bmaupin/free-backend-hosting.md

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Free database hosting
https://free-for.dev/#/?id=iaas
https://free-for.dev/#/?id=paas


Service
Type
RAM
Storage
Limitations


👉 Adaptable
PaaS
256 MB
Non-persistent? (1 GB database storage available)


AWS EC2
IaaS
1 GB

⚠️ Only free for 1 year


Azure App Service
PaaS
1 GB
1 GB
⚠️ 60 CPU minutes/day


Azure VM
IaaS
1 GB
2 GB (non-persistent)
⚠️ Only free for 1 year


👉 Fly.io
PaaS
256 MB (2 instances)
1 GB (persistent)
160 GB/month outbound traffic (broken down by region)
❓ Trial plan (2 instances and 1 GB storage) doesn't require card, but does it expire?
⚠️ Hobby plan (3 instances and 3 GB storage) requires credit card, no way to avoid accidental overage fees


Google App Engine
PaaS
128 MB
1 GB
Standard Environment only
Limited to Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby
1 GB/day outbound traffic; should be able to avoid overage fees


Google Compute Engine
IaaS
0.6 GB
30 GB
1 GB/month outbound traffic (not including China or Australia)
⚠️ After the first year there's no way to avoid accidental overage fees


Heroku (discontinued) 😭
PaaS
512 MB
Non-persistent
Idling after 30 minutes inactivity, limited to 550 hours/month


IBM Cloud Foundry
PaaS
256 MB

⚠️ Sleep after 10 days, deleted after 30 days of no "development activity"


👉 Northflank
PaaS
??? (2 instances)
Non-persistent
⚠️ Credit card required for signup, won't be billed on the free tier


OpenShift Developer Sandbox
PaaS
7 GB
15 GB
⚠️ Expires after 30 days (can resubscribe for free but not extend subscription), pods are automatically deleted after 12 consecutive hours of runtime


Oracle Cloud
IaaS
1 GB each for 2 VMs (AMD CPU)
24 GB across up to 4 VMs (ARM CPU)
200 GB across 2 volumes
AMD CPUs limited to 1/8 of 2 CPUs per VM
⚠️ Payment method required


Railway (discontinued)
Paas
512 MB
1 GB
Limited to 500 hours/month
100 GB/month outbound traffic


👉 Render
PaaS
512 MB
Non-persistent
No persistent storage
Idling after 15 minutes of inactivity
750 hours runtime/month
Service	Type	RAM	Storage	Limitations
👉 Adaptable	PaaS	256 MB	Non-persistent? (1 GB database storage available)
AWS EC2	IaaS	1 GB		⚠️ Only free for 1 year
Azure App Service	PaaS	1 GB	1 GB	⚠️ 60 CPU minutes/day
Azure VM	IaaS	1 GB	2 GB (non-persistent)	⚠️ Only free for 1 year
👉 Fly.io	PaaS	256 MB (2 instances)	1 GB (persistent)	160 GB/month outbound traffic (broken down by region) ❓ Trial plan (2 instances and 1 GB storage) doesn't require card, but does it expire? ⚠️ Hobby plan (3 instances and 3 GB storage) requires credit card, no way to avoid accidental overage fees
Google App Engine	PaaS	128 MB	1 GB	Standard Environment only Limited to Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby 1 GB/day outbound traffic; should be able to avoid overage fees
Google Compute Engine	IaaS	0.6 GB	30 GB	1 GB/month outbound traffic (not including China or Australia) ⚠️ After the first year there's no way to avoid accidental overage fees
~~Heroku~~ (discontinued) 😭	PaaS	512 MB	Non-persistent	Idling after 30 minutes inactivity, limited to 550 hours/month
IBM Cloud Foundry	PaaS	256 MB		⚠️ Sleep after 10 days, deleted after 30 days of no "development activity"
👉 Northflank	PaaS	??? (2 instances)	Non-persistent	⚠️ Credit card required for signup, won't be billed on the free tier
OpenShift Developer Sandbox	PaaS	7 GB	15 GB	⚠️ Expires after 30 days (can resubscribe for free but not extend subscription), pods are automatically deleted after 12 consecutive hours of runtime
Oracle Cloud	IaaS	1 GB each for 2 VMs (AMD CPU) 24 GB across up to 4 VMs (ARM CPU)	200 GB across 2 volumes	AMD CPUs limited to 1/8 of 2 CPUs per VM ⚠️ Payment method required
~~Railway~~ (discontinued)	Paas	512 MB	1 GB	Limited to 500 hours/month 100 GB/month outbound traffic
👉 Render	PaaS	512 MB	Non-persistent	No persistent storage Idling after 15 minutes of inactivity 750 hours runtime/month