Many large companies offer start-ups and students attractive deals to test their products for free. They hope to win them over as new paying customers in the long term. Since the first period in particular is a financial challenge for many startups, these offers are nevertheless helpful. The offers can be divided into different groups. On the one hand, there are offers that provide startups with a one-time free startup credit, and on the other hand, there are offers that provide reduced services permanently free of charge. Many offers also change over time, depend on the size of the startup or require an application.
| Provider | Type | Description | Limitations | Link | Updated at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | free credits | Free cloud billing credits worth $300 | Limited 90-day trial period, credit card or other payment method required and some products excluded | https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-trial | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Google Cloud | permanently | A wide range of cloud services with daily/monthly free quota without time limit | Credit card or other payment method required and usage above free tier usage limits is automatically billed at standard rates | https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-tier | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Google Cloud | startup | Product credits, technical training and business support depending on startup size | Application required | https://cloud.google.com/startup | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Amazon AWS | permanently | A wide range of cloud services with daily/monthly free quota without time limit, additional services with a 12-month limit or one-time quota and changing free special offers | Credit card or other payment method required and usage above free tier usage limits is automatically billed at standard rates | https://aws.amazon.com/free/?all-free-tier.sort-by=item.additionalFields.SortRank&all-free-tier.sort-order=asc&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Types=*all&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Categories=*all | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Amazon AWS | startup | Activate Founders: $1,000 in AWS credits, $350 in Developer support credits, exclusive offers and more | Application required and startup must be self-funded | https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ https://aws.amazon.com/activate/ | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Amazon AWS | startup | Activate Portfolio: Up to $100,000 in AWS credits, up to $10,000 in AWS Business support credits, trainings and more | Application required and startup must be associated with an AWS Activate Provider | https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ https://aws.amazon.com/activate/ | January 6, 2022 11:20 AM |
| Microsoft Azure | free credits | Free cloud billing credits worth $200 | Limited 30-day trial period and credit card or other payment method required | https://azure.microsoft.com/free/ | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Microsoft Azure | permanently | A wide range of cloud services with daily/monthly free quota without time limit, additional services with a 12-month limit | Credit card or other payment method required and usage above free tier usage limits is automatically billed at standard rates | https://azure.microsoft.com/free/ | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Microsoft Azure | student | Free cloud billing credits worth $100 and free developer tools | Student status must be verified (can be renewed for 12 months at a time), NO credit card required, non-commercial use only | https://azure.microsoft.com/free/students/ | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| IBM Cloud | free credits | Free cloud billing credits worth $200 | Limited 30-day trial period and credit card or other payment method required | https://www.ibm.com/cloud/free | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| IBM Cloud | permanently | A wide range of cloud services with monthly free or one-time quotas without time limit, plus changing premium trials with a 30-day limit | Credit card required, but upgrade to pay-as-you-go account is only required for premium trials | https://www.ibm.com/cloud/free | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| IBM Cloud | startup | Up to $120,000 in IBM Cloud credits, support and more | Application required | https://developer.ibm.com/startups/ | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Heroku | permanently | Small selection of cloud services with monthly free quota | NO credit card required, but adding it will increase the free quota, usage above the free quota will NOT be charged automatically | https://www.heroku.com/pricing https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/free-dyno-hours#free-dyno-hour-pool | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Open Telekom Cloud | free credits | Free credit of 250€ | Limited 2-month trial period and payment method required | https://open-telekom-cloud.com/en/prices | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Open Telekom Cloud | permanently | Selection of cloud services with monthly free quota | Payment method required and usage above free tier usage limits is automatically billed at standard rates | https://open-telekom-cloud.com/en/prices | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Open Telekom Cloud | startup | Techboost Seed: 15.000€ credit, personal support and more | Application required, 12-month term and based in Germany | https://telekomhilft.telekom.de/t5/TechBoost/ct-p/techboost | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Open Telekom Cloud | startup | Techboost Grow: 100.000€ credit, personal support, joint business models and more | Application required, 12-month term, based in Germany and first product/customers | https://telekomhilft.telekom.de/t5/TechBoost/ct-p/techboost | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Oracle Cloud | free credits | Free credit of $300 | Limited 30-day trial period and credit card required, but no need to upgrade to paid membership | https://www.oracle.com/de/cloud/free/#free-cloud-trial | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |
| Oracle Cloud | permanently | Selection of cloud services with monthly free quota | Credit card required, but no need to upgrade to paid membership | https://www.oracle.com/de/cloud/free/#always-free | December 14, 2021 4:12 PM |