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A curated list of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS offerings with generous free tiers — helping developers build, deploy, and scale without breaking the bank.

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Free Developer Resources

60+ categories of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS offerings with generous free tiers — all in one place.

Cloud Platforms 7 providers

GCP

Google Cloud Platform

App Engine (28 frontend hrs/day), Compute Engine (e2-micro), Cloud Storage (5GB), Cloud Functions (2M invocations/mo), BigQuery (1TB queries/mo), Cloud Run (2M requests/mo).

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AWS

Amazon Web Services

EC2 t2.micro (750 hrs/mo), S3 (5GB), Lambda (1M requests/mo), DynamoDB (25GB), RDS (750 hrs/mo), CloudFront (1TB egress/mo), SES (3k emails/mo).

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AZR

Microsoft Azure

B1S Linux VM (12mo), App Service (10 apps, 60 CPU min/day), Functions (1M requests/mo), Cosmos DB (25GB, 1000 RUs), Static Web Apps, DevOps (5 users).

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OCI

Oracle Cloud

2 AMD VMs (1/8 OCPU, 1GB each), 4 Ampere A1 cores (24GB), 200GB block volume, 10GB object storage, 10TB egress/mo.

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Cloudflare

Free CDN, DDoS, SSL, DNS (unlimited domains), Workers (100k req/day), R2 (10GB), D1 (5M rows/day), Pages, Queues (1M ops/mo), 1TB TURN traffic/mo.

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Source Code Repos 7+ repos

GitHub

Unlimited public & private repos with unlimited collaborators. Includes CI/CD (Actions), static hosting (Pages), container registry, project management, and AI Copilot.

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GitLab

Unlimited public & private repos with up to 5 collaborators. CI/CD pipelines, static hosting, container registry, project management, and issue tracking.

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Bitbucket

Unlimited public & private Git repos for up to 5 users. Includes Pipelines for CI/CD with built-in deployment.

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Codeberg

Unlimited public & private repos for open-source projects. Powered by Forgejo. Includes static page hosting, CI/CD, and project management.

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Web Hosting 10+ hosts

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Vercel

Free hosting for frontend apps and serverless functions. 100GB bandwidth, 6000 build minutes/month, automatic SSL, global CDN, and preview deployments.

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Netlify

Free static hosting with 100GB bandwidth/mo, 300 build minutes/mo, automatic SSL, global CDN, serverless functions, forms, and identity service.

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GitHub Pages

Free static site hosting directly from GitHub repos. Unlimited bandwidth, 1GB storage, automatic SSL with custom domain support.

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Cloudflare Pages

Free hosting with unlimited bandwidth, 500 builds/mo, 100 custom domains, integrated SSL, and full-stack via Workers integration.

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Render

Free static sites, web services, background workers, PostgreSQL (1GB) and Redis. Automatic SSL, global CDN, and DDoS protection.

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Fly.io

Run full-stack apps close to users. Free tier includes 3 shared VMs, 3GB persistent storage, 160GB outbound data/mo.

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CI & CD 8+ tools

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GitHub Actions

Free CI/CD with 2000 minutes/mo for private repos, unlimited for public repos. Linux, macOS, Windows runners. 500MB artifact storage.

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GitLab CI

Free CI/CD with 400 compute minutes/mo. Auto DevOps, container scanning, and multi-platform builds. Unlimited pipelines for public projects.

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CircleCI

Free plan with 6000 build minutes/year (1 container at a time). Supports Linux, macOS, Android, and Windows builds.

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Travis CI

Free CI for public repositories. 10000 credits/month for private repos. Supports multiple languages and deployment targets.

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Databases 10+ databases

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Supabase

Free PostgreSQL (500MB), realtime subscriptions, auth with 50k users, storage (1GB), and Edge Functions. Open-source Firebase alternative.

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MongoDB Atlas

Free M0 cluster with 512MB storage. Shared RAM and vCPU. Includes monitoring, automated backups, and end-to-end encryption.

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Neon

Free serverless PostgreSQL with 500MB storage, 100hrs compute time/mo, branching, point-in-time restore, and connection pooling.

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PlanetScale

Free MySQL-compatible serverless database with 1GB storage, 10M row reads/mo, 1M row writes/mo, branching and deploy requests.

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Redis / Upstash

Free Redis with 10MB storage (Upstash) or 30MB (Redis Cloud). Serverless, REST API support, durable storage, and global replication.

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Monitoring 10+ services

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Sentry

Free error tracking and performance monitoring. 5k events/mo, 1 user. Supports 100+ languages and frameworks.

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New Relic

Free tier includes 100GB/mo data ingest, 1 full-access user, APM for 1 host, infrastructure monitoring, and 3 synthetic monitors.

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Grafana / Prometheus

Free hosted Grafana (Grafana Cloud) with 10k metrics, 50GB logs, 50GB traces, 3 dashboard editors. Open-source dashboards and alerting.

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UptimeRobot

Free website monitoring with 50 monitors at 5-min intervals. HTTP, ping, port, and keyword checks with email/SMS alerts.

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Analytics 8+ tools

Google Analytics

Free web analytics with 10M hits/mo. Real-time reporting, audience insights, conversion tracking, and Google Ads integration.

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PostHog

Free product analytics platform (1M events/mo). Includes session recording, feature flags, A/B testing, and heatmaps. Self-hostable.

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Plausible

Privacy-first analytics with no cookies. Free tier for 1 site with 10k monthly pageviews. Lightweight script, GDPR-compliant.

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Umami

Open-source, privacy-focused analytics. Free hosted version with unlimited websites and pageviews. No cookie banners required.

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Email Services 8+ providers

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SendGrid (Twilio)

Free email service with 100 emails/day (3k/mo). Includes templates, analytics, SMTP relay, and email API with delivery optimization.

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Mailgun

Free tier with 5k emails/mo for the first 3 months, then 1k/mo. Includes email validation, analytics, and SMTP/API sending.

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Resend

Modern email API for developers. Free tier with 3k emails/mo, 100 emails/day. Includes SDKs for React, JS, Python, and more.

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Brevo (Sendinblue)

Free email marketing with 300 emails/day. Includes CRM, transaction emails, SMS (free trial), landing pages, and chat.

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Auth & User Management 8+ services

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Auth0

Free tier with 7k active users, unlimited logins, social IdP connections, and 2 custom domains. Passwordless and MFA included.

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Clerk

Free tier with 5k MAU, 3 organizations, custom domains, social sign-on, and 2FA. Pre-built components for React, Next.js, and more.

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Supabase Auth

Free user authentication with 50k users, email/password, OAuth providers (Google, GitHub, etc.), row-level security, and realtime.

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Firebase Auth

Free authentication with email/password, phone, and OAuth providers. Unlimited users, supports 10K monthly active users on Spark plan.

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Storage & Media 8+ services

AWS S3

5GB standard storage, 20k GET requests, 2k PUT requests (12 months), 100GB egress/mo. Industry-standard object storage.

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Cloudflare R2

Free 10GB storage, 1M Class A ops/mo, 10M Class B ops/mo. Zero egress fees. S3-compatible API with global replication.

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UploadThing

Free file uploads for developers. 2GB storage, 1k uploads/mo. Type-safe SDK for React, Svelte, Vue, and plain JS.

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Cloudinary

Free image and video management. 25GB storage, 25GB bandwidth/mo, 2k transformations/mo. Automated optimization and CDN delivery.

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DNS Services 6+ providers

Cloudflare DNS

Free DNS for unlimited domains. Fastest resolver globally, DDoS protection, DNSSEC, CNAME flattening, and analytics.

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Hurricane Electric DNS

Free DNS hosting with unlimited domains and records. Supports IPv6, DNSSEC, secondary DNS, and zone transfers.

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Namecheap FreeDNS

Free DNS for any domain (not just Namecheap). Includes URL forwarding, mail forwarding, and up to 20 DNS records.

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Design & UI 12+ resources

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Figma

Free design tool with unlimited files, 3 projects, 500MB cloud storage, and realtime collaboration. Includes community templates and plugins.

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Canva

Free graphic design platform with 250k+ templates, 1M+ stock photos, 5GB cloud storage. Drag-and-drop editor for social media, presentations, and more.

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Unsplash

Free high-resolution stock photos. 3M+ photos contributed by photographers worldwide. Free for commercial and non-commercial use.

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Font Awesome

Free icon library with 2k+ icons in regular, solid, and brand styles. SVG and web font formats. Easy CSS integration.

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