Free Cloud Credits Tools

Step 1: Apply at algolia.com/startups

$120,000 credits

Alibaba Cloud

Startup credits up to $120K

Step 1: Apply at alibabacloud.com/startups

$1,000+ credits

Anthropic API Credits

API credits for AI startups

🤖 AIStartups

Step 1: Apply through a partner accelerator program

Up to $400 off

Apple Education Pricing

Save on Mac, iPad & more with student pricing

🎮 EntertainmentStudents

Step 1: Go to apple.com/shop/education-pricing

$100,000

AWS Activate

Up to $100K in AWS credits for startups

Step 1: Go to aws.amazon.com/activate

Free via GitHub Pack

Camber

AI-powered, cloud-based platform designed for scientific computing, simulations, and data analysis.

🌐 CloudStartupsOpen Source

Step 1: Visit https://education.github.com/pack/offers

6,000 min/month

CircleCI

Free CI/CD plan for OSS and startups

🛠 DevOpen SourceStartups

Step 1: Sign up at circleci.com with GitHub

$240/year

Cloudflare

Free Pro plan and startup program

Step 1: Apply at cloudflare.com/forstartups

Free via GitHub Pack

Deepnote

Deepnote is a new kind of data notebook built for collaboration - Jupyter compatible, works magically in the cloud, and

Step 1: Visit https://education.github.com/pack/offers

$200+ credits

DigitalOcean

Free cloud credits via GitHub Education

🌐 CloudStudentsStartups

Step 1: Sign up via GitHub Student Developer Pack

$200+/year

GitHub Student Developer Pack

Free access to 100+ developer tools

🛠 DevStudentsOpen Source

Step 1: Go to education.github.com

$150 (6 months)

Gitpod

Free cloud IDE plan for students

Step 1: Sign up via GitHub Student Developer Pack

$2,000+ credits

Google Cloud AI

AI/ML credits via Google Cloud programs

🤖 AIStartupsStudents

Step 1: Apply for Google for Startups Cloud Program

$200,000

Google Cloud for Startups

Up to $200K in Google Cloud credits

Step 1: Apply at cloud.google.com/startup

$156 credits

Heroku

Platform credits via GitHub Education

🌐 CloudStudents

Step 1: Get GitHub Student Developer Pack

$10,000/year

Kaltura

$10K/year in video platform credits

☁️ SaaSStudentsStartups

Step 1: Go to corp.kaltura.com registration page

$100 credit

Linode (Akamai)

$100 free credit for new users

🌐 CloudOpen SourceStudents

Step 1: Sign up at linode.com

Free via GitHub Pack

LocalStack

LocalStack emulates AWS services right on your laptop, so you can build and test cloud applications without connecting t

🌐 CloudStudents

Step 1: Visit https://education.github.com/pack/offers

$100 credits

Microsoft Azure for Students

$100 Azure credits without credit card

🌐 CloudStudents

Step 1: Go to azure.microsoft.com/free/students

$1,080/year

Monday.com

Up to $6,000 in credits for VC-backed startups

☁️ SaaSStartupsStudents

Step 1: Sign up at monday.com

$200+ credits

MongoDB Atlas

Free credits + MongoDB University for students

🛠 DevStudentsOpen Source

Step 1: Create a MongoDB Atlas account

$2,500+ credits

OpenAI Startup Program

API credits and support for AI startups

🤖 AIStartups

Step 1: Apply at openai.com/startups

Free forever

Oracle Cloud

Always-free cloud tier — no credit card needed

🌐 CloudStudentsStartups

Step 1: Go to cloud.oracle.com/free

$60/year

Railway

Free hosting for open source projects

Step 1: Sign up at railway.app

Startup credits

Scaleway

European cloud with startup program

Step 1: Apply at scaleway.com/startups

$500/year

Slack

Pro plan credits through partner programs

Step 1: Check if your accelerator is a Slack partner

$5,000+ credits

Stripe Atlas

Startup incorporation with $5K in credits

Step 1: Go to stripe.com/atlas

$2,500 credits

Supabase

Credits and free tier for builders

🛠 DevStartupsOpen Source

Step 1: Sign up at supabase.com

Startup credits

Twilio

Startup credits for communications APIs

Step 1: Apply through a Twilio startup partner

$5,999/year

Visual Studio Enterprise

Free Enterprise IDE for students via Azure Dev Tools

Step 1: Go to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

$250 credit

Vultr

$250 free credit for new accounts