🌐 Cloud

Best Free Alternatives to AWS

Looking for free alternatives to Amazon Web Services? These cloud platforms offer free credits, hosting, and infrastructure for students, startups, and open source projects.

12 alternatives · Updated March 2026

Alibaba Cloud
$120,000 credits

Alibaba Cloud

Startup credits up to $120K

🌐 CloudStartups
AWS Activate
$100,000

AWS Activate

Up to $100K in AWS credits for startups

🌐 CloudStartups
Cloudflare
$240/year

Cloudflare

Free Pro plan and startup program

🌐 CloudStartupsOpen Source
DigitalOcean
$200+ credits

DigitalOcean

Free cloud credits via GitHub Education

🌐 CloudStudentsStartups
Google Cloud for Startups
$200,000

Google Cloud for Startups

Up to $200K in Google Cloud credits

🌐 CloudStartups
Heroku
$156 credits

Heroku

Platform credits via GitHub Education

🌐 CloudStudents
Linode (Akamai)
$100 credit

Linode (Akamai)

$100 free credit for new users

🌐 CloudStartups
Microsoft Azure for Students
$100 credits

Microsoft Azure for Students

$100 Azure credits without credit card

🌐 CloudStudents
Railway
$60/year

Railway

Free hosting for open source projects

🌐 CloudOpen SourceStudents
Scaleway
Startup credits

Scaleway

European cloud with startup program

🌐 CloudStartups
Vercel
$240/year

Vercel

Free Pro plan for open source & startups

🌐 CloudStartupsOpen Source
Vultr
$250 credit

Vultr

$250 free credit for new accounts

🌐 CloudStartups

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