Free Credits

AWS Activate: up to $200,000 in AWS credits for startups

AWS Activate gives startups AWS credits: $1,000 on the Founders tier for self-funded startups, and up to $200,000 on the Portfolio tier for startups backed by an Activate Provider.

• Approval needed

Cloudflare Startup Program: up to $350,000 in credits for startups

Cloudflare's Startup Program gives eligible startups $10k, $100k or $350k in credits depending on funding, valid for one year or until used up.

• Approval needed

DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch): cloud credits through approved partners

DigitalOcean's startup program, formerly Hatch, awards cloud credits to new startups through approved DigitalOcean Startups partners. The award level depends on the partner.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

MongoDB for Startups: free MongoDB Atlas credits and Voyage AI tokens

MongoDB for Startups gives early-stage startups free MongoDB Atlas credits, Voyage AI tokens and one-on-one technical advice.

• Approval needed

Oracle Startup Growth Engine: USD 5,000 to USD 60,000 in OCI Universal Credits

Oracle's Startup Growth Engine gives selected startups Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Universal Credits worth USD 5,000 to USD 60,000, available for 12 months.

• Limited regions
• Approval needed

Vercel for Startups: up to $30,000 in Vercel credits for partner-backed startups

Startups affiliated with an approved Vercel Startups Partner can get up to $30,000 in credits on Enterprise terms for one year.

• Card required
• Approval needed

Neon for Startups: up to $200K in combined Neon and Databricks credits

Through the Databricks Startup Program, qualifying startups can get up to $200K in combined Neon and Databricks credits; self-funded startups can get up to $1,000 in Neon credits.

• Approval needed

NVIDIA Inception: free startup program with cloud credits and DLI training

NVIDIA Inception is free to join and gives incorporated startups access to cloud credits, Deep Learning Institute course codes and preferred pricing on some NVIDIA hardware.

ElevenLabs Startup Grants: 12 months free and 33M characters

Startups with fewer than 25 employees can apply for an ElevenLabs grant of 12 months free with 33M characters, which ElevenLabs puts at over 680 hours of Conversational AI audio.

• Available worldwide
• Approval needed

OpenAI for Startups: API credits for startups backed by partner VCs

Startups backed by a VC in OpenAI's partner network may get free API credits, rate limit upgrades and time with OpenAI's technical team, using a referral code from their investor.

Datadog for Startups: a year of Datadog with up to $100k in credits

Partner-referred startups at Series A or earlier can get a year of free Datadog Pro, with up to $100k in credits for the whole Datadog platform.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

PostHog for Startups: $50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months

Startups under 2 years old that have raised less than $5m can apply for $50,000 in PostHog credits, valid for 12 months.

• Approval needed

Sentry for Startups: up to $5,000 in credits

Startups founded in the last 2 years that have raised less than $5M can apply for up to $5,000 in Sentry credits and priority support.

• Approval needed
• New customers only

Miro Startup Program: $1,000 credit for partner startups

Startups connected with a Miro Startup Program partner are eligible for a $1,000 Miro credit; other startups can apply individually for a $500 credit.

• Approval needed

AWS Free Tier: up to $200 in AWS credits for new customers

New AWS customers receive $100 in credits on sign-up and can earn up to $100 more by completing activities. The Free plan lasts up to 6 months.

• New customers only

Azure free account: $200 credit for the first 30 days for new customers

New Azure customers get a $200 credit to use in the first 30 days, plus a limited quantity of free services for 12 months.

• New customers only

Oracle Cloud Free Tier: $300 in credits for 30 days plus Always Free services

Oracle Cloud's Free Trial gives $300 of cloud credits valid for up to 30 days, alongside a set of Always Free services with no time limit.

• Limited regions

Cloudflare Workers Free plan: 100,000 requests per day

Cloudflare's Workers Free plan includes 100,000 requests per day with 10 ms of CPU time per invocation, and requests to static assets are free and unlimited.

Kiro startup credits: up to a year of free Kiro Pro+ for early-stage to Series A startups (apply by December 31, 2026)

AWS's Kiro startup program offers early-stage to Series A startups up to a year's worth of free Kiro Pro+. The 2026 program terms run from April 7 to December 31, 2026.

• Limited regions
• Approval needed

Perplexity Enterprise: 1,000 bonus Computer Credits when you pay with a U.S. American Express card (ends March 29, 2027)

Perplexity gives a one-time bonus of 1,000 Perplexity Computer Credits to Enterprise Pro or Enterprise Max accounts paid on perplexity.ai with a U.S. American Express card between October 1, 2026 and March 29, 2027.

• Limited regions

GitHub Codespaces: up to 180 core hours per month for verified students

Verified GitHub Education students get free GitHub Codespaces usage on their personal accounts, up to 180 core hours per month, matching the allowance included with GitHub Pro.

• Student verification

Azure for Students: $100 Azure credit, renewable yearly

Students who sign up with an eligible university or school email get $100 in Azure credit, renewable each year they remain a student, plus access to Azure free products.

• Student verification

Google Cloud Free Tier: 20+ products with monthly free usage

Google Cloud offers free monthly usage of more than 20 products, up to set limits. This usage is not deducted from the $300 trial credit.

200 free Google Skills credits for students

Students can request 200 free Google Skills credits for Google Cloud hands-on labs, skill badges and courses. The credits expire one year after they are issued.