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$300 Google Cloud free trial credit for new customers

New Google Cloud customers receive $300 in credit to try Google Cloud products. The trial runs for up to 3 months or until the credit is used up.

• New customers only

GitHub Student Developer Pack for verified students

Verified students get access to the Student Developer Pack, a collection of 80+ developer tools and resources from GitHub and partner companies, through GitHub Education.

• Student verification
• Approval needed

Google for Startups Cloud Program: up to $350,000 in Cloud credits

Funded startups can apply for Google Cloud credits over two years: up to $200,000, or up to $350,000 for AI startups. There is also a $2k Start tier for earlier-stage startups.

• Limited regions
• Approval needed

Office 365 A1 free for students and educators

Students and educators with an eligible education email address can get Office 365 A1, which includes the web versions of core Office apps, at no cost.

• Student verification

Penpot: self-host the open-source design platform

Penpot is released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and can be deployed on your own infrastructure as an open-source alternative to hosted design tools.

GitHub Copilot Student: free Copilot plan for verified students

Students verified through GitHub Education can activate Copilot Student, a free Copilot plan that includes an allowance of GitHub AI Credits and most agent features.

• Student verification

Akamai Cloud: $100 free credit for 60 days for new customers

New Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) customers get a US$100 promotional credit to use within 60 days. A payment method is needed to confirm identity, but Akamai says it won't charge you during the trial.

• Card required
• New customers only

Vultr Digital Start-up Program: up to $100,000 in cloud credits

Startups with recent Series A to Series E funding can apply for up to $100,000 in Vultr credit to migrate to Vultr, plus up to 35% in long-term discounts and prioritized support.

• Approval needed

IBM Cloud: USD 200 credit for 30 days on a new Pay-as-you-go account

IBM Cloud gives a USD 200 credit to try IBM Cloud products for 30 days. You get it by upgrading to a Pay-as-you-go account, and it is for first-time Pay-as-you-go accounts only.

• New customers only

Confluent Cloud: $400 in free credit for a 30-day trial

New Confluent Cloud sign-ups get $400 in credit. The free trial ends after 30 days or when the credit is used up, whichever comes first.

• Card required

Snowflake: 30-day free trial with $400 in credits

Snowflake's free trial gives full access to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud with $400 in credits for 30 days. The trial ends when either limit is reached.

Alibaba Cloud AI Catalyst Program: up to $120k in credits for AI startups

AI-first companies founded within the last 10 years can apply for up to $120k in Alibaba Cloud credits and up to 2B free Model Studio tokens. The promotion runs until 31 March 2027.

• Approval needed

Scaleway Founders Program: up to €1,000 in cloud credits for young startups

Startups under 5 years old with fewer than 50 employees that aren't yet Scaleway customers can apply for up to €1,000 in Scaleway cloud credits, valid for 12 months.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

OVHcloud Startup Program: €10,000 in cloud credits, up to €100,000 for scaleups

OVHcloud's Startup Program gives pre-seed and seed startups €10,000 in free cloud credits for 12 months, and selected Series A-and-later scaleups up to €100,000, plus time with OVHcloud engineers.

• Available worldwide
• Approval needed

Civo: $250 free credit for a one-month trial

New Civo accounts can claim $250 of free credit for a one-month trial of Civo's cloud, including managed Kubernetes. A payment card must be added to receive the credit.

• Card required

CockroachDB Cloud: $400 in free trial credits for new organizations

A new CockroachDB Cloud organization starts with $400 in free credits for a 30-day trial. Only the first organization a user signs up for qualifies.

• New customers only

ClickHouse for Startups: $5,000 in ClickHouse Cloud credits for 12 months

Startups from ClickHouse's partner accelerators and VCs that are under three years old, pre-Series D and new to ClickHouse Cloud can apply for $5,000 in credits for 12 months, plus support and promotion opportunities.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

ClickHouse Cloud: $300 in free credits for 30 days, no card needed

Every new ClickHouse Cloud organization starts with $300 in credits to use over 30 days, and signing up doesn't require a credit card.

• No credit card
• New customers only

JetBrains Startup Program: 50% off IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI

Privately owned startups founded within the last five years get 50% off up to 10 IDE subscriptions, 10 team or learning tool subscriptions and 10 JetBrains AI subscriptions over five years.

• Approval needed

Render Startup Program: $500 Founder credits, larger tiers through VC partners

Render gives qualified seed-funded startups $500 in Founder credits, with larger credit tiers of $2,500 to $25,000 for startups applying through Render's accelerator and VC partners. Credits are valid for a year.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

Fly.io for Startups: up to $15,000 in credits

Venture- or accelerator-backed Seed and Series A startups can apply for up to $15,000 in Fly.io credits and a shared Slack channel with the Fly.io team. Credits expire after a year.

• Approval needed

Temporal Cloud for Startups: $6,000 in credits for a year

Funded startups that have raised $30M or less within the last 3 years can get $6,000 in free Temporal Cloud credits for one year on the Business plan.

• Approval needed

New Relic for Startups: free observability for Series A and earlier startups

Qualified Series A and earlier startups can apply for free New Relic platform access for five users with a monthly data allowance, all AI features and engineering support.

• Approval needed

Pinecone for Startups: free Standard tier and Pro Support, plus usage credits

Startups with fewer than 100 employees at Series A or earlier can apply for free access to Pinecone's Standard tier and Pro Support, plus usage credits and discounts.

• Approval needed