freestack.

Edge functions + unlimited static hosting.

Managed containers that stay up 24/7 on free micro.

Next.js-native deploys. Personal projects only.

Git-push containers with a small monthly credit.

Web services without a credit card. Sleeps when idle.

JAMstack hosting + serverless functions.

TypeScript at the edge; pairs with Deno KV.

Real VMs forever — if you survive signup.

Pre-built auth UI for B2B/B2C.

Auth with SSO and feature flags.

Secrets sync to Vercel, Koyeb, Railway.

Webhook ingest with retries and queues.

Open-source Doppler alternative.

Transactional email with React Email DX.

Marketing + transactional in one forever-free tier.

Product/lifecycle email for SaaS onboarding.

Drop-in forms without standing up a backend.

SMS/voice for OTP and alerts — trial credit, then meter hard.

SMS/voice alternative when Twilio pricing or coverage is awkward.

Transactional email with serious deliverability — trial then paid.

Legacy free forever email tier — still useful, watch reputation limits.

S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees.

Cheap archive storage; egress waived via Cloudflare.

File uploads wired for Next.js in minutes.

On-the-fly image and video transforms.

Durable functions, retries, cron — no Redis babysitting.

Long-running Node jobs with observability.

HTTP queue that wakes serverless endpoints.

Glue APIs together without writing glue code.

Product analytics, session replay, feature flags.

Error tracking with source maps. Boosted via Pack.

Structured logs that don't melt your laptop.

Know when the free PaaS fell asleep.

CAPTCHA alternative — bot checks without the UX tax.

Open-source auth library — own the sessions, skip Clerk bill until you need hosted UI.

Open-source auth with optional managed cloud — self-host free.

Enterprise SSO/SCIM when a B2B customer asks — free until you have orgs paying.

Dependency + container vuln scanning in CI before you ship known CVEs.

Supply-chain alerts for npm/pypi — catch malicious packages early.

Secret scanning in git history — run in pre-commit and CI.

Deep secret hunting across repos and history — verify before you rotate everything.

Zero-config mesh VPN for homelab, staging, and private admin panels.

Collaborative IDS — block noisy scanners without a WAF invoice.

Free TLS certificates — boring, required, still the default.

Check passwords / emails against breach corpora (k-anonymity range API).

Typo-tolerant search without standing up Elasticsearch.

Fast product/docs search — generous free docs + cloud starter.

Free search for open-source documentation sites (DocSearch program).

Analytics warehouse without babysitting shards — free tier for experiments.

$0 local warehouse — Parquet/CSV analytics on a laptop before MotherDuck.

Postgres change streams / sync when “just poll the DB” stops scaling.

Columnar files as your cheap datalake — pair with DuckDB, skip Snowflake early.

One API for many models — route cheap for drafts, frontier for hard steps.

Very fast inference — good for chat/tool loops before you need GPT-class quality.

Gemini API for prototypes — often the cheapest path to a capable model.

Edge inference next to your Workers — tiny models, low ops.

Open-weight hosting when you want control without self-hosting GPUs.

Fast open-model inference for product features that don't need Opus.

Pay only when cheaper models fail — wire hard budget alerts day one.

Claude for agent/tool use — keep it off the hot path until revenue.

Run public models (vision, voice, image) without owning GPUs.

Serverless GPU/CPU jobs — batch embeddings and fine-tunes without a cluster.

LLM observability — traces, costs, evals before your bill surprises you.

Proxy for LLM APIs — caching + spend visibility with one base URL swap.

Managed memory layer for agents so you don't reinvent user context stores.

Hosted browsers for agent scraping/automation without Playwright ops.

Local LLMs on your machine — true $0 inference for drafts and offline work.

GUI local models + OpenAI-compatible server — good teammate to Ollama.

Strong embeddings API when retrieval quality matters more than chat.

Open-weight embeddings via Together — cheaper RAG than closed APIs.

Pattern/library for streaming UI — not a free model tier. Bring your own keys.

Open-source coding assistant in the IDE — point at Ollama or cheap APIs.

Startup cloud credits — apply via accelerator/partner or Activate Founders.

GCP credits for eligible startups — pair with Skills Boost for learning.

Azure credits + GitHub/OpenAI perks for accepted startups.

Incorporate + bank + Stripe in one path — not free, but fewer lawyers early.

Auth that ships — stay on free MAU until you have users worth billing.

Product analytics without a $enterprise contract — free until you scale events.

Privacy-first analytics when PostHog is overkill for a brochure site.

Scheduling without Calendly tax — self-host or free cloud seats.

Customer chat on a budget — Chatwoot self-host if you want $0.

Issue tracking that teams actually use — free for small startups.

Docs + wiki — Free/Plus until you need SAML; don't buy Enterprise early.

Async demos for sales and support without a video team.

Merchant of record — taxes/VAT handled so you can sell globally early.

Support inbox when Discord DMs stop scaling.

Global VMs near users — PAYG after free allowances changed; still lean vs hyperscale.

Skip SPA tax until product-market fit — fewer JS bundles, cheaper hosting.

Support suite — free crumbs exist; paywall hits fast. Prefer Chatwoot early.

One verification unlocks 80+ partner offers + Pro/Copilot/Codespaces.

IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, CLion — full pack.

AI pair programmer free via GitHub Education.

Cloud dev environments on your personal account.

$100 credit/year, no credit card, renewable while enrolled.

Full toolbox suite + browser MATLAB if your uni licenses it.

Plus-class notes; Pack adds extra AI responses.

Research AI with citations — often 1 year free.

Unity Pro Editor for verified students 16+.

SSH synced across laptop and phone.

Full AWS emulator — practice without burning credits.

Password manager + Developer Tools for a year.

Professional plan free for higher-ed students.

Anyone can design with free Starter limits.

AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Maya, Revit — renewable yearly.

All Apps cheaper — still a subscription.

Open-source game engine. No student ID needed.

Platform credit for droplets and App Platform.

Simple PaaS credit for 24 months.

Stacks on top of free M0 forever tier.

Learning paths, badges, sandboxed labs.

Free domain year for a portfolio.

Deep frontend and systems courses.

Interactive courses — system design, interviews.

Data and ML course supplement.

Backend / DevOps learning path.

UPLB campus utilities — rooms, gradesim, housing links. Privacy-first.

Find UPLB rooms, schedules, jeepney routes — offline-capable PWA.

AMIS grade overlay for GWA / Latin honors simulation — data stays local.

Curated PH education tech list — K-12, college, offline-first.

Campus navigation, housing, grades, getting started — PH student ops.

PH auto-grader ubiquitous in college CS — know it even if you don't love it.

National SLMs / modules — useful if you build for K-12 or tutors.

PWA directory of 1000+ free tools for Filipino students/teachers — offline UI.

DuckDB in the cloud — analytics without a warehouse.

Serverless JS as shareable vals — cron + HTTP.

WebRTC SFU for voice/video without Coturn ops.

ClickHouse-backed APIs from event streams.

Outbound webhook delivery (Hookdeck's dual for sending).

Link shortener with analytics — no Bitly tax.

Prototype ML demos on free CPU Spaces.

External cron — ping sleeping Render apps before demos.

One Scrapy Cloud unit forever via Pack.