Free Credits

$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

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

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

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

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

Pinecone Standard trial: $300 in credits for 21 days

Pinecone organizations can start a 21-day Standard plan trial with $300 in credits and no up-front payment. Each organization gets one trial.

• No credit card

Aiven for Startups: $12,000 to $100,000 in credits for 12 months

Startups founded within seven years, from pre-seed to Series B, can apply for $12,000 to $100,000 in Aiven credits for managed open-source data services, to use over 12 months.

• Approval needed

Anthropic AI for Science: free Claude API credits for research projects

Researchers at academic and nonprofit institutions can apply for free Claude API credits for high-impact scientific projects; Anthropic reviews applications monthly.

• Approval needed

Modal Starter plan: $30 of free compute every month

Modal's Starter plan has no base fee and includes $30 of free compute each month for GPUs and CPUs, with usage above that billed pay-as-you-go.

Modal for Startups: free compute credits for VC-backed startups

Early-stage startups new to Modal that have raised from Modal's partner VCs, or more than $1M from any fund, can apply for a one-time grant of free compute credits.

• Approval needed

GroqCloud Free plan: try the Groq API at $0 within free-tier rate limits

GroqCloud's Free plan lets anyone build and test with the Groq API at no cost, with usage capped by organization-level rate limits.