static web publishing with unlimited projects, custom domains, and basic SSL. Single-command deployment (surge). Supports SPA pushState routing, custom 404s, CORS headers, and password protection. No credit card required.

EUR 20 cloud credit — high-performance VPS at 60% less than AWS

European cloud provider with affordable VPS, dedicated servers, and storage. €20 credit for new accounts.

Free serverless hosting with global edge deploys

Serverless hosting platform with global deployment, Docker containers, and free tier.

EUR 20 cloud credits — European cloud at a fraction of Big 3 prices

European cloud provider with VMs, Kubernetes, object storage, and serverless functions.

1 year Vercel Pro free — 1TB bandwidth, team features, advanced analytics for startups

Vercel offers 1 year of Pro plan free for qualifying startups through SaaSOffers. Pro plan ($20/user/month) includes team collaboration, 1TB bandwidth/month (vs 100GB free), advanced analytics, serverless functions with 60-second execution, Edge Functions, and preview deployments for every PR.

80% off hosting — shared plans start at $2/mo for developers on a budget

Budget-friendly hosting with shared, VPS, and cloud plans. Includes free SSL, domain, and 24/7 support.