ripienaar/free-for-dev
A single repo lists every free-tier cloud, API and collaboration tool developers actually need
ripienaar/free-for-dev is a curated list of services offering free tiers useful to infrastructure developers and DevOps practitioners. It spans major clouds like Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud and Cloudflare, plus categories like APIs, source code hosting and team collaboration tools. Built by contributions from over 1600 people, the repo has 133,675 GitHub stars.
What it does
- Only includes services with an ongoing free tier, not just time-limited free trials
- Organizes nearly 60 categories, from cloud management to APIs/data/ML, source code repos, and team collaboration tools
- Lists concrete free-tier limits for each service, such as storage size, API call quotas, and number of users
- Maintained continuously through community pull requests as service offerings change or get discontinued
Why it matters
Instead of hunting down free-tier limits service by service when starting a new project, developers can compare options in one place. It's a practical reference for solo developers or startups trying to keep infrastructure costs at zero.
Terms in this repo
- SaaS/PaaS/IaaS · Cloud delivery models providing software, platforms, or infrastructure as a service
- free tier · A usage-limited plan that stays free indefinitely, not just a time-boxed trial
- SSO (Single Sign-On) · Authentication method letting users log into multiple services with one login
Repository description (English)
A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev
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