Free cloud platforms
AWS Always Free
More than 30 AWS services carry a monthly free allowance on both the Free and Paid plans.
AWS Free Tier (Free plan)
$100 in credits at sign-up and up to $100 more for trying key services, on a Free plan that closes after 6 months.
Google Cloud Free Tier
Monthly always-free usage across 20+ products, including BigQuery, Cloud Run, Compute Engine and Cloud Storage.
Google Cloud Free Trial
New customers get $300 in Welcome credit for 90 days, on top of the always-free tier.
IBM Cloud credit
USD 200 of credit on any IBM Cloud product for the first 30 days.
IBM Cloud Lite plans
Lite plans on 40+ products, including Watson APIs, that never expire and are never charged.
Azure free account
$200 to spend in 30 days, 12 months of 20+ popular services, and 65+ always-free services.
Oracle Cloud Always Free
Always Free services with no time limit, including Arm-based Ampere A1 compute and Autonomous Database.
Oracle Cloud Free Trial
US$300 of credit for 30 days on all eligible OCI services, alongside the Always Free services.
| Vendor | Offer | What it is | Type | Card needed | Sign up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Always Free More than 30 AWS services carry a monthly free allowance on both the Free and Paid plans. Forever freeCard not stated | More than 30 AWS services carry a monthly free allowance on both the Free and Paid plans. | Forever free | Not stated | Sign up | |
| AWS Free Tier (Free plan) $100 in credits at sign-up and up to $100 more for trying key services, on a Free plan that closes after 6 months. CreditsCard not stated | $100 in credits at sign-up and up to $100 more for trying key services, on a Free plan that closes after 6 months. | Credits | Not stated | Sign up | |
| Google Cloud Free Tier Monthly always-free usage across 20+ products, including BigQuery, Cloud Run, Compute Engine and Cloud Storage. Forever freeCard needed | Monthly always-free usage across 20+ products, including BigQuery, Cloud Run, Compute Engine and Cloud Storage. | Forever free | Yes | Sign up | |
| Google Cloud Free Trial New customers get $300 in Welcome credit for 90 days, on top of the always-free tier. CreditsCard needed | New customers get $300 in Welcome credit for 90 days, on top of the always-free tier. | Credits | Yes | Sign up | |
| IBM Cloud credit USD 200 of credit on any IBM Cloud product for the first 30 days. CreditsCard not stated | USD 200 of credit on any IBM Cloud product for the first 30 days. | Credits | Not stated | Sign up | |
| IBM Cloud Lite plans Lite plans on 40+ products, including Watson APIs, that never expire and are never charged. Forever freeCard not stated | Lite plans on 40+ products, including Watson APIs, that never expire and are never charged. | Forever free | Not stated | Sign up | |
| Azure free account $200 to spend in 30 days, 12 months of 20+ popular services, and 65+ always-free services. CreditsCard needed | $200 to spend in 30 days, 12 months of 20+ popular services, and 65+ always-free services. | Credits | Yes | Sign up | |
| Oracle Cloud Always Free Always Free services with no time limit, including Arm-based Ampere A1 compute and Autonomous Database. Forever freeCard needed | Always Free services with no time limit, including Arm-based Ampere A1 compute and Autonomous Database. | Forever free | Yes | Sign up | |
| Oracle Cloud Free Trial US$300 of credit for 30 days on all eligible OCI services, alongside the Always Free services. CreditsCard needed | US$300 of credit for 30 days on all eligible OCI services, alongside the Always Free services. | Credits | Yes | Sign up |